SAMPLE: Basic Virtual Device (VxD) Structure

 Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
Article ID: Q76301
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows Device Development Kit for Windows version 3.0

VFOOD is a file in the Software/Data Library that contains code to a virtual device (VxD) for the Microsoft Windows operating system. This code demonstrates the basic features of a Windows VxD and how to implement them.

The Microsoft Macro Assembler (MASM) and the Microsoft Windows Device Driver Kit (DDK) are required to build the VFOOD VxD.

Download VFOOD.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:

  • Microsoft Download Service (MSDL) 

          Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download VFOOD.EXE (size: 18426 bytes)
  • Internet (anonymous FTP) 

          ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the \softlib\mslfiles directory
      Get VFOOD.EXE (size: 18426 bytes)

Additional reference words: 3.00 softlib VFOOD.ZIP DDKVXD VFOOD.exe
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Last reviewed: February 15, 1996
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