AmazingAnt

Anyone know where I might start to find information on virtual hardware in VB.NET 2005


Re: Visual Basic Express Edition Virtual Hardware

Bruno Yu - MSFT

AmazingAnt,

Please take a look at the Buggin's blog on the topic:

http://blogs.msdn.com/rick_schaut/archive/2006/08/09/693499.aspx

Virtual PC and Visual Basic






Re: Visual Basic Express Edition Virtual Hardware

AmazingAnt

Ok, but I'm not looking to do anything with Virtual PC, just specific virtual hardware. I know it can be done, because I have programs written in VB that create virtual CD drives, virtual removable disks, etc..

In addition, your post didn't answer my question, so please don't mark it as an answer for me.





Re: Visual Basic Express Edition Virtual Hardware

nobugz

Virtualizing hardware device requires writing device drivers. Typical examples are a virtual printer that outputs anything printed to a PDF file or virtual network cards that establish a VPN connection over the Internet. You can't write device drivers in VB.NET, it requires C++ and the DDK. If you have done this previously, perhaps you mean something else





Re: Visual Basic Express Edition Virtual Hardware

AmazingAnt

I personally have not, I'm running programs that have done that. I don't know what the device drivers were written [with/in] however, so at least that explains this for me.

That answers my question: learn to work with C++ and the DDK.
Thanks nobugz.