Filtering All Paging File I/O Under Windows 95

Last reviewed: August 13, 1997
Article ID: Q141204

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API) included with Microsoft Windows 95

SUMMARY

A file system API hook installed by a VxD by calling IFSMGR_InstallFileSystemAPIHook will not see initial file I/O requests for the paging file unless it installs the hook during Device_Init.

MORE INFORMATION

Some file system API hooker VxDs need to see all file I/O, including all the initial requests for the paging file used by Windows. The FS_ReadFile and FS_WriteFile requests will be sent for the paging file with the R0_SWAPPER_CALL flag set for paging file I/O. The paging file is opened at the Init_Complete system control message sent to VxDs. If the VxD installs

the hook during Device_Init, it will see all paging file I/O requests.

Keywords          : kbhowto kbprg
Version           : 4.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

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Last reviewed: August 13, 1997
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