This section summarizes the device driver requirements for scanners and digital cameras.
13. Device drivers and installation meet PC 98 requirements
Required
The manufacturer does not need to supply a driver if a PC 98-compliant driver provided with the operating system can be used. If the manufacturer supplies a driver, the requirements for the device drivers and installation are defined in the “Basic PC 98” chapter in Part 2 of this guide. The basic requirements include driver support for unattended installation and Help file support if special driver parameters are used.
14. Driver support is implemented under Still Image architecture
Required
Still image devices such as scanners and digital cameras must use the Still Image architecture based on WDM. Still digital cameras capable of creating video streams also must provide a WDM minidriver based on WDM Stream class support.
For information about Still Image architecture and WDM support, see the Windows NT 5.0 DDK. See also the related articles on the web site at http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/pcfuture/.
15. Applications provided with the device meet Win32 specifications
Required
Any Windows-based applications provided with the device must meet Microsoft requirements for software compatibility as defined in the Win32 SDK.