About Audio Device Drivers

For information about how to build device drivers for audio adapters running under Microsoft® Windows® 95, see Audio Device Drivers in the Multimedia book of this guide, Microsoft Windows 95 DDK Driver Design and Implementation Guide.

For information about how to certify your audio device driver with the Windows Hardware Quality Labs, see Device Driver Certification in the Microsoft Windows 95 DDK Programmer's Guide. Devices that pass WHQL's certification tests are qualified to display the "Designed for Microsoft Windows 95" logo. This logo is your customer's assurance that your product will work with the Windows 95 family of products. Audio adapters that pass WHQL's certification tests are also identified in the Windows Hardware Compatibility List (HCL), and the audio adapter drivers are distributed free through the Windows Driver Library (WDL).

For information about how to obtain a copy of the DirectSound DDK Beta release, send e-mail to directx@microsoft.com.