On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 9:20 AM, Pete Batard <p...@akeo.ie> wrote: > OK, let me add my two cents. > > If you don't care about XP or earlier, have control over the device's > firmware, and can live with WinUSB as a driver, then WCID [1] is the way > to go (which is what Xiaofan alluded to with the "use Microsoft OS > Descriptor", expect he forgot that the automated drive installation has > ceased to be the realm of Windows 8 only since MS pushed a Vista and > Windows 7 update in May 2012).
Good point. > Seriously, in Windows 8, plug a WCID device and it'll just works with > libusbx. No driver installation, no delay, no nothing - as close to > instant access as OS-X and Linux have been providing for years. Yes, that is quite smooth. > In Windows 7 and Vista, it's almost the same, except for the > instantaneous part, at least the first time around. The reason is that, > unlike what is the case for Windows 8, the OS will need to download some > parts from the Windows Update server, but this is a one of operation, > and most people are expected to have internet access to be able to do > so. The important part there again is that the OS will do the driver > installation automatically, and the user doesn't have to do a thing. > > So I would say, if you choose to disregard the soon to be obsoleted > Windows XP [2], and have control over the device's firmware, you should > seriously look into WCID, as it'll let you use libusbx across Linux, > OS-X and Windows, and with the same level of driver installation > involvement from your users. XP seems to be an interesting OS. Even though it is soon to be obsoleted, but business seems to still use it and may well use it passing the obsolete point of year 2014. At least in my companies, people are still able to choose either to use Windows 7 x64 or XP SP3 x86 for their new PC. I am still using an XP SP3 laptop (year 2010 Dell Latitude E6410) as the main work computer even though I choose to use Win 7 x64 for my lab desktop PC recently to enjoy the better memory support. I sure hope to get a new laptop next year using Windows 7 x64 and should be able to get it as per the 4-year PC refreshment program (but I used my previous one for 5 years, another XP x86 Dell Latitude D620). No signs of Windows 8 here at work. I really like to get rid of XP support, the sooner the better, but then it just keeps going... -- Xiaofan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Free Next-Gen Firewall Hardware Offer Buy your Sophos next-gen firewall before the end March 2013 and get the hardware for free! Learn more. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sophos-d2d-feb _______________________________________________ libusbx-devel mailing list libusbx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libusbx-devel
