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VssSampleProvider Tool and Sample

Shows how to use the VSS interfaces to create a VSS hardware provider.

Note The VssSampleProvider tool and sample are included in the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows Vista and later. You can download the Windows SDK from http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista.

In the Windows SDK installation, the VssSampleProvider tool can be found in %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0\bin\x64\vsstools (for 64-bit Windows) and %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0\bin\vsstools (for 32-bit Windows).

Note Hardware providers are only supported on Windows Server operating systems. The VssSampleProvider sample can be compiled on a Windows Client operating system, but it cannot be registered as a hardware provider there.

The VssSampleProvider tool consists of the following files:

Virtualstorage.sys
Vstorcontrol.exe
Vssampleprovider.dll
Vstorinterface.dll

The VssSampleProvider sample includes the following installation and uninstallation scripts:

Install-sampleprovider.cmd
Uninstall-sampleprovider.cmd
Register_app.vbs

For detailed instructions on installing and using the VssSampleProvider sample, see the Setup.txt file in the sample directory.

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Build date: 11/5/2012

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