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Introduction to the Windows Portable Device Infrastructure

Updated: April 25, 2005

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This paper provides introductory information about the new Windows Portable Device (WPD) infrastructure for the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. It provides an overview of architecture and conceptual model that is useful to both application and driver developers.

This information applies for Windows Vista.

Included in this white paper:

Supported Scenarios
Support for WIA and WMDM
Guidance for the Application Developer
Guidance for the Hardware Vendor
Architectural Overview
Conceptual Model
Device Representation
Device Installation