GUID_DEVINTERFACE_PARCLASS

The GUID_DEVINTERFACE_PARCLASS device interface class is defined for devices that are attached to a parallel port.

Attribute Setting

Identifier

GUID_DEVINTERFACE_PARCLASS

Class GUID

{811FC6A5-F728-11D0-A537-0000F8753ED1}

Remarks

Drivers for parallel devices that are attached to parallel ports register instances of GUID_DEVINTERFACE_PARCLASS to notify the operating system and applications of the presence of parallel devices.

The system-supplied bus driver for parallel ports creates an instance of this device interface class for each hardware device that is attached to a parallel port.

For information about parallel devices and drivers, see Parallel Devices Design Guide.

For information about the device interface class for parallel ports, see GUID_DEVINTERFACE_PARALLEL.

GUID_PARCLASS_DEVICE is an obsolete identifier for this device interface class; for new instances of this class, use GUID_DEVINTERFACE_PARCLASS instead.

Requirements

Version

Available in Microsoft Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows.

Header

Ntddpar.h (include Ntddpar.h)

See also

GUID_DEVINTERFACE_PARALLEL

GUID_PARCLASS_DEVICE