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  5. <TITLE>MDT</TITLE>
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  8. <FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=5><H2>Microsoft Minidriver Development Tool (MDT)</H2>
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  10. <P><span style="color:#FF0000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]</span></P>
  11. </FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana"><H3>SUMMARY</H3>
  12. </FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2><P>The Microsoft Minidriver Development Tool (Microsoft MDT) is a Microsoft&reg; Windows&reg; Server 2003 software tool designed for easy development of minidrivers that enable the Microsoft Universal Printer Driver (Unidrv) to support new non-Postscript&reg; printers.</P>
  13. <P>The features included with the Microsoft MDT follow. </P>
  14. <B><P>Minidriver Conversion Wizard</P>
  15. </B><P>The Minidriver Conversion Wizard converts binary minidrivers, used with previous versions of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Windows NT, into text-based minidrivers for Microsoft Windows Server 2003. When you use the Minidriver Conversion Wizard, the wizard creates a Windows Server 2003 minidriver by converting the following files:</P></FONT>
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  18. <B><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2><P>Input files</B></FONT></TD>
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  20. <B><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2><P>File Contents</B></FONT></TD>
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  22. <B><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2><P>Output Files</B></FONT></TD>
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  25. <FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2>Windows GPC files</FONT></TD>
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  27. <FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2><P>Printer capability descriptions</FONT></TD>
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  29. <FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2><P>Windows Server 2003 GPD files</FONT></TD>
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  32. <FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2><P>Windows PFM files</FONT></TD>
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  34. <FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2><P>Font descriptions</FONT></TD>
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  36. <FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2><P>Windows Server 2003 UFM files</FONT></TD>
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  39. <FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2><P>Windows CTT files</FONT></TD>
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  41. <FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2><P>Glyph translations</FONT></TD>
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  43. <FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2><P>Windows Server 2003 GTT files</FONT></TD>
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  46. <FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2><P>Additionally, the wizard generates a resource file (.rc file), which has the correct file name and resource identifier.<P>
  47. <B><P>INF Wizard</B></P>
  48. Automatically creates INF files for installing minidrivers. <P>
  49. </I><B><P>Generic Printer Description (GPD) Editor </P>
  50. </B><P>Syntax-checking text editor for modifying the GPD files that make up Unidrv minidrivers.</P>
  51. <B><P>Unidrv Font Metrics (UFM) Editor </P>
  52. </B><P>Property sheet-based editor for modifying Unidrv Font Metrics files.</P>
  53. </FONT><B><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2><P>Glyph Translation Table (GTT) Editor </P>
  54. </B><P>Property sheet-based editor for modifying Glyph Translation Table files.</P>
  55. <B><P>String Resource Editor </P>
  56. </B><P>Dialog box for modifying text strings contained in a minidriver's resource file (.rc file).</P>
  57. <B><P>Minidriver Workspace </P>
  58. </B><P>Window-based editing workspace for a Unidrv minidriver, which provides access to the GPD, UFM, GTT, and resource files for the minidriver.</P>
  59. For more information about the Microsoft Universal Printer Driver (Unidrv), see the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Driver Development Kit (DDK).</P></FONT>
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  61. <FONT FACE="Verdana"><H3>File Manifest</H3>
  62. </FONT></P>
  63. <FONT FACE="Courier"><PRE>Root:
  64. <U>Files Description</U>
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  66. Minidev.exe&#9;MDT EXE
  67. Stdnames.gpd&#9;Supporting Files
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  69. </FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana"><H3>Release Notes</H3>
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  71. <FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2>You can send product feedback to the following e-mail address:
  72. </FONT><A HREF="mailto:[email protected]"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2>[email protected]</FONT></A><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2><P>
  73. <P>If you are reporting a failure, please describe the failure scenario in the e-mail so that the scenario is reproducible.<P>
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  82. <FONT FACE="MS Sans Serif" SIZE=1><P>&copy; 2000-2003 Microsoft Corporation</FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE=2> </P></FONT></BODY>
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