From - Thu Oct 16 15:27:02 1997
Subject: Re: Q: How to load the driver from other driver through NT Kernel?
From: dancox@pictel.com (Dan Cox)
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There is an undocumented function in NTDLL.LIB and NTOSKRNL.DLL called ZwLoadDriver that I 
think will do what you want. 

The prototype for this function looks like this:

NTSYSAPI NTSTATUS NTAPI ZwLoadDriver( IN PUNICODE_STRING DriverName );

I hope that helps.

In article <3445AB94.64F0@gw4.alps.co.jp>, ooshita@gw4.alps.co.jp says...
>
>Dear device driver developpers for WindowsNT,
>
>My name is Kazuhito Ooshita. And I am developping the device driver for WindowsN
>T.
>Today I would like to ask you about the API which may be prepared in WindowsNT. 
>I describe my 
>question below:
>
><<Questions>>
>I would like to direct to the WindowsNT kernel to load and unload our original m
>ini-port driver 
>dynamically from our device driver. Are there any APIs prepared in WindowsNT?  A
>nd are there any 
>sample source code which is valid to refer to?  We havbeen searched it with Wind
>ows NT DDK and 
>that of sample source code, bou I could not. 
>
>I am appreciate when you gave your proposal to us for my question.
>
>Thanks for your kindness...
>
>Your Sincerely,
>Kazuhito Ooshita