Talk:Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs: Difference between revisions

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-I think it may be worth noting on the actual article that NULL.SYS, and as such, the NUL device, isn't present. It's the analog of *nixen /dev/null and is used by a number of programs. Cygwin/MinGW applications and *nix ports tend to use it, as does Visual Studio, so its absence disables the use of a large number of applications. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/188.221.38.195|188.221.38.195]] ([[User talk:188.221.38.195|talk]]) 17:33, 16 December 2011 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

Solution is documented at http://www.cynosurex.com/Forums/DisplayComments.php?file=Batch/NUL_Missing_on_WinFLP

It involves copying a null.sys driver and adding some reg entries:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; http://www.cynosurex.com/Forums/DisplayComments.php?file=Batch/NUL_Missing_on_WinFLP

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{8ECC055D-047F-11D1-A537-0000F8753ED1}]

"Class"="LegacyDriver"

@="Non-Plug and Play Drivers"

"NoDisplayClass"="1"

"SilentInstall"="1"

"NoInstallClass"="1"

"EnumPropPages32"="SysSetup.Dll,LegacyDriverPropPageProvider"

"Icon"="-19"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_NULL]

"NextInstance"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_NULL\0000]

"Service"="Null"

"Legacy"=dword:00000001

"ConfigFlags"=dword:00000020

"Class"="LegacyDriver"

"ClassGUID"="{8ECC055D-047F-11D1-A537-0000F8753ED1}"

"DeviceDesc"="Null"

"Capabilities"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_NULL\0000\LogConf]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_NULL\0000\Control]

"ActiveService"="Null"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Null]

"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001

"Group"="Base"

"Start"=dword:00000001

"Tag"=dword:00000001

"Type"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Null\Enum]

"0"="Root\\LEGACY_NULL\\0000"

"Count"=dword:00000001

"NextInstance"=dword:00000001

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