Windows uses the following criteria to select a driver for a device:
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Windows selects the driver that has the lowest rank value as the best match for the device. 首先选择lowest Rank Value当作最佳的driver.
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For drivers that have equal rank, Windows selects the driver that has the most recent date. 当Rank Value一致时,使用最近安时间的driver.
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For the drivers that have equal rank and date, Windows selects the driver that has the highest version. 如果时间一致,使用最新版本的driver.
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Windows XP SP1 and later: For drivers that have equal rank, date, and version, Windows can select any driver.
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Windows XP and Windows 2000: For drivers that have equal rank, date, and version, Windows can select any driver.
In addition, for Windows 2000 only, Windows selects the driver that has the most recent date only if thedriver package is signed. Otherwise, Windows does not use the DriverVer entries and uses a default date of 00/00/0000.