INF ClassInstall32.Services Section

[ClassInstall32.Services] |
[ClassInstall32.nt.Services] |
[ClassInstall32.ntx86.Services] |
[ClassInstall32.ntia64.Services]

AddService=ServiceName,[flags],service-install-section[,
event-log-install-section[,[EventLogType][,EventName]]]...
[DelService=ServiceName[,[flags][,[EventLogType][,EventName]]]...
[Include=filename.inf[,filename2.inf]...]
[Needs=inf-section-name[,inf-section-name]...]

Each ClassInstall32.Services section contains one or more AddService directives referencing additional INF-writer-defined sections in a Windows 2000 or later INF file.

INF files commonly use the ClassInstall32.Services section with at least one AddService directive to control how and when the services of a particular device class are loaded, any dependencies it might have on other services, and so forth. Optionally, they set up event-logging services for the device class as well.

ClassInstall32.Services sections should have the same platform and OS decorations as their related ClassInstall32 sections. For example, a ClassInstall32.ntx86 section would have a corresponding ClassInstall32.ntx86.Services section.

This section is irrelevant to exclusively Windows 9x/Me installations.

Directives and Entries

AddService=ServiceName,[flags],service-install-section[,
event-log-install-section[,[EventLogType][,EventName]]]...: This directive references an INF-writer-defined service-install-section and, possibly, an event-log-install-section elsewhere in the INF file for the drivers of the device class covered by the ClassInstall32 section. For more information, see INF AddService Directive.
DelService=ServiceName[,[flags][,[EventLogType][,EventName]]]...: This directive removes a previously installed service from the target machine. This directive is very rarely used. For more information, see INF DelService Directive.
Include=filename.inf[,filename2.inf]...: This optional entry specifies one or more additional system-supplied named INF files containing sections needed to install this device class. If this entry is specified, usually so is a Needs entry. (For further information on the Include entry and restrictions on its use, see Specifying the Source and Target Locations for Device Files).
Needs=inf-section-name[,inf-section-name]...: This optional entry specifies the particular named section that must be processed during the installation of this device class. Typically, such a named section is an ClassInstall32.Services section within a system-supplied INF file listed in an Include entry. However, it can be any section that is referenced within such a ClassInstall32.Services section.
Needs entries cannot be nested. (For further information on the Needs entry and restrictions on its use, see Specifying the Source and Target Locations for Device Files).

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The case-insensitive .nt, .ntx86, and .ntia64 extensions can be inserted into a ClassInstall32.Services section name in dual-OS and/or cross-platform INF files, as shown in the formal syntax statement. For more information, see Creating INF Files for Multiple Platforms and Operating Systems.

INF ClassInstall32.Services Section

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