INF files exist as 2 different types. Please find information about each of them below.
Type 1: Setup Information File
A setup information (INF) file is a text file that contains information for device installation components to install a driver package. INF files install the following for a device: drivers that suppo...
A setup information (INF) file is a text file that contains information for device installation components to install a driver package. INF files install the following for a device: drivers that support the device, device-specific configuration to bring the device online. You can automatically create an INF file with an INX file. An INX file contains string variables representing information like version, architecture, and WDF version.
INF files are used for installing device drivers for hardware components. Windows includes IExpress for INF-based installations. INF files are part of Windows Setup API and Windows Installer. The INF file would open the example.exe file automatically when media containing the file is connected. This can be dangerous as no way exists to check if the file is there before inserting media. Since Windows XP this feature is replaced with a menu to choose action.
An INF file defines files installed with software or an update. It may list file locations and install directories. INF files are used by Windows or the program with the INF file. INF files are like INI files and commonly install device drivers. They have driver name, location, version, and registry information. INF files can get infected from viruses since they may autorun without prompting. You should not try to open them manually.
MyGame1.inf stores plain text Inform source code. By convention, Inform source files use .inf extension. Windows shows .inf Type as “Setup Information”, but this doesn’t matter. If you double-cl...
MyGame1.inf stores plain text Inform source code. By convention, Inform source files use .inf extension. Windows shows .inf Type as “Setup Information”, but this doesn’t matter. If you double-click the file, NotePad opens it so you can see the format.
INF files store installation and layout information for setup functions to retrieve. Sections used are: [SourceDisksNames], [SourceDisksFiles], [Install], [DefaultInstall], and [OtherInstall]. [Install] identifies detailed installation actions. Sections not in [Install] are ignored.
There are 2 .INF File Types: Setup Information File and Inform Source Code File. Windows opens .INF files. It contains I6 syntax rules, behaviors and game objects. INF files were replaced by .NI with Inform 7 release.
INF is like a literary video game. You control characters and interact with the story. Inform creates custom IF stories. All Inform versions use INF to store compiled source code, notably I6.
[SourceDisksNames] and [SourceDisksFiles] must be included if layout file not provided. [Install] shows whole installation process, entry for functions to recognize content. Other sections associate with [Install].
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