How to Use Driver Verifier to Troubleshoot Windows Drivers

Driver Verifier is included in Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 to promote stability and reliability; you can use this tool to troubleshoot driver issues. Windows kernel-mode components can cause system corruption or system failures as a result of an improperly written driver, such as an earlier version of a Windows Driver Model (WDM) driver.

This article describes how to use Driver Verifier to isolate and troubleshoot a driver in the system.