Vista 64bit driver signing.

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Steve

If I have a driver for a device that functions properly, but it is not
digitally signed, is there any way to submit to Microsoft for them to test
and sign said driver? or do something to make vista use the driver? Right
now I have Vista start up and display the advanced startup options and I
select disable driver signature enforcement. This is no big deal but it
would be nice if I could avoid this step.

Thanks
 
Vista x64 drivers must be signed.

Curious said:
The vendors normally do not want to send all versions of their software to
MS to get them digitally signed due to the cost and time delay involved.
There is nothing to prevent software that is not digitally signed from
being installed and working.
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Hi,
You may get to install it but you will surely not get to run it.
That is for sure.
Carlos

Curious said:
The vendors normally do not want to send all versions of their software to
MS to get them digitally signed due to the cost and time delay involved.
There is nothing to prevent software that is not digitally signed from being
installed and working.
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That is not a persistent measure. On release to rtm the persistence of F8
was disabled. F8 is required on every boot. Also, MS has responded in
recent months to the workarounds to permit persistence that have shown up
with both kernel updates and Windows Defender updates to disable the
persistent loading of unsigned drivers.
 
In message <[email protected]> "Colin
Barnhorst said:
That is not a persistent measure. On release to rtm the persistence of F8
was disabled. F8 is required on every boot. Also, MS has responded in
recent months to the workarounds to permit persistence that have shown up
with both kernel updates and Windows Defender updates to disable the
persistent loading of unsigned drivers.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there a way to self-sign the drivers?
 
AFAIK the ability to install a unsigned driver only worked for the single
boot as you say. But are you also saying that any unsigned drivers during a
single F8 boot will not work after you later do a normal boot?
 
Correct. It does not survive a restart.

Curious said:
AFAIK the ability to install a unsigned driver only worked for the single
boot as you say. But are you also saying that any unsigned drivers during
a single F8 boot will not work after you later do a normal boot?
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Correct, this is why i ran the Command Promp as a Administrator and typed the
following 'bcdedit.exe /set advancedoptions on'. This enables Vista to start
with the advanced options (no F8 required) so you can select disable driver
signature enforcement each time you start your system.
 
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