Hello Kurt,
Read the following paper for driver signing options.
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/64bit/kmsigning.mspx
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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|>Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:36:32 -0600
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|>Can I self-sign them?
|>
|>I can understand a signature requirement if vista actually validates the
|>signature and ensures the file has not been altered at every startup
(which
|>I kinda doubt) in which case vista should just give me the option to
|>self-sign it, but if only used to tell me who the author the file then
its a
|>stupid feature and should be removed or at least have the option to
disable
|>it, in either case I should be able to install the drivers if I want to
|>without having to jump over a bunch of artifical walls MS puts in my
way.
|>
|>- Kurt
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|>|>> On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:04:11 -0600, Kurt Harriger wrote:
|>>
|>>> I'm trying to install VMWare v 1.0.3-44356 on Vista x64 but keep
getting
|>>> an
|>>> error that windows requires a signed driver. I've tried restarting
and
|>>> selecting Disable Driver Signing option, tried Bcdedit.exe /set
|>>> nointegritychecks ON, and gpedit changing the Code Signing for
drivers
|>>> drivers setting to enabled/ignore. None of these have worked, and I
|>>> still
|>>> get a error when installing VMWare. Whats the deal?
|>>
|>> All kernel mode drivers in Vista x64 must be signed and there is no
way
|>> around that at all with x64. VMWare will need to get their drivers
signed.
|>>
|>> --
|>> Paul Adare
|>> MVP - Windows - Virtual Machine
|>>
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|>> "The English language, complete with irony, satire, and sarcasm, has
|>> survived for centuries without smileys. Only the new crop of modern
|>> computer geeks finds it impossible to detect a joke that is not
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|>> labeled as such."
|>> Ray Shea
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