How do You stop Vista from Blocking unsigned drivers

[Kue2]

How do You stop Vista from Blocking unsigned drivers? I want to beta test a
program & Vista keeps blocking the unsigned drivers.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

F8 during starup and select the option to turn off the unsigned driver
check. This is not a persistent setting from one reboot to the next.

 

[Kue2]

Thanks Colin ! that works great!

F8 during starup and select the option to turn off the unsigned driver
check. This is not a persistent setting from one reboot to the next.

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

You're welcome.

Thanks Colin ! that works great!

 

[Guest]

Colin:
There is a greater range of options.
I found these two pages on MSDN
ENABLING TEST SIGNING
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa906238.aspx
That is the one suggested by "chinga69"

Installing an Unsigned Driver During Development and Test (Windows Vista)
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa906338.aspx
This one even includes a registry modification to allow unsigned drivers to
load on a permanent basis.

Carlos

 

[Alexander Suhovey]

Installing an Unsigned Driver During Development and Test (Windows Vista)

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa906338.aspx
This one even includes a registry modification to allow unsigned drivers
to
load on a permanent basis.

Registry settings mentioned in article you are referring to control how
unsigned drivers are handled WHEN kernel debugger is attached to the system.
Attaching debugger automatically disables driver signing enforcement so if
developer wants to use debugger AND check for problems associated with the
fact that drivers are not signed at the same time, s/he can use these
registry settings to control driver signing checks. However they have
nothing to do with allowing unsigned drivers to load on permanent basis.

 

[Guest]

Alexander:
Thanks for pointing that out.
Carlos

Registry settings mentioned in article you are referring to control how
unsigned drivers are handled WHEN kernel debugger is attached to the system.
Attaching debugger automatically disables driver signing enforcement so if
developer wants to use debugger AND check for problems associated with the
fact that drivers are not signed at the same time, s/he can use these
registry settings to control driver signing checks. However they have
nothing to do with allowing unsigned drivers to load on permanent basis.