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    Vista 64 Signed Drivers

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Envision, Sep 24, 2007.

  1. Envision

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    Ok, I'm still trying to get used to Vista because I don't know where everything is and what settings you can mess with. It will take a little bit of time before I completely get used to it. Anyways, I'm having some trouble using a program of mine because Vista says that because the driver isn't digitally signed by Microsoft it can't be installed. There is no option to install the driver anyways so I'm stuck. Is there a way to turn off Microsoft's idiotic Signed Driver policy so I install what I want on my own system?

    Thanks in advance for your help!
     
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  3. Envision

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    Thanks trebuin I'll give it a try in a moment.

    I just can't believe Microsoft went that far as to stop you from installing what you want on your computer. JUST RIDICULOUS!!!!
     
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    Hm that's nice to know, I've heard about F8 bypass but haven't heard about that update that 'disables' that bypass
     
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    Here's the thing, I think all the new Vista Ultimate 64-bit comes preloaded with that update because I haven't installed any updates yet and it is stopping me from installing un-signed drivers. Luckily F8 works and I can install what I need to.