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    does 32bit vista have driver signing?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by mas5acre, Dec 25, 2008.

  1. mas5acre

    mas5acre Notebook Evangelist

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    does 32bit vista only allow signed drivers? what about SP1 & SP2 versions?
     
    mas5acre, Dec 25, 2008
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    Yes it has it. Are you asking because you want to disable it?
     
    atbnet, Dec 25, 2008
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  3. frazell

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    Yes Vista 32bit has driver signing. It doesn't NOT enforce it, but performance (at least boot up) is slowed without it as Vista has to do a number of checks for the non-existent digital signature.

    Where possible, seek signed drivers.
     
    frazell, Dec 25, 2008
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    Vista checks for the digital signatures of the drivers that don't have signatures every startup?! I have not heard of this before... :confused:
     
    crash, Dec 25, 2008
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    No. You can run without signed drivers.


    p.s. Sp2? Its out already?
     
    s0ap, Dec 25, 2008
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    crash, Dec 25, 2008
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    It does. That has been confirmed from Microsoft.
     
    frazell, Dec 25, 2008
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    I find that to be an odd move by Microsoft. I don't doubt you, but do you know of any documentation somewhere about that?
     
    crash, Dec 26, 2008
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