How do I locate an unsigned driver?

Vista 64 started up in test mode this morning, so it's complaining about an
unsigned driver. Unfortunately there's nothing in the Event logs to identify
the driver, and I've checked Device Manager too. I had a failed install of a
utility called HMonitor yesterday, but I uninstalled that immediately. I did
a System Restore to an earlier date but that didn't get rid of Test Mode.

Windows Help says nothing, nor does the MS KB. Searching online just gives
me instrctions on how to turn the message off and allow unsigned drivers.

I can get rid of the message by using BCDEdit, but I'd really rather get to
the root of the problem.

And if anyone from MS is reading this, please, if Vista is complaining about
something, please let the user know what it is!


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qts

Hi Quentin,

You might see if using System Information can help. It will show a list
of all drivers on the computer and if they are signed or not. This
tutorial will show you how to if needed. See the Tip at the top.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...formation.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

Quentin;787513 Wrote:
> Vista 64 started up in test mode this morning, so it's complaining about
> an
> unsigned driver. Unfortunately there's nothing in the Event logs to
> identify
> the driver, and I've checked Device Manager too. I had a failed install
> of a
> utility called HMonitor yesterday, but I uninstalled that immediately.
> I did
> a System Restore to an earlier date but that didn't get rid of Test
> Mode.
>
> Windows Help says nothing, nor does the MS KB. Searching online just
> gives
> me instrctions on how to turn the message off and allow unsigned
> drivers.
>
> I can get rid of the message by using BCDEdit, but I'd really rather
> get to
> the root of the problem.
>
> And if anyone from MS is reading this, please, if Vista is complaining
> about
> something, please let the user know what it is!
>
>
> --
>
> qts


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Thanks, but I'm none the wiser. I can't spot anything amiss and inthe Signed
Drivers section it says that the signatures for a whole load of the inbuilt
services - like the Windows Firewall Authorisation driver and HTTP - are 'Not
Available' - so it's actually worse than useless in this regard.

Or am I missing something?

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qts



"Brink" wrote:

>
> Hi Quentin,
>
> You might see if using System Information can help. It will show a list
> of all drivers on the computer and if they are signed or not. This
> tutorial will show you how to if needed. See the Tip at the top.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/11...formation.html
>
> Hope this helps,
> Shawn
>
> Quentin;787513 Wrote:
> > Vista 64 started up in test mode this morning, so it's complaining about
> > an
> > unsigned driver. Unfortunately there's nothing in the Event logs to
> > identify
> > the driver, and I've checked Device Manager too. I had a failed install
> > of a
> > utility called HMonitor yesterday, but I uninstalled that immediately.
> > I did
> > a System Restore to an earlier date but that didn't get rid of Test
> > Mode.
> >
> > Windows Help says nothing, nor does the MS KB. Searching online just
> > gives
> > me instrctions on how to turn the message off and allow unsigned
> > drivers.
> >
> > I can get rid of the message by using BCDEdit, but I'd really rather
> > get to
> > the root of the problem.
> >
> > And if anyone from MS is reading this, please, if Vista is complaining
> > about
> > something, please let the user know what it is!
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > qts
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask
> them.*
> '*VISTA FORUMS*' (http://www.vistax64.com)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

Quentin wrote:
> Thanks, but I'm none the wiser. I can't spot anything amiss and inthe Signed
> Drivers section it says that the signatures for a whole load of the inbuilt
> services - like the Windows Firewall Authorisation driver and HTTP - are 'Not
> Available' - so it's actually worse than useless in this regard.
>
> Or am I missing something?
>
My Motherboard / BIOS gives some reboot option like F8 that allows you
to clean up failed signed driver install, although it's a little obscure
how to do it - without that option I'd have been hosed on at least one
occasion.

I don't have the machine here right now so can't give details except
it's a "Gigabyte" MB.

I suspect it's a driver that is related to the monitoring tool you
mentioned, and if so probably needs access to the Vista 64 Kernal. I had
one similar tool which was okay - it gave the error but worked - but
that ran only on demand. Is there some remnant of this tool left on your
machine that is trying to run automatically from a registry key or
something? Maybe if it is then you can locate the key and the problem
will safely just go away?

Try this and see if you can spot it.

Start\Run\verifier

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"Quentin" <msfeedback@stq.gro.ku.invalid> wrote in message news:8D5BC010-D099-4829-97F7-C1F97348A17B@microsoft.com...
> Vista 64 started up in test mode this morning, so it's complaining about an
> unsigned driver. Unfortunately there's nothing in the Event logs to identify
> the driver, and I've checked Device Manager too. I had a failed install of a
> utility called HMonitor yesterday, but I uninstalled that immediately. I did
> a System Restore to an earlier date but that didn't get rid of Test Mode.
>
> Windows Help says nothing, nor does the MS KB. Searching online just gives
> me instrctions on how to turn the message off and allow unsigned drivers.
>
> I can get rid of the message by using BCDEdit, but I'd really rather get to
> the root of the problem.
>
> And if anyone from MS is reading this, please, if Vista is complaining about
> something, please let the user know what it is!
>
>
> --
>
> qts
>

I'd forgotten about Verifier. But it says that there are no unsigned drivers!

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qts



"Peter Foldes" wrote:

> Try this and see if you can spot it.
>
> Start\Run\verifier
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>
> "Quentin" <msfeedback@stq.gro.ku.invalid> wrote in message news:8D5BC010-D099-4829-97F7-C1F97348A17B@microsoft.com...
> > Vista 64 started up in test mode this morning, so it's complaining about an
> > unsigned driver. Unfortunately there's nothing in the Event logs to identify
> > the driver, and I've checked Device Manager too. I had a failed install of a
> > utility called HMonitor yesterday, but I uninstalled that immediately. I did
> > a System Restore to an earlier date but that didn't get rid of Test Mode.
> >
> > Windows Help says nothing, nor does the MS KB. Searching online just gives
> > me instrctions on how to turn the message off and allow unsigned drivers.
> >
> > I can get rid of the message by using BCDEdit, but I'd really rather get to
> > the root of the problem.
> >
> > And if anyone from MS is reading this, please, if Vista is complaining about
> > something, please let the user know what it is!
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > qts
> >
>