How do You stop Vista from Blocking unsigned drivers

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

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" <h.j.kennedy@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> How do You stop Vista from Blocking unsigned drivers? I want to beta test
> a program & Vista keeps blocking the unsigned drivers.
>

Thanks Colin ! that works great!

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
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> 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" <h.j.kennedy@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:OjVMGJKQHHA.4672@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> How do You stop Vista from Blocking unsigned drivers? I want to beta test
>> a program & Vista keeps blocking the unsigned drivers.
>>
>

You're welcome.

"Kue2" <h.j.kennedy@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Thanks Colin ! that works great!
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:ubfPgMKQHHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> 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" <h.j.kennedy@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:OjVMGJKQHHA.4672@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> How do You stop Vista from Blocking unsigned drivers? I want to beta
>>> test a program & Vista keeps blocking the unsigned drivers.
>>>
>>
>

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
"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> 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" <h.j.kennedy@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:OjVMGJKQHHA.4672@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > How do You stop Vista from Blocking unsigned drivers? I want to beta test
> > a program & Vista keeps blocking the unsigned drivers.
> >
>
>

> 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.

--
Alexander Suhovey

Alexander:
Thanks for pointing that out.
Carlos

"Alexander Suhovey" wrote:

> > 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.
>
> --
> Alexander Suhovey
>