[Jimbo Asprilla]

anyone know how to turn off driver verification ???


I found one solution but I think this is limited to beta versions only, when I tried it it said access was restricted

from cmd enter the following:

bcdedit /set nointegritychecks ON

[Camaro]

the problem is in the final release that does not work, you have to hit F8 when you start vista, an put the option no driver verification, every single time you start or restart vista.

[Mr Snrub]

The vendor needs to produce signed drivers for it to be seamless.

An alternative, a method used for developers to work with constantly-changing code typically, is as described in the TecheNet article "Step-by-Step Guide to Device Driver Signing and Staging":
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows...a/aa905109.aspx

Attempting to disable the security feature of blocking unsigned drivers is not recommended.

If you really, really need to use drivers that don't have a signature, and the vendor won't produce signed ones, then create one - don't compromise the security of the entire system as a hack workaround.

This post has been edited by Mr Snrub: Feb 11 2007, 09:58 AM

[Pyr0]

Hi Mr Snrub guess i'm just not the sensible type


If anybody would like to try disabling the driver signing in Vista x64, try this:

In Vista x64 find the cmd.exe (<vista drive>:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe), right click on it and select "Run as Administrator"

In the box that opens type

CODE

bcdedit -set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS

Press enter and reboot

Test by loading something simple such as cpu-z or core temp
post back with any results

[edit] If needed, the entry can be easily removed with the command:

CODE

bcdedit -deletevalue loadoptions

[edit2] As mentioned by others, this method is not the most ideal as it does compromise some of Vista's security.
If anybody has any better methods or would like to write up a step-by-step to signing your own drivers or applications please post

[Camaro]

have you tried it Pyr0?

[Pyr0]

yeah, it's working for what i needed it for - running apps such as cpu-z

[BlackDragon]

Hey Pyro,

CODE

bcdedit -set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS

Not being a smartass, but 1 D or 2 D's in Disable? just wondering...

[Pyr0]

yeah it's double D

[harvey186]

yeah it's double D

Hi Pyr0, yepp it's working on my VISTA64 RC2 Built 5744. I have tried it with my SEMC DSS SyncStation for my SE P900. Thanks ... Harvey ...

[Pyr0]

Hi Pyr0, yepp it's working on my VISTA64 RC2 Built 5744. I have tried it with my SEMC DSS SyncStation for my SE P900. Thanks ... Harvey ...

[KB3LWJ]

By the way, it is worth noting that this hack will prevent the playing of any protected content (Blu-ray/HD-DVD) on your system, at least not without it being downmixed, in which case it's really not worth watching it anyways.

Just a heads-up for anyone who might run into this issue. This same thing applies to any test-signed drivers (like mine for SB400 integrated audio), so push for signed drivers. If you want to spend the money to get a software publishing certificate, though, you can sign your own and avoid the problems with protected content.

Derek

This post has been edited by KB3LWJ: Feb 5 2007, 10:17 AM

[Pyr0]

hehehe, thanks for the info Derek
It's just as well i'm not planning on spending around £500 for an HD or Blueray drive any time soon, just so i can be told where, when and how i can play my media
at least unprotected HD content still plays fine

[tntoak]

I honestly couldn't care less about playing HD content on my PC, so that "downside" to disabling driver verification doesn't really concern me. Until HD-DVD becomes affordable, I don't plan to go HD anyways. and I'm not giving Sony any more of my money, so Blu-Ray is out for me.

[NeoDarkSaver]

The trick is to run cmd as administrator. not just type it in the run window.

[loujob]

Its not working for me! I tried it for Peer Guardian 2 in I still get the message saying that the pgfilter is unsigned and rendered unusable.

Oh yea i have the RTM build 6000 etc etc. ultimate x64

This post has been edited by loujob: Feb 8 2007, 02:08 AM

[Pyr0]

sorry loujob, but unfortunately PeerGuardian will not work in Vista since the network stack has been changed too much, so disabling driver signing will have no effect in this case

check the peerguardian forums for news of a Vista compatible release
the PG2 developer is working on a PG2 for Vista, but it's not ready yet.

http://forums.phoenixlabs.org/

The trick is to run cmd as administrator. not just type it in the run window.

already detailed in the instructions above m8

[colunquen]

sorry loujob, but unfortunately PeerGuardian will not work in Vista since the network stack has been changed too much, so disabling driver signing will have no effect in this case

check the peerguardian forums for news of a Vista compatible release
the PG2 developer is working on a PG2 for Vista, but it's not ready yet.

http://forums.phoenixlabs.org/
already detailed in the instructions above m8

Hey Pyro thanks for the tips is working nice, it's loading netgear drivers for Wn311t, I'm now downloading at in between 3 mb/seg and 8 mb/seg. I also connected a Blu - Ray internal drive, and is working nice, the video input of the monitor shows the HDMI number and the resolution 1080P. Again thanks

[WRfan]

I found out that you can bypass the driver check if you sign the certificates yourself and change a single BCDEDIT setting. Here's the package I created:

http://home.arcor.de/wrfan/files/Test.Certificate.rar

read the .nfo file inside for instructions on how to sign drivers. No need to press F8 on boot any longer. All of my self-signed drivers are accepted by Vista, I am booting in normal mode

[BlueIce]

Its not working for me! I tried it for Peer Guardian 2 in I still get the message saying that the pgfilter is unsigned and rendered unusable.

Oh yea i have the RTM build 6000 etc etc. ultimate x64

There is currently a version of PeerGuardian 2 in the works for Vista. Just keep an eye out over at PhoenixLabs. The developer is almost done with it.

Here is a link to a post made by a mod on info about PG2 Vista. http://forums.phoenixlabs.org/t13500-pg2-o...-vista-faq.html

This post has been edited by BlueIce: Mar 12 2007, 12:18 PM

[palace]

Ok, big THX,

this one worked for me :)

using the Vista x64 RC2 bth Audio Drivers,

BUT:

now my Vista is in "Test Mode"; what else does that means?

regards,

Chris.

I found out that you can bypass the driver check if you sign the certificates yourself and change a single BCDEDIT setting. Here's the package I created:

http://home.arcor.de/wrfan/files/Test.Certificate.rar

read the .nfo file inside for instructions on how to sign drivers. No need to press F8 on boot any longer. All of my self-signed drivers are accepted by Vista, I am booting in normal mode

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