Please give us back the option of turning on/off driver signature

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Please give us the option of turning on/off driver signature enforcement.
What good does it do for Microsoft to take this feature away? I'm tired of
having to weed through patches to find the one that takes away this ability
each month. When someone pays $400+ for an applicaiton, they should have a
little say in how they want (or actually NEED) it to run.

I would love Vista, but it runs too much like Beta Software! A hack here, a
crash there, drivers that are perfectly fine won't load because they aren't
signed.

This kind of reminds me of early 90s where Microsoft was locked in multiple
anti-trust law suits. You have created a situation where only drivers that
Microsoft approves of will run. It should be a situation of drivers that I
approve of running or not.

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Re: Please give us back the option of turning on/off driver signature

Just use VistaBootPro. It has a simple checkbox to permanently disable
driver signing.

"Disenchanted!" <Disenchanted!@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7B3A4560-26CB-4708-B32F-E7C41A88F011@microsoft.com...
> Please give us the option of turning on/off driver signature enforcement.
> What good does it do for Microsoft to take this feature away? I'm tired
> of
> having to weed through patches to find the one that takes away this
> ability
> each month. When someone pays $400+ for an applicaiton, they should have
> a
> little say in how they want (or actually NEED) it to run.
>
> I would love Vista, but it runs too much like Beta Software! A hack here,
> a
> crash there, drivers that are perfectly fine won't load because they
> aren't
> signed.
>
> This kind of reminds me of early 90s where Microsoft was locked in
> multiple
> anti-trust law suits. You have created a situation where only drivers
> that
> Microsoft approves of will run. It should be a situation of drivers that
> I
> approve of running or not.
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...011&dg=microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
 
Re: Please give us back the option of turning on/off driver signature

In addition, let's be clear. Driver signing has nothing to do with "drivers
Microsoft approves of". It is only about drivers that the OS (and you) can
verify came from who it says they come from.

Personally, I think driver signing should be enforced at all times, and on
all versions. Period.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:5175D0ED-7B11-43FC-8139-7BCB1AE9B6C0@microsoft.com...
> Just use VistaBootPro. It has a simple checkbox to permanently disable
> driver signing.
>
> "Disenchanted!" <Disenchanted!@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7B3A4560-26CB-4708-B32F-E7C41A88F011@microsoft.com...
>> Please give us the option of turning on/off driver signature enforcement.
>> What good does it do for Microsoft to take this feature away? I'm tired
>> of
>> having to weed through patches to find the one that takes away this
>> ability
>> each month. When someone pays $400+ for an applicaiton, they should have
>> a
>> little say in how they want (or actually NEED) it to run.
>>
>> I would love Vista, but it runs too much like Beta Software! A hack
>> here, a
>> crash there, drivers that are perfectly fine won't load because they
>> aren't
>> signed.
>>
>> This kind of reminds me of early 90s where Microsoft was locked in
>> multiple
>> anti-trust law suits. You have created a situation where only drivers
>> that
>> Microsoft approves of will run. It should be a situation of drivers that
>> I
>> approve of running or not.
>>
>> ----------------
>> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
>> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
>> "I
>> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
>> this
>> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
>> then
>> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>>
>> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...011&dg=microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
>
 
Re: Please give us back the option of turning on/off driver signat

Re: Please give us back the option of turning on/off driver signat

Colin,
I believe that none of the known tricks (except for the F8 one during boot)
for disabling driver signature signing is working now.
VistaBootPro and EasyBCD have options that are useless if you have applied
one of the (regular) Vista updates that took place a couple of months back.
Those tricks consisted in a BCDEdit switch that enabled a "test mode"
permanently and the other one was something about disabling integrity check
(or something like that).
There was another trick by Linchpin Labs using a program called "atsiv"
(vista in reverse order) which I don't know if it still works.
Linchpin Labs web site is "alive" just in case anyone wants to take a look.
The only software that I was using then that became useless on account of it
was RivaTuner.
By using the Linchpin Labs trick I extended the life of that old version of
RivaTuner.
There is now v2.06 that has signed drivers and works perfectly with no need
of "tricks".

Carlos

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> Just use VistaBootPro. It has a simple checkbox to permanently disable
> driver signing.
>
> "Disenchanted!" <Disenchanted!@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7B3A4560-26CB-4708-B32F-E7C41A88F011@microsoft.com...
> > Please give us the option of turning on/off driver signature enforcement.
> > What good does it do for Microsoft to take this feature away? I'm tired
> > of
> > having to weed through patches to find the one that takes away this
> > ability
> > each month. When someone pays $400+ for an applicaiton, they should have
> > a
> > little say in how they want (or actually NEED) it to run.
> >
> > I would love Vista, but it runs too much like Beta Software! A hack here,
> > a
> > crash there, drivers that are perfectly fine won't load because they
> > aren't
> > signed.
> >
> > This kind of reminds me of early 90s where Microsoft was locked in
> > multiple
> > anti-trust law suits. You have created a situation where only drivers
> > that
> > Microsoft approves of will run. It should be a situation of drivers that
> > I
> > approve of running or not.
> >
> > ----------------
> > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> > this
> > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> >
> > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...011&dg=microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
>
 
Re: Please give us back the option of turning on/off driver signat

Re: Please give us back the option of turning on/off driver signat

Fine, then give me an option:

Either this driver is signed or has no verifiable root CA. This driver may
be installed and signed by using a local signature that this machine will
generate. Only do this if you know and trust the software vendor.

And yes, becasuse signing drivers requires its signed by a CA that Microsoft
approves of, all drivers that are signed and validated by the CA are
essentially approved of by Microsoft. After all, do they not have to pass
WHQL testing or something similar?

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> In addition, let's be clear. Driver signing has nothing to do with "drivers
> Microsoft approves of". It is only about drivers that the OS (and you) can
> verify came from who it says they come from.
>
> Personally, I think driver signing should be enforced at all times, and on
> all versions. Period.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:5175D0ED-7B11-43FC-8139-7BCB1AE9B6C0@microsoft.com...
> > Just use VistaBootPro. It has a simple checkbox to permanently disable
> > driver signing.
> >
> > "Disenchanted!" <Disenchanted!@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:7B3A4560-26CB-4708-B32F-E7C41A88F011@microsoft.com...
> >> Please give us the option of turning on/off driver signature enforcement.
> >> What good does it do for Microsoft to take this feature away? I'm tired
> >> of
> >> having to weed through patches to find the one that takes away this
> >> ability
> >> each month. When someone pays $400+ for an applicaiton, they should have
> >> a
> >> little say in how they want (or actually NEED) it to run.
> >>
> >> I would love Vista, but it runs too much like Beta Software! A hack
> >> here, a
> >> crash there, drivers that are perfectly fine won't load because they
> >> aren't
> >> signed.
> >>
> >> This kind of reminds me of early 90s where Microsoft was locked in
> >> multiple
> >> anti-trust law suits. You have created a situation where only drivers
> >> that
> >> Microsoft approves of will run. It should be a situation of drivers that
> >> I
> >> approve of running or not.
> >>
> >> ----------------
> >> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> >> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
> >> "I
> >> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> >> this
> >> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
> >> then
> >> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> >>
> >> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...011&dg=microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
> >
>
 
Re: Please give us back the option of turning on/off driver signat

Re: Please give us back the option of turning on/off driver signat

signed drivers does not mean WHQL. Though WHQL does mean signed.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Disenchanted!" <Disenchanted@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5A5C68ED-252F-465F-A874-EA026F4971B9@microsoft.com...
> Fine, then give me an option:
>
> Either this driver is signed or has no verifiable root CA. This driver
> may
> be installed and signed by using a local signature that this machine will
> generate. Only do this if you know and trust the software vendor.
>
> And yes, becasuse signing drivers requires its signed by a CA that
> Microsoft
> approves of, all drivers that are signed and validated by the CA are
> essentially approved of by Microsoft. After all, do they not have to pass
> WHQL testing or something similar?
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>
>> In addition, let's be clear. Driver signing has nothing to do with
>> "drivers
>> Microsoft approves of". It is only about drivers that the OS (and you)
>> can
>> verify came from who it says they come from.
>>
>> Personally, I think driver signing should be enforced at all times, and
>> on
>> all versions. Period.
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>
>>
>> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:5175D0ED-7B11-43FC-8139-7BCB1AE9B6C0@microsoft.com...
>> > Just use VistaBootPro. It has a simple checkbox to permanently disable
>> > driver signing.
>> >
>> > "Disenchanted!" <Disenchanted!@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> > message
>> > news:7B3A4560-26CB-4708-B32F-E7C41A88F011@microsoft.com...
>> >> Please give us the option of turning on/off driver signature
>> >> enforcement.
>> >> What good does it do for Microsoft to take this feature away? I'm
>> >> tired
>> >> of
>> >> having to weed through patches to find the one that takes away this
>> >> ability
>> >> each month. When someone pays $400+ for an applicaiton, they should
>> >> have
>> >> a
>> >> little say in how they want (or actually NEED) it to run.
>> >>
>> >> I would love Vista, but it runs too much like Beta Software! A hack
>> >> here, a
>> >> crash there, drivers that are perfectly fine won't load because they
>> >> aren't
>> >> signed.
>> >>
>> >> This kind of reminds me of early 90s where Microsoft was locked in
>> >> multiple
>> >> anti-trust law suits. You have created a situation where only drivers
>> >> that
>> >> Microsoft approves of will run. It should be a situation of drivers
>> >> that
>> >> I
>> >> approve of running or not.
>> >>
>> >> ----------------
>> >> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
>> >> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
>> >> the
>> >> "I
>> >> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,
>> >> follow
>> >> this
>> >> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
>> >> then
>> >> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>> >>
>> >> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...011&dg=microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
>> >
>>
 
Re: Please give us back the option of turning on/off driver signat

Re: Please give us back the option of turning on/off driver signat

In a nutshell...
Signed = driver comes from reliable/trusted source
WHQL = MSFT ensures it has been tested and is BSOD free, well... sort of.
:)
Carlos

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> signed drivers does not mean WHQL. Though WHQL does mean signed.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "Disenchanted!" <Disenchanted@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5A5C68ED-252F-465F-A874-EA026F4971B9@microsoft.com...
> > Fine, then give me an option:
> >
> > Either this driver is signed or has no verifiable root CA. This driver
> > may
> > be installed and signed by using a local signature that this machine will
> > generate. Only do this if you know and trust the software vendor.
> >
> > And yes, becasuse signing drivers requires its signed by a CA that
> > Microsoft
> > approves of, all drivers that are signed and validated by the CA are
> > essentially approved of by Microsoft. After all, do they not have to pass
> > WHQL testing or something similar?
> >
> > "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
> >
> >> In addition, let's be clear. Driver signing has nothing to do with
> >> "drivers
> >> Microsoft approves of". It is only about drivers that the OS (and you)
> >> can
> >> verify came from who it says they come from.
> >>
> >> Personally, I think driver signing should be enforced at all times, and
> >> on
> >> all versions. Period.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Charlie.
> >> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
> >>
> >>
> >> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> news:5175D0ED-7B11-43FC-8139-7BCB1AE9B6C0@microsoft.com...
> >> > Just use VistaBootPro. It has a simple checkbox to permanently disable
> >> > driver signing.
> >> >
> >> > "Disenchanted!" <Disenchanted!@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> > message
> >> > news:7B3A4560-26CB-4708-B32F-E7C41A88F011@microsoft.com...
> >> >> Please give us the option of turning on/off driver signature
> >> >> enforcement.
> >> >> What good does it do for Microsoft to take this feature away? I'm
> >> >> tired
> >> >> of
> >> >> having to weed through patches to find the one that takes away this
> >> >> ability
> >> >> each month. When someone pays $400+ for an applicaiton, they should
> >> >> have
> >> >> a
> >> >> little say in how they want (or actually NEED) it to run.
> >> >>
> >> >> I would love Vista, but it runs too much like Beta Software! A hack
> >> >> here, a
> >> >> crash there, drivers that are perfectly fine won't load because they
> >> >> aren't
> >> >> signed.
> >> >>
> >> >> This kind of reminds me of early 90s where Microsoft was locked in
> >> >> multiple
> >> >> anti-trust law suits. You have created a situation where only drivers
> >> >> that
> >> >> Microsoft approves of will run. It should be a situation of drivers
> >> >> that
> >> >> I
> >> >> approve of running or not.
> >> >>
> >> >> ----------------
> >> >> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> >> >> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
> >> >> the
> >> >> "I
> >> >> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,
> >> >> follow
> >> >> this
> >> >> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
> >> >> then
> >> >> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> >> >>
> >> >> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...011&dg=microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
> >> >
> >>
>
 
Re: Please give us back the option of turning on/off driver signat

Re: Please give us back the option of turning on/off driver signat

Correct. Especially the "well sort of".

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"Carlos" <Carlos@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AE0E5254-F126-45D8-8670-3FF70B2F4F13@microsoft.com...
> In a nutshell...
> Signed = driver comes from reliable/trusted source
> WHQL = MSFT ensures it has been tested and is BSOD free, well... sort of.
> :)
> Carlos
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>
>> signed drivers does not mean WHQL. Though WHQL does mean signed.
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>>
>>
>> "Disenchanted!" <Disenchanted@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:5A5C68ED-252F-465F-A874-EA026F4971B9@microsoft.com...
>> > Fine, then give me an option:
>> >
>> > Either this driver is signed or has no verifiable root CA. This driver
>> > may
>> > be installed and signed by using a local signature that this machine
>> > will
>> > generate. Only do this if you know and trust the software vendor.
>> >
>> > And yes, becasuse signing drivers requires its signed by a CA that
>> > Microsoft
>> > approves of, all drivers that are signed and validated by the CA are
>> > essentially approved of by Microsoft. After all, do they not have to
>> > pass
>> > WHQL testing or something similar?
>> >
>> > "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> In addition, let's be clear. Driver signing has nothing to do with
>> >> "drivers
>> >> Microsoft approves of". It is only about drivers that the OS (and you)
>> >> can
>> >> verify came from who it says they come from.
>> >>
>> >> Personally, I think driver signing should be enforced at all times,
>> >> and
>> >> on
>> >> all versions. Period.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Charlie.
>> >> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
>> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:5175D0ED-7B11-43FC-8139-7BCB1AE9B6C0@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Just use VistaBootPro. It has a simple checkbox to permanently
>> >> > disable
>> >> > driver signing.
>> >> >
>> >> > "Disenchanted!" <Disenchanted!@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> > message
>> >> > news:7B3A4560-26CB-4708-B32F-E7C41A88F011@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> Please give us the option of turning on/off driver signature
>> >> >> enforcement.
>> >> >> What good does it do for Microsoft to take this feature away? I'm
>> >> >> tired
>> >> >> of
>> >> >> having to weed through patches to find the one that takes away this
>> >> >> ability
>> >> >> each month. When someone pays $400+ for an applicaiton, they
>> >> >> should
>> >> >> have
>> >> >> a
>> >> >> little say in how they want (or actually NEED) it to run.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I would love Vista, but it runs too much like Beta Software! A
>> >> >> hack
>> >> >> here, a
>> >> >> crash there, drivers that are perfectly fine won't load because
>> >> >> they
>> >> >> aren't
>> >> >> signed.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This kind of reminds me of early 90s where Microsoft was locked in
>> >> >> multiple
>> >> >> anti-trust law suits. You have created a situation where only
>> >> >> drivers
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> Microsoft approves of will run. It should be a situation of
>> >> >> drivers
>> >> >> that
>> >> >> I
>> >> >> approve of running or not.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ----------------
>> >> >> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> "I
>> >> >> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,
>> >> >> follow
>> >> >> this
>> >> >> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader
>> >> >> and
>> >> >> then
>> >> >> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...011&dg=microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general
>> >> >
>> >>
>>
 
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