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[Kent]

Hello


Why is it that running unsigned 32 bit dribers on XP is ok but not on Vista
64 bit? I'm stuck here with this customers Vista 64 bit computer and his 3G
modem that won´t run !! Would appreciate a little help here.

Best Regards


Kent Karlsson


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[Carlos]

Kent:
You can always press F8 during Vista boot (not BIOS boot) and choose the
option that disables driver signing requirements.
This will be effective until next reboot.
Old tricks to disable driver signing permanently don't work any longer.
You might also check www.linchpinlabs.com
They have a program named "atsiv" (it is Vista spelled in reverse order)
that has a workaround for driver signing (use it at your own risk!)
It sort of has a signed driver that has the ability of loading usingned
drivers.
I used it with the RivaTuner utility for NVidia cards with success.
I use it no longer because the newest Rivatuner 2.04 has signed drivers.
Carlos

"Kent" wrote:

> Hello
>
>
> Why is it that running unsigned 32 bit dribers on XP is ok but not on Vista
> 64 bit? I'm stuck here with this customers Vista 64 bit computer and his 3G
> modem that won´t run !! Would appreciate a little help here.
>
> Best Regards
>
>
> Kent Karlsson
>
>
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[Charlie Russel - MVP]

Microsoft made a decision, well and thoroughly publicized in advance, to
require signed drivers for 64bit Vista. The reason is simple - security.
Since there wasn't a huge legacy of 64bit prior to Vista (let's face it,
adoption of XP x64 was small), MS decided to take advantage of the
opportunity to draw a line in the sand. Having signed drivers doesn't
protect against bad drivers, but it does protect against an unknown person
installing a driver - one of the most common ways that root kits work.

The overall number of 32-bit applications and drivers was so large that it
wasn't deemed possible to require signed drivers for 32-bit.
--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64

"Kent" <Kent@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello
>
>
> Why is it that running unsigned 32 bit dribers on XP is ok but not on
> Vista
> 64 bit? I'm stuck here with this customers Vista 64 bit computer and his
> 3G
> modem that won´t run !! Would appreciate a little help here.
>
> Best Regards
>
>
> Kent Karlsson
>
>
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> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> this
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> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
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> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...7f0&dg=microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general