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How can I get the WHQL driver for Vista 64?

I have a driver that my company has been using for several years for our clients. The driver can no longer be installed under Vista 64. I believe I need the driver to be signed, but I'm not sure how I can get started.

  • What's the best place to start?
  • How long does it usually take?
  • What do I need to send to Microsoft?
  • Do we have third parties who want to do this for us?
  • How does this process usually (with or without third parties) cost?
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You start by reading all the material on the WindowsLogo site .



Although Vista 64 actually refuses to load unsigned drivers and not WHQL drivers, so the implied purchase of a software signing certificate and signing executables will suffice.

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Here is a link to a Microsoft whitepaper on the steps required to sign a driver: Kernel Mode Code Signing Code



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Even though it turns out to be a problem, you can disable the driver signing requirement by passing the option to the Windows kernel from the bootloader.

You usually do this with bcdedit, a Windows command line tool for editing the bootstore data (since the old old boot.ini file was dropped after Windows XP).

Try the following from the admin command prompt (if you have UAC enabled, press start, type cmd, hold CTRL + SHIFT and press Enter to run cmd as administrator):

bcdedit /set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS

Edit:

You can also achieve something similar by changing your local Group Policy settings:

1. Start > gpedit.msc > User settings > System > Driver Installation
2. Set the 'Code Signing for drivers' setting to Enabled + Warn or Ignore

Hope it helps!

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