Re: [Libusb-win32-devel] Antwort: 64-bit support

[Spiro T. <an-...@sp...>]

Hello,

* On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 09:27:10PM +1100 Graeme Gill wrote:
 
> Since Microsoft seem to have at least shifted their policy to
> allow companies other than themselves to sign drivers ("Self-Signing"),
> this seems more feasible that it once was, but it's still
> a significant barrier to non-commercial developers.

Note that a driver signed by MS is different to a self-signed driver.

At least on Vista 64 bit, you *must* use a self-signed driver, or the
driver will not load. This way, MS ensures that you know from whom the
driver is. That's the purpose of the self-signed drivers.

The "special flags for booting the system" or there mostly for
developers, not for the average user (IMHO). The other option is to
attach a kernel-mode debugger to your machine; this way, you can load
your unsigned driver, too.

The signature MS gives to your driver tells you that the driver passed
WHQL (http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/getstart/default.mspx) -
that is, your driver "survives" some automated tests.

 
Regards,
   Spiro.

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