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May 2, 2007
Microsoft's Driver Signing is a Failure
I hate Microsoft, probably as much as anyone. But their "driver signing" project is an abject failure. As useless as tits on a bull. Not only is it nearly impossible to write drivers for windows so that they will be "signed", but there are many back-door workarounds that the bad guys can exploit anyway. So, it's actually worse than tits on a bull. It does positive harm. It impedes progress unnecessarily. It is bad in XP. But, you can change it so that it doesn't nag you at least. Just go to System Properties - Driver Signing - and select "Ignore-Install the software anyway and don't ask for my approval".
In Vista, it's even worse because Vista won't let you install unsigned drivers. And it isn't because of security concerns. It's because of DRM. They want to make sure that the audio is streamed to a soundcard instead of to disk. Secure beneath the watchful eyes of Microsoft.
Posted by Rob Kiser on May 2, 2007 at 9:40 AM
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