About how to install INF file?

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1

Hi!All,

I have just made a INF file for my port device driver for Windows2000. I try
to install the INF file through “Control Panel-Add/Remove Hardware Device”,
but Windows2000 popup a message box to warn that "Can not find digital
signature which is from microsoft… Continue or Cancel? "
Who can tell me how to avoid this message box without getting digital
signature from microsoft?

Thank you in advance!

2

From the System control panel applet, select the Hardware tab. Press the
“Driver Signing” button. In the “File Signature Verifcation” groupbox,
select “Ignore-Install All Files, Regardless of Signature”. There is a lot
of information about driver signing on Microsoft’s web site, as well as in
the DDK.

Ed

----- Original Message -----
From: “GuJiang”
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Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 7:00 AM
Subject: [ntdev] About how to install INF file?

> Hi!All,
>
> I have just made a INF file for my port device driver for Windows2000. I
try
> to install the INF file through “Control Panel-Add/Remove Hardware
Device”,
> but Windows2000 popup a message box to warn that "Can not find digital
> signature which is from microsoft… Continue or Cancel? "
> Who can tell me how to avoid this message box without getting digital
> signature from microsoft?
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
>
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The reason you are getting that message is because your driver has not been
digitally signed by Microsoft Quality Labs (WHQL). You need to have your
driver signed by Microsoft, once it passes their testing you will receive
special “Signature” file supplied by Microsoft which will make your driver
“Officially Signed by Microsoft”. Your INF file will specify this file, and
will stop the warning message from coming up.

Check it out here: http://www.microsoft.com/hwtest - Take a look at “Digital
Signatures for Windows Drivers”

Later

Christopher Pane
Software Engineer
Vanteon

2851 Clover Street
Pittsford, NY 14534
Tel: (716) 248-0510 (Ext 232)
Fax: (716) 248-0537

email: xxxxx@vanteon.com
web: www.vanteon.com

-----Original Message-----
From: GuJiang [mailto:xxxxx@psh.com.cn]
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 7:00 AM
To: NT Developers Interest List
Subject: [ntdev] About how to install INF file?

Hi!All,

I have just made a INF file for my port device driver for Windows2000. I try
to install the INF file through “Control Panel-Add/Remove Hardware Device”,
but Windows2000 popup a message box to warn that "Can not find digital
signature which is from microsoft… Continue or Cancel? "
Who can tell me how to avoid this message box without getting digital
signature from microsoft?

Thank you in advance!

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