How to suppress Install warnings on XP

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Hi all

Can anybody tell me how to suppress Install warnings on Windows XP while
installing driver ?

Thanks in advance
srinivasa

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At 00.05 17/05/2002, you wrote:

Can anybody tell me how to suppress Install warnings on Windows XP while
installing driver ?

On Windows 2000 it’s (I’m translating from Italian, I cannot guarantee the
names are correct) control panel->admin tools->group policies->user
configuration->administrative models->system->device drivers signatures.
Activate the policy and set it to “ignore”

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First: You obviously shouldn’t do this without the user’s concent.

That said, on Windows 2000, it’s fairly easy/documented. On Windows XP,
Microsoft introduced a cryptographic component into the mix so it’s not
just as easy as twiddling a couple of REG_DWORDs. It is
certainly possible to reverse-engineer the process, but it’s a pain.

Then again, you could always do it the old-fashioned way -
createprocess( rundll32 <whatever.dll>), then send window messages to do
what you want. You might want to grab the old settings from the
registry first so you can change them back the same way when you’re
done.

Happy hacking.

-sd

On Sat, May 18, 2002 at 10:24:37PM +0200, KJK::Hyperion wrote:
> At 00.05 17/05/2002, you wrote:
> >Can anybody tell me how to suppress Install warnings on Windows XP while
> >installing driver ?
>
> On Windows 2000 it’s (I’m translating from Italian, I cannot guarantee the
> names are correct) control panel->admin tools->group policies->user
> configuration->administrative models->system->device drivers signatures.
> Activate the policy and set it to “ignore”
>
>
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You can manually uncheck the option to display warning when unsigned driver
is installed, in device manager property sheet, .

Cheers,

  • Jay

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>
> Can anybody tell me how to suppress Install warnings on Windows XP while
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>
> Thanks in advance
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