win8 bcdedit testsigning

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1

at least on my copy “bcdedit /set TESTSIGNING On” does not appear to do much. Is this a new feature?

How are unsigned drivers supposed to get installed on win8 test systems?

2

If correct, this would REALLY suck.

mm

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at least on my copy “bcdedit /set TESTSIGNING On” does not appear to do
much. Is this a new feature?

How are unsigned drivers supposed to get installed on win8 test systems?

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On 15-Sep-2011 00:06, M. M. O’Brien wrote:

If correct, this would REALLY suck.

mm

At least on 32-bit OS unsigned drivers seem to install, exactly as on Win7.

– pa

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at least on my copy “bcdedit /set TESTSIGNING On” does not appear to do
much. Is this a new feature?

How are unsigned drivers supposed to get installed on win8 test systems?

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Unfortunately I decided to experiment first with the x64 version.

Has anyone else attempted and succeeded at installing unsigned drivers
on the x64 version?

Mark Roddy

On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Pavel A wrote:
> On 15-Sep-2011 00:06, M. M. O’Brien wrote:
>>
>> If correct, this would REALLY suck.
>>
>> mm
>
> At least on 32-bit OS unsigned drivers seem to install, exactly as on Win7.
>
> – pa
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: xxxxx@lists.osr.com
>> [mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of
>> xxxxx@hollistech.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 4:52 PM
>> To: Windows System Software Devs Interest List
>> Subject: [ntdev] win8 bcdedit testsigning
>>
>> at least on my copy “bcdedit /set TESTSIGNING On” does not appear to do
>> much. Is this a new feature?
>>
>> How are unsigned drivers supposed to get installed on win8 test systems?
>>
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>

at least on my copy “bcdedit /set TESTSIGNING On” does not appear to
do
much. Is this a new feature?

How are unsigned drivers supposed to get installed on win8 test
systems?

Was ‘unsigned’ a typo for ‘test signed’ or do you really mean
‘unsigned’? TESTSIGNING doesn’t let you install unsigned drivers AFAIK,
just test-signed drivers. I think there is an F8 boot option to allow
windows to run with unsigned drivers… is that what you meant?

James

6

Yes I meant test signed.

Mark Roddy

On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 10:11 PM, James Harper
wrote:
>>
>> at least on my copy “bcdedit /set TESTSIGNING On” does not appear to
> do
>> much. Is this a new feature?
>>
>> How are unsigned drivers supposed to get installed on win8 test
> systems?
>>
>
> Was ‘unsigned’ a typo for ‘test signed’ or do you really mean
> ‘unsigned’? TESTSIGNING doesn’t let you install unsigned drivers AFAIK,
> just test-signed drivers. I think there is an F8 boot option to allow
> windows to run with unsigned drivers… is that what you meant?
>
> James
>
>
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