Friday, July 23, 2010

Loading Unsigned Drivers in Windows 7


Windows 7, as well as Vista, restrict your ability to install unsigned drivers. After spending so many years on XP and loving its freedom, transitioning to Win7 was quite a bother.

If I want to install shady software and probably get infected with large amounts of Trojans then I better be able to. Having security in place to prevent the ignorant from accidentally installing malware is nice, but at some point there needs to be a work around for people who want it and know what they are doing.


Guys this looks legit.

Well thankfully Win7 did put in a work around, although its a little bit of a bother to use. Just hit F8 a couple times until eventually you get to the advance boot options that look like this:


Now if that seems like a bit of a bother to you, well that's because it is. The best option is to use a program like the Driver Signature Enforcement Override found here.

To use the program, just boot it up with "Enable Test Mode" checked and hit next. Open the window back up and click "Sign a System File" and find the exact path to the unsigned system file.

The benefit to this is that it removes false positives and gives you a bit more freedom. Just be careful what you put on your computer.

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