Hi,
I restart my PC spam F8 and enable test mode. Windows boots up and then... nothing. it's normal windows starting without the watermark in either corner and I can't install drivers without certification.
I've no clue what's the problem.
Thx in advance for any help.
What have you done to the computer recently? Add new hardware/software? Any major changes? Or did this just start?
Off topic: how do you 'spam' F8?
...not helpful at all. small and privat programmers doesn't have the money to pay micro$oft their fee's for driver certification...
the only thing that could have effect any windows related thing would be the disabling of a microsoft service under services.msc. but I can't remember which. but it wasn't anything major, afair.
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you repeatedly press F8 = spam
Well if the developer cannot afford a certificate from Verisign (No money goes to Microsoft for this) then they should be using a User-Mode driver instead of a Kernel-Mode driver which does not require signing.
That was one reason Microsoft started to require driver signing, to get developers to use User-Mode drivers. Less stability problems, and issues to deal with. After all, only problems in the Kernel space cause Blue Screens Of Death.
btw: I was able to install that driver. However, the trademark is still missing and I still dunno why.
I'm trying to understand the problem the OP is trying to solve. I guessing for what ever reason doesn't want signed drivers. What am I missing. How can we help?
The only thing I can think of is the verification that the system is legal. This is guess on my part.
I'm pretty much lost too. I wish people wouldn't make up their own terminology and expect others to understand what they mean.
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