disable driver signing

[crunchie]

I have windows vista 64bit and Windows 7 64bit installed on separate drives. I want to disable driver signing so that I can install AtiTool as Vista will not allow it.
When I press f8 on startup, I can select the option, but it boots into Windows 7. I want it to boot to Vista.
How can I make it boot to Vista?
Windows 7 is the first listed in the boot menu.

[lgbpop]

Why not disconnect the Win7 drive to force a Vista boot? It should work, but it might be a pain to do so...or disable the drive in the BIOS temporarily.

[Broni]

I want to disable driver signing

ReadyDriver Plus: http://www.tipandtrick.net/2008/perm...dydriver-plus/

[SpywareDr]

EasyBCD 1.7.2
http://easybcd.en.softonic.com/



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[crunchie]

Thanks guys. Neither of those will work for me. I am trying to install AtiTool and it will not allow the driver to be installed .
Not happy.

[Broni]

What exactly happens, when you try?

[crunchie]

Both programs allegedly 'fixed' it, but when I try to install AtiTool, I still get the popup asking if I should go ahead and install the unsigned driver. I select yes and the install goes ahead and finishes.
When I attempt to run AtoTool, I get an error that the kernel driver has not started, or some such message.
I'm at work atm, so if you want the correct error message, I will post it later .
Suffice to say that I get the exact same error after running those two programs as before.
I have read that with SP1 on Vista, they included a patch to prevent end users from changing those permissions. It seems to work

[Broni]

I'm using ReadyDriver Plus on Vista with SP1, and it works fine.

I still get the popup asking if I should go ahead and install the unsigned driver

Do you have UAC on?

[crunchie]

Is yours 64bit?

UAC is off.

[Broni]

No, actually I have 32-bit.

[crunchie]

I've been reading around the net that this particular problem is peculiar to the 64bit system.

[Midknyte]

Yes, 64-bit requires driver signing, while 32-bit doesn't.

What version of ATItool are you using? 2.7 b4 is the latest I've seen.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/V.../ATITool.shtml

[crunchie]

Trying the latest final. 0.26 I think.
If the beta does not have driver signing though, I'm in the same boat. Thanks for the link though. I will try it when I get home from work .

[Midknyte]

.26 is way old.

From the .27 b4 notes:

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Full Vista and XP64 support
· Support for all ATI RV6xx ASICs
· No changes to R600 support in this build
· Better support for multiple adapters
· Latest NVIDIA non-WHQL drivers with some G8x cards not supported
· Better handling of clock step sizes
· Fixed vertex/pixel/unified shader reporting
· Added detection for about 20 older and newer ATI ASICs
· Fixed crash on X1950 and similar GPUs
· HD2900 can now switch to 3D clocks again

[crunchie]

Still too outdated for my card , although at least it installed ok.
Am trying to get some software with a fan control on it. This HIS IceQ+ cooler fan sounds like a Harrier jump jet at take off at anything over 50% speed.
If I cannot find anything that works though, I might just add it into my water cooling loop.
I have tried Rivatuner and cannot get that to work either. Probably because it's nvidia oriented.