> >The last time I checked with Microsoft, the cost to have a driver signed >was roughly $100K for MS lab work.. :-( And that was just for that >version of OS, if MS decided to come up with a new version, you get to >pay again.. Nice work if you can get it!!
You're confusing WHQL testing and the "Designed for Windows Logo" (which typically costs between $200 and $1000, which is a bit less than $100K) with 64-bit driver signing. Neal Campbell is correct: 64-Bit driver signing simply requires that the driver package (and the executable, for boot-start drivers) are signed with a recognized "class 3 code signing certificate" (effectively the same as an Authenticode certificate) by SOMEbody, typically the producer of the driver. There is no fee to Microsoft at all. Class 3 code signing certificates are available from a number of Certificate Authorities. For example, my company has one from Verisign. It costs $500/year. As to why the driver is disabled, even in test mode... this is NOT a Vista feature. We routinely test 64-bit drivers in test mode for extended periods of time. It MIGHT be a Windows defender feature or something else, I don't know. Peter K1PGV _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
