[dba-Tech] Install unsigned drivers in Windows 8/8.1

Hi Jon

Exactly my thinking. 

I can add, that though I'm the admin on our network, I never work as such, partly because the default settings of Windows 8.x is that - logged in with admin rights - you are not automatically having the network drives assigned as normal users have by the logon script.

Thus, whenever something has to be installed, I'm being asked for my admin credentials. You get used to it, and actually I find it right that nothing "serious" gets installed "just like that".

/gustav

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Fra: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Stuart McLachlan
Sendt: 4. september 2014 09:49
Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] Install unsigned drivers in Windows 8/8.1

But honestly, how often do you need to install an unsigned driver?

Doesn't seem like too much given how infrequently you would be doing it.


On 4 Sep 2014 at 7:38, Tydda Jon - Lonza Slough wrote:

> I did that in the end, but according to the stuff I found online, you 
> can't set it to do it permanently. Any time you need to install an 
> unsigned driver, you have to restart in Advanced Startup mode and tell 
> it you want to do it this once.
> 
> I mean there's security and there's security...
> 
> 
> Jon
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav 
> Brock Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 8:36 AM To: Discussion of 
> Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Install unsigned 
> drivers in Windows 8/8.1
> 
> Hi Jon
> 
> Don't know of any other method, but why not just go ahead? You know 
> the driver isn't malware, and it should be a one-time install only. I 
> would start off creating a System Restore point.
> 
> /gustav
> 
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Jon Tydda
> Sendt: 3. september 2014 23:16 Til: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
> Emne: [dba-Tech] Install unsigned drivers in Windows 8/8.1
> 
> Hi all
> 
> I've got an ancient Topfield 5800 PVR (TV box with a hard drive) that 
> I record tv shows etc on, and it has a USB output to connect it to a 
> PC. It worked fine with Windows XP and Windows 7, but on my Windows
> 8.1 desktop, I'm struggling.
> 
> I've found a driver that will work with Windows 8 (apparently), but 
> I'm struggling to install it, because Windows 8 won't let you install 
> unsigned drivers, unless you restart it in Advanced Startup mode, 
> which sounds like a whole lot of hassle. Especially if I have to do 
> this every time I want to uninstall an unsigned driver... I really 
> can't believe this is the only way to do it - does anyone know of 
> another?
> 
> 
> Jon