click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, right-click regedit.exe,
and then click Run as administrator.
2. Locate, and then click the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Non-Driver Signing
3. Right-click the Policy binary value, and then click Modify.
4. The Value data will appear in the following format:
0000 02
Press DELETE to remove the current value (02 in this example), and then type
0 (the current value will now appear as 00).
5. Click OK, and then quit Registry Editor.
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"PaddyW" <PaddyW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:75A43316-3ACD-46AC-88D4-2E9A536FDB2A@microsoft.com...
> Hi Mark, thanks for the reply. Further to below, when you say x64 do you
> mean
> 64 bit operating system, as I've checked and found that the operating
> system
> is a 32bit, so don't know if this will make a difference. Have also had
> further problems when trying to install winzip, keep getting bad crc error
> messages, which I believe relate to a bad checksum. Is there any way
> around
> this?
> --
> Paddy
>
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:
>
>> Windows cannot install this driver
>> A driver that lacks a valid digital signature, or that was altered after
>> it
>> was signed, can't be installed on x64-based versions of Windows. As a
>> result, you will only see this message if you are running an x64-based
>> version of Windows.
>>
>> If you see any of these messages when attempting to install a driver, you
>> should visit your device manufacturer's support website to obtain a
>> digitally signed driver for your device.
>>
>>
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>> Mark L. Ferguson
>>
>> "PaddyW" <PaddyW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3F8E60C6-8B3E-40A2-B1BE-7B35A305C091@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi, I have windows vista home premium on my new laptop which i only got
>> > 2
>> > days ago. It flat out refuses to let me install anything without a
>> > digital
>> > signature, doesn't even give me an option to allow or block the
>> > application.
>> > Stuff such as itunes are things that I'm trying to install and it won't
>> > allow
>> > me. I even tried to install a kodak easy share direct from a cd and it
>> > won't
>> > allow me to. How can I get around this. Thanks for your help.
>> > --
>> > Paddy
>>