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07-19-2009
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| | Re: VPS - possible to unstall Unsigned Drivers? Win2003 does not have bcdedit, it has bootcfg. Try bootcfg /raw /? --pa Martin Harran wrote: Quote: > Not sure if this is the right place to ask this - if not, then reference to > other appropriate newsgroups would be appreciated. > > I have a rented Virtual Private Server which runs W2003 32 Bit Enterprise > Edition on which I need to install a couple of unsigned drivers - for > example, one of them is for a virtual sound card as I want to use a speech > application on my website. > > The usual recommended way of getting around this issue is to use Bcdedit.exe > /set TESTSIGNING ON but Bcdedit.exe is not available on my Windows system, > I'm guessing that this is because it only applies to a hardware boot, not > the software boot of a VPS. > > First question is whether I'm right in assuming that Bcdedit can't be used > in a VPS situation or can I just get a copy of it from somewhere and run it? > > If Bcdedit isn't available on a VPS, is there any other way around this? > > |
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07-19-2009
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| | Re: VPS - possible to unstall Unsigned Drivers? Gads, I didn't pick up on that, bcdedit only started with the vista kernel. Good catch. -- Bob Comer On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:32:16 +0300, "Pavel A." <pavel_a@newsgroup> wrote: Quote: >Win2003 does not have bcdedit, it has bootcfg. >Try bootcfg /raw /? >--pa > > >Martin Harran wrote: Quote: >> Not sure if this is the right place to ask this - if not, then reference to >> other appropriate newsgroups would be appreciated. >> >> I have a rented Virtual Private Server which runs W2003 32 Bit Enterprise >> Edition on which I need to install a couple of unsigned drivers - for >> example, one of them is for a virtual sound card as I want to use a speech >> application on my website. >> >> The usual recommended way of getting around this issue is to use Bcdedit.exe >> /set TESTSIGNING ON but Bcdedit.exe is not available on my Windows system, >> I'm guessing that this is because it only applies to a hardware boot, not >> the software boot of a VPS. >> >> First question is whether I'm right in assuming that Bcdedit can't be used >> in a VPS situation or can I just get a copy of it from somewhere and run it? >> >> If Bcdedit isn't available on a VPS, is there any other way around this? >> >> |
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07-19-2009
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| | Re: VPS - possible to unstall Unsigned Drivers? I hadn't hought of that, it shat nsonds like the most likely way of getting around it, Pavel, but I can't figure out the parameter to add. I tried changing the hal.dll file to an earlier version but it made no difference. Quote: > Pavel A. wrote: > Win2003 does not have bcdedit, it has bootcfg. > Try bootcfg /raw /? > --pa > > > Martin Harran wrote: Quote: >> Not sure if this is the right place to ask this - if not, then >> reference to other appropriate newsgroups would be appreciated. >> >> I have a rented Virtual Private Server which runs W2003 32 Bit >> Enterprise Edition on which I need to install a couple of unsigned >> drivers - for example, one of them is for a virtual sound card as I >> want to use a speech application on my website. >> >> The usual recommended way of getting around this issue is to use >> Bcdedit.exe /set TESTSIGNING ON but Bcdedit.exe is not available on >> my Windows system, I'm guessing that this is because it only applies >> to a hardware boot, not the software boot of a VPS. >> >> First question is whether I'm right in assuming that Bcdedit can't >> be used in a VPS situation or can I just get a copy of it from >> somewhere and run it? If Bcdedit isn't available on a VPS, is there any >> other way around >> this? |
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07-19-2009
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| | Re: VPS - possible to unstall Unsigned Drivers? Sorry about slightly garbled text there, too many glasses of wine with Sunday dinner  Quote: > Martin Harran wrote: > I hadn't hought of that, it shat nsonds like the most likely way of > getting around it, Pavel, but I can't figure out the parameter to add. > > I tried changing the hal.dll file to an earlier version but it made no > difference. > > Quote: >> Pavel A. wrote: >> Win2003 does not have bcdedit, it has bootcfg. >> Try bootcfg /raw /? >> --pa >> >> >> Martin Harran wrote: Quote: >>> Not sure if this is the right place to ask this - if not, then >>> reference to other appropriate newsgroups would be appreciated. >>> >>> I have a rented Virtual Private Server which runs W2003 32 Bit >>> Enterprise Edition on which I need to install a couple of unsigned >>> drivers - for example, one of them is for a virtual sound card as I >>> want to use a speech application on my website. >>> >>> The usual recommended way of getting around this issue is to use >>> Bcdedit.exe /set TESTSIGNING ON but Bcdedit.exe is not available on >>> my Windows system, I'm guessing that this is because it only applies >>> to a hardware boot, not the software boot of a VPS. >>> >>> First question is whether I'm right in assuming that Bcdedit can't >>> be used in a VPS situation or can I just get a copy of it from >>> somewhere and run it? If Bcdedit isn't available on a VPS, is there >>> any other way around >>> this? |
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07-20-2009
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| | Re: VPS - possible to unstall Unsigned Drivers? Martin Harran wrote: Quote: > I hadn't hought of that, it shat nsonds like the most likely way of getting > around it, Pavel, but I can't figure out the parameter to add. > > I tried changing the hal.dll file to an earlier version but it made no > difference. Instead you have to install the test cert on the machine. --pa Quote: > Quote: >> Pavel A. wrote: >> Win2003 does not have bcdedit, it has bootcfg. >> Try bootcfg /raw /? >> --pa >> >> >> Martin Harran wrote: Quote: >>> Not sure if this is the right place to ask this - if not, then >>> reference to other appropriate newsgroups would be appreciated. >>> >>> I have a rented Virtual Private Server which runs W2003 32 Bit >>> Enterprise Edition on which I need to install a couple of unsigned >>> drivers - for example, one of them is for a virtual sound card as I >>> want to use a speech application on my website. >>> >>> The usual recommended way of getting around this issue is to use >>> Bcdedit.exe /set TESTSIGNING ON but Bcdedit.exe is not available on >>> my Windows system, I'm guessing that this is because it only applies >>> to a hardware boot, not the software boot of a VPS. >>> >>> First question is whether I'm right in assuming that Bcdedit can't >>> be used in a VPS situation or can I just get a copy of it from >>> somewhere and run it? If Bcdedit isn't available on a VPS, is there any >>> other way around >>> this? > |
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