Windows7 x64 and digitally-signed drivers

[DarkStar_GT]

I have read the following in a Windows 7 book recently:

If you intend to install a 64-bit version of Windows 7 you will need to confirm that digitally signed drivers are available for all devices you intend to install. This compatibility bar is far more stringent than with 32-bit versions, where you can choose to install drivers that have not been digitally signed by the Windows Hardware Quality Labs. In 64-bit versions of Windows 7, those drivers will not load.

Is this correct?

If so, for the available PowerDAW configs, are all the devices (especially the audio interfaces) digitally signed by WHQL? If not, then which ones are WHQL signed?

[TAKTAK]

With most consumer stuff, everything is digitally signed, but if all else fails there is a work around: http://www.killertechtips.com/2009/0...ing-windows-7/

[snootyjim]

I only ever had issues with it for quirky things like hardware monitoring software, akin to SpeedFan and so on.

No manufacturer of hardware would release non-WHQL drivers AFAIK.

[PeteG@Scan]

If a company has released 64 bit drivers it will will be qualified. Audio wise through we've still a number of firms that haven't released 64 bit win7 drivers. Maudio is quite notable here on a lot of their older models.

[Singh400]

Originally Posted by TAKTAK

With most consumer stuff, everything is digitally signed, but if all else fails there is a work around: http://www.killertechtips.com/2009/0...ing-windows-7/

Or if you don't fancy messing around in CMD. Just mash F8 during bootup and you will get a load of options, and select "disable digitally signed drivers" or something similar.

It's from memory, so the process may be a little wrong.

[DarkStar_GT]

Thnaks guys,

It's the M-Audio Deltas that I'm considering. Perhaps by the time I go to Windows 7, they will have sorted out their drivers (the Vista drivers seem official, as far as I can tell).

[PeteG@Scan]

Originally Posted by DarkStar_GT

Thnaks guys,

It's the M-Audio Deltas that I'm considering. Perhaps by the time I go to Windows 7, they will have sorted out their drivers (the Vista drivers seem official, as far as I can tell).

The vast majority of their range went from private to public beta over the weekend which would indicate we can't be that far off a full release. To be fair their beta's do tend to be fairly workable, but the's always a chance you'll have something in the system they've not tested with yet. It will as you say hopefully be resolved before the machine reachs you, but even if not if something isn't 100% happy at least if you can file a fault report during the testing phase you should get a resolve from them quite quickly.