Archive for January, 2008
Vista Service Pack 1 RC1 (Build 6001.18000) is out
Microsoft released Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Release Candidate 1 (Build 6001.18000) yesterday (01/24) for beta testers. The last public release of Vista Service Pack 1 RC build 17128 is still available for download at Microsoft.
On signing redistributed binaries
It all started with a product that I work on, needing dbghelp.dll so it can give its own functionality using dbghelp functions. Since all binaries released were required to be signed, and dbghelp.dll in use was not signed by Microsoft, there rose a question as to whether it is ok (legally) to sign Microsoft’s dbghelp.dll [...]
Cross signing kernel mode drivers
If you are developing drivers for 64bit Vista or 2008, not only do you have to sign your driver with your company’s code signing certificate (sometimes referred to as a Software Publishing Certificate or SPC), you may also need to cross-sign your drivers so Windows does not complain and consequently reject loading your driver. What is [...]
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