Device Driver Digital Signing Not Updated in Safe Mode (258562)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q258562

SUMMARY

Digital Driver Signing is the encoding performed by Microsoft to verify that a driver or drivers have passed Microsoft's stringent testing for use with Windows Millennium Edition (Me.

If you install a new driver and restart the computer in Safe Mode to verify whether that driver is signed by Microsoft, the information listed for that driver in the Safe Mode Device Manager may show the device driver signing status incorrectly. It may appear that the driver is signed when it is not.

Driver Signing status is updated when you view Device Manager after starting Windows Me in normal mode.

MORE INFORMATION

Driver Signing verification is done after a device and its driver have been tested by the Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL). For more information on whether a device and device driver are compatible for use with Windows Me, visit the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) at the Web page below:

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hcl/default.mspx

To check the Driver Signing status for an installed device driver, follow the steps below:

  1. Right-click the My Computer icon and click Properties in the shortcut menu.
  2. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Device Manager tab.
  3. Click in the plus sign next to the category of the device you are checking.
  4. In the expanded category listing, click the device so that it is highlighted, and then click the Properties button.
  5. In the Device Properties dialog box, click the Driver tab.
  6. If the device driver is digitally signed by Microsoft, the Digital Provider is listed as "Microsoft" and the Digital Signer is listed as "Microsoft Consumer Windows Publisher."
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:1/20/2006
Keywords:KB258562
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