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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal
Microsoft refuses to allow unsigned drivers to run on 64-bit Vista. In other words you have to beg (and pay) them for the privilege of writing device drivers for their wonderful operating system. I suggest you get off the Microsoft train wreck ASAP.
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Microsoft have been criticised for years for valuing backwards compatibility over security. Now they've made it hard for applications which violate guidelines (which have been in place for a long time) to run without either the UAC prompt appearing, or, in the case of the x64 OS versions, without the drivers (which, after all, are code running with the highest privileges) being signed. This gives increased stability and security, at a cost. You pay your money and you make your choice....