Help - need XBCD drivers for vista 64bit

asim18 · 4 Aug 2008 at 23:43

Hey, does anybody know how to get the XBCD drivers to work in Vista 64 bit?

I previously used them with Vista 32 bit fine.

I would run the install wizard, then plug the controller in, and then windows would automatically find the drivers, and then a prompt used to come up that said "the drivers are not digitally singed" or something like that, then i used to hit "install anyway" and everything was perfect.

BUT now on vista 64 bit, i plug the controller in and it says it cant find any drivers

.

Thanks!

MadMatty · 5 Aug 2008 at 09:57

do you need it ?

Latest drivers from ms site have fixed up most of the issues which xbcd got arround.

zytok · 5 Aug 2008 at 10:31

XBCD drivers generally don't work in 64 bit Vista without some serious messing about. Used to work pre-sp1 as you could force the unsigned driver but you can't any more. There is a way of running Vista in test-mode which allows you to test unsigned drivers but it is a major pita.

sulli · 5 Aug 2008 at 12:56

this little program allows u to set vista to start in test mode http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Video-Tweak/Driver-Signature-Enforcement-Overrider.shtml might be of some help.

uv · 5 Aug 2008 at 13:05

I'm just using the drivers available on windows update, seems to work fine for me..

Tho I'm sure I've used the XBCD drivers without issue too, on vista64

zytok · 5 Aug 2008 at 13:28

you may have used them pre-sp1 but they certainly do not work now without "testing mode" being enabled.

uv · 5 Aug 2008 at 13:30

fair enough. can't fault the MS drivers tbh tho..

zytok · 5 Aug 2008 at 15:18

tried playing any of the NFS series? They all suck with the MS drivers. Can barely drive in a straight line.

Metalface Mark · 5 Aug 2008 at 15:40

Works fine in vista 64 for me. Goto internet to find drivers, it auto finds them.

zytok · 5 Aug 2008 at 15:46

what works fine? :confused:

Metalface Mark · 5 Aug 2008 at 18:16

Sorry, for some reason i thought you were talking about the xbox 360 pad, i must have had a mental episode there.

Gimpymoo · 5 Aug 2008 at 23:53

I refer you to this thread:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17869836

Specifically, the following post:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11582776&postcount=5

helmutcheese said:
Driver Signature Enforcement Overrider

NGOHQ.com posted version 1.0 of their Driver Signature Enforcement Overrider

Microsoft did well bringing the 64-bit architecture to Windows Vista but somehow they screwed up. Apparently they forgot who their target audience was when they introduced a very restricted module of driver signature enforcement. In laymen's terms, all drivers and system files must be digitally verified or they cannot run when using the 64-bit version of Vista. In the past it was possible to turn that feature off; but due to new kernel security updates it is impossible to turn it off without degrading security and stability of your operating system.

In order to turn this off it involves uninstalling critical security updates that Microsoft has released to increase system security. Sadly, this feature makes Windows Vista 64-bit into a closed and locked down operation system.

So what's the problem with digital certificates? Well, the problem is. developers have to pay Microsoft to receive verified certificates, and that makes many applications inaccessible under Windows Vista 64-bit. This driver signature enforcement can be a serious pain to end-users; however it is still possible to turn it off by disabling it up by pressing the F8 function key during system boot up.

Pressing F8 every time on boot up can be a serious pain in the ass and frustrating to those that miss the time window available to press F8 during start up. Others have found workarounds, but most of them are too complicated for the average end user to perform, atleast until now.

http://www.ngohq.com/home.php?page=dseo

Worked a treat for me.

I now switch between the XBCD and the Official drivers whenever I like