Monday, February 11, 2013

Who's Driving? (Where's my USB driver?)

Recently, I received an email from a new Windows 8 user. He was frustrated because Windows 8 would not let him install the USB driver for downloading to his Operator interface.
The culprit? ... NO DIGITAL SIGNATURE!
Eeep! What to do? 
Well, he eventually found a work around for Windows 8 on the web for another product. I have modified it and posted it below. Caution! Some Windows savvy is needed.

Missing digital signature for driver on Windows 8

1. Windows Key + R
2. Enter shutdown.exe /r /o /f /t 00
3. Click the "OK" button
4. System will restart to a "Choose an option" screen
5. Select "Troubleshoot" from "Choose an option" screen
6. Select "Advanced options" from "Troubleshoot" screen
7. Select "Windows Startup Settings" from "Advanced options" screen
8. Click "Restart" button
9. System will restart to "Advanced Boot Options" screen
10. Select "Disable Driver Signature Enforcement"
11. Once the system starts, install the Weintek USB drivers as you would on Windows 7

Steps to install driver after Driver Signature Enforcement has been disabled:
1. Right click the Unknown Device in Device Manager
2. Select Update Driver Software
3. Select Browse my computer for software
4. Click Browse button
5. Select the \usbdriver folder under the location of your EasyBuilder software installation. (Do not select the folders inside the Drivers folder)
6. Click OK
7. Click Next

Note:
If you have a new system that came with Win 8 pre-installed, Secure Boot has probably been enabled in the BIOS.
The steps above, probably will not work unless Secure Boot has been disabled in the BIOS before performing these steps.

I personally have not tried this as I do not have a Windows 8 machine yet.
Any feedback about compatibility between Windows8 and EasyBuilder8000 or EasyBuilderPro is welcome.

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