Hi all,

I got everything setup with WHQL (by purchasing a Versign Authenticode
ID).
I went to the location where you can upload your catalog file in the
form a cab file, get it signed and use it. After doing all the steps
we could not get the driver to install silently on the windows XP
system.

The steps done:

a. Create a id using the specified steps on WHQL and sign the
appropriate documents.
b. Create a catalog using the infcat utility. Create the cab file
using "cabrc".
c. Upload the cab file to the WHQL site and get the signed catalog
file
d. install the catalog file onto the system using signtool.
e. Now install the PnP driver.

It still pops up the message for driver installation. We were
expecting a silent installation but could not achieve that. Any
pointers and suggestions would be useful.

Regards
Amit

There's something strange in your step d.
How you install the catalog using signtool?? maybe you're using a test
certificate?

--PA


"Amit" <goenkamit@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi,

In a way it is a test certificate as I uploaded the cabbed catalog
file to the whql site and it signed and gave it back to us.
This is only for testing on the local machine.

Also I noticed that the security catalog that got downloaded after
signing from the whql site shows invalid certificate. I am not sure if
the catalog file is correct or not. I just thought to mention it over
here.

Regards
Amit


On Jun 12, 12:07 am, "Pavel A." <pave...@NOwritemeNO.com> wrote:

"Amit" <goenkamit@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Does Windows tell you that the catalog is invalid, or rather than the
signature is not trusted?
How did you install the test root certificate from MS?

If you use Certmgr.exe, the syntax to install the test certificate is

certmgr.exe /add mycert.cer /s /r localMachine root
certmgr.exe /add mycert.cer /s /r localMachine trustedPublishers

(you need to execute both).

mycert.cer is the test root certificate given to you by MS.

Do not install the test certificate by just right-clicking on it. It will
install the certificate in the wrong repository, and the CAB won't be
validated by Windows.

Hope it helps
GV

--
Gianluca Varenni, Windows DDK MVP

CACE Technologies
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