
Microsoft
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Windows Server
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2003 White Paper
Windows NT 4.0 Server Upgrade Guide 10
drivers that pass the WHQL tests so they are recognized natively by Windows Server 2003.
Devices covered include:
• Keyboard
• Hard disk controller
• Multimedia device
• Video display
• Modem
• Mouse
• Network adapters
• Printer
• SCSI adapter
• Smart card reader
The system files provided with Windows Server 2003 have a Microsoft digital signature, which
indicates that the files are original, unaltered system files, and they have been approved by
Microsoft for use with Windows Server 2003.
All drivers included with Windows Server 2003 are digitally signed by Microsoft. You can verify
that third-party drivers have met the WHQL standards and that they have not been modified since
they were tested. To ensure that device drivers are compatible with Windows Server 2003, look
for vendors offering drivers signed by Microsoft.
Checking for Digital Signatures
Windows Server 2003 includes the File Signature Verification tool and signature checking to
identify files that have been signed.
With the File Signature Verification tool, you can determines whether a file is signed and do the
following:
• View the certificates of signed files to ensure that a file has not been tampered with after being
certified.
• Search for signed files in a specific location.
• Search for unsigned files in a specific location.
To run the File Signature Verification tool, click Start, click Run, and then type sigverif and click
OK. The File Signature Verification too opens. To customize its behavior, click Advanced. The
Advanced File Signature Verification Settings dialog box provides the following option tabs:
• Search enables you to search all drivers or specify the name and location of the driver search.
• Logging saves the program's results as a log file. You can provide a file name and determine
whether to overwrite or append to an existing file and view the existing log.
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