ProLiant ML150 Server NOS - (English) Installation and Software Guide

Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Small Business Server 2000
Tip #3. Windows 2000 Drivers Signatures
Windows 2000 checks for digital signatures on driver files to help maintain system
integrity. During the installation or update of a driver, if there is no matching
signature file Windows 2000 displays a “Digital Signature not Found” box.
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To expedite release of new products, HP may ship drivers without signature files.
All Windows 2000 drivers provided by Hewlett-Packard are submitted to
Microsoft for certification testing. Upon completion of testing, Microsoft
produces signature files. HP then posts the revised driver package at
http://www.hp.com.
If a signature warning is displayed during installation of a driver, you may
override the warning. We recommend that you check the HP Website for the
latest driver package. If available, install the new driver.
You can elect to have Windows 2000 ignore signatures: Open Start > Settings >
Control Panel > System > Hardware > Driver Signing. This is helpful if you
are setting up multiple systems.
Digital signatures are a powerful way to ensure system integrity as you add
drivers to the systems - whether provided by HP or others.
Tip #4. Windows 2000 Recovery Options
In the event that the current installation of Windows 2000 fails to boot (this might
happen after installing a new driver, component, software, etc), Windows 2000
provides the following recovery options to help you gain access to your Windows
2000 installation to replace damaged files and services for troubleshooting purpose.
HP therefore recommends that you install the Recovery Console (refer to option 3
below) to enhance the system configuration.
Recovery option #1: Last Known Good Configuration
Activated by pressing the F8 key during the system process of Windows 2000
and selecting Last Known Good Configuration from the menu.
This boot mode is used in the case that the system fails to boot after installing a
new software or driver. The system will use the previous registry setting to
initialize and boot the system.
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