Load Unsigned Drivers in Windows Vista

Is it a pain to load unsigned drivers in Windows Vista? Fear not, LinchpinLabs has released Atsiv which allows users with administrative rights to load unsigned drivers.

LinchpinLabs (found here) has this description of their product:

Introduction

Atsiv is a command line tool that allows the user to load and unload signed or unsigned drivers on 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows XP, Windows 2K3 and Windows Vista. Atsiv is designed to provide compatibility for legacy drivers and to allow the hobbyist community to run unsigned drivers without rebooting with special boot options or denial of service under Vista.

Starting Atsiv

Run Atsiv (atsiv.exe) from within a Command Prompt to display usage options. You must be running with administrative privileges to run Atsiv. To start a command prompt with administrator privileges click on Windows Start button, go to All Programs and locate the Command Prompt in Accessories menu, right-click on Command Prompt menu item and click the Run as Administrator option.

I do not like the idea of going around unsigned drivers to make them run on Windows Vista and as such you should be careful and think twice before going through with it since it could bring more harm than ease in your experience.