Driver installation warning, driver signing and WHQL

Hi group,

I have a device driver from FTDI which I am using in my software
product (for Windows XP). The driver is already WHQL cedrtified. I
changed the driver .inf file such that it contains my company's
vendor- and product ID which results in loosing the WHQL
certification.
Software and driver work as expected but: The driver is not installed
automatically during the software installation procedure. Instead,
Windows complains about the driver and says it is not signed/certified
and may harm my computer.

1) How do I get rid of those warning dialogs during driver
installation? My guess is that the driver has to be (re-) certified/
signed. Is that true?

2) How do re-certify an already WHQL certified device driver? I
figured out that there is the WHQL reseller program. To participate, I
(my company) has to sign a lot of legal stuff. Before I continue, I
would like to know if I am on the right track...

3) If the WHQL reseller program is the right thing to do to get rid of
the warning message during installation, what is the result of this?
How is my driver resigned/recertified? Will I get some file from
Microsoft with magic information telling the driver is fine? If so,
what do I do with this file?

4) I searched the Microsoft WHQL internet pages but it drives me
crazy. I cannot find the information I need. Is there a source of
useful (!) information about driver signing/certifying and WHQL you
can point me to?

Thanks for your answers!

Regards,
Paul
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