The chkdsk issues are mostly on machines that use RAID or SATA drives in
native (AHCI) mode where the controller is present in the device manager as
a "RAID Controller"
From: j maccraw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: The Hardware List <[email protected]>
To: The Hardware List <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [H] DAEMON Tools & Alcohol abase into garbage
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 03:44:18 -0700 (PDT)
When did they add this? I have no problems running
scheduled chkdsk at
boot time with either one installed.
Is it just a upper or lower filter edit to remove it
from the driver chain?
Will check you links when I get net access at home...
Hayes Elkins wrote:
> I wont even touch the subject of Daemon Tools
bundling adware in their
> installation package (*barf* *yeech* *spit*)
>
> The once highly praised ROM drive emulators have
dipped their wick into
> something nasty in the form of DuplexSecure's SCSI
pass through direct
> driver, SPTD.sys. This driver is loaded before any
other storage
> drivers/services and locks down XP's access to
storage so badly it
> blocks the ability to run a scheduled "CHKDSK /F"
upon rebooting.
> Furthermore, after any rational human being desires
to rid themselves of
> such a dangerous tool, Daemon's uninstall routine
does NOT remove
> SPTD.sys nor any of it's registry entries (which
have been modified so
> even an administrator by default can not delete the
keys!). SPTD is so
> deeply integrated into XP that the OS will *PROMPT*
you after selecting
> to boot into safe mode if you wish to load SPTD.sys,
and electing not to
> will result in an instant reboot! Though sptd.sys is
not what I would
> technically call spyware/adware, these kinds of
install tactics
> certainly reek of it.
>
> More SPTD horror stories:
>
http://www.greatis.com/security/What%20is%20SPTD%23%23%23%23.sys.htm
>
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us&q=sptd.sys+
>
>
> And here is DuplexSecure's own staff in their own
forum basically
> admitting to dubious install methods:
>
> http://forum.duplexsecure.com/showthread.php?t=97
> http://forum.duplexsecure.com/forumdisplay.php?f=4
>
> Sticking with elby's VirtualCloneDrive and
CloneDVD2.
>
>
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