[Christoph_vW]

I figured out why my system always hangs when trying to load sptd.sys.

my config:
nVidia nForce 4 Chipset (driver ver. 6.69)
S-ATA II Harddisk
daemon-tools 4.03 x64

The problem is Native Command Queuing - after disabling it daemon-tools works just fine.

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/n...i=&p_topview=1

[Copytrooper]

Thx for the info.

[x3r0]

Doubtful that this is a clear fix.
Most people I see reporting this only temporarily helps on some occasions. I had Daemon tools working fine for a few days and now my system hangs before login. I've tried everything everyone said.

I'm not sure if I should blame NVidia or Daemon-Tools, I use Daemon-Tools like I couldn't live without, this is going to be hard for me to do without.

[JoelEllison]

I am wondering if you have the same configuration and have already tried to disable that special mode on your system? Do you not want to try the programs ncqoff or ncq-fix?

[murx]

Maybe I have a second idea on solving this problem.

I recently had the same sptd.sys bug (no proper restart possible).

My system run perfectly with 2 onboard IDE, 1 SCSI pci and 1 RAID pci controller, SW:EaW and CureRom etc.

I changed my burners firmware and everything stopped.

No solution offered here worked.

I searched the registry and found 4 (four) entries regarding sptd.sys. I deleted all and reinstalled the sptd.sys.
I researched the registry and found (as expected) only 2 entries for sptd.sys.

System booted up properly. Everything is fine again

murx

[0600Zulu]

I found a fix! Nothing else on these forums provided me with a solution to this problem, but after some extensive tinkering I found a way to do it. Here is a link to a short page I made with the steps to solving the problem:

http://www.kkaf.net/sptdfix.htm

Hope this works

[Skeith]

Doesn't work for me,
some of the registry reappear after deleted(Even though not installed)
and Windws always makes sure that there's a scsiport.sys inplace(the file I have renamed apear with the original file)

[zaphman]

Just to confirm there is a problem--hanging just before switching to to the login ``page''.

For me it seams as if the hang occurs randomly. Sometimes I need to reset to computer once or twice, but then it will come up.

Mobo: ASUS A8N-E, nForce4 Ultra
SMB + Eternet drivers installed (no firewall)
CPU: AMD 3500+
GPU: ASUS ATI X1600XT (fanless)
DISKS: Western Digital Sata II
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 Sata II

Have not yet tried the NCQ disable ``fix''.

[badyie]

Hi man,

Do u still have the ncq fix ?
or do u know where i can find it ? it s no more available in the nvidia site

badyie@yahoo.com
Cheers
Mercoledi

[kburton]

I am also having problems with sptd.sys. I have been running the Daemon tools under Windows 2003 Server x64 for a few days now. I wanted to try to install the tools on a B2 version of Vista x64 that I have. Vista refuses to boot with sptd.sys installed. The error message specifically calls out sptd.sys. This is either an incompatibiliy with Vista or as was mentioned below modifying the disk drivers. I am not sure which. Anyone else been able to install x64 version of Daemon Tools on Vista?

Thank you.

Keivn