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    I installed Daemon Tools to Windows 2003 x64 with no problem. (4.03 and driver 1.25, the latest) but when I tried to install it on Longhorn the system refuses to boot and the driver sptd.sys is said to be at fault. Is there another version or how do I "uninstall". I have tried to just remove the files sptd.sys but then I get a message on boot that one or more drivers are missing. I have tried safe mode and everything I know. I am no longer able to boot into this OS. Any suggestions?

    Thank you.

    Kevin Burton

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    Refer to any of the other many Vista threads on the forum. Search is your friend.

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      Daemon Tools and Longhorn

      I did a search and found numerous other people having problems and I can see that the official status is that it is not supported. Right now I have a system that will not boot. How to I remove the sptd.sys driver so I can again boot the system? I have tried Safe Mode, Normal Boot, etc. all give a message that the image is corrupt and gives a path to the sptd.sys driver. I have tried going into another OS and removing the .sys driver files but this just gives me another error.

      Thank you.

      Kevin

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      • #4
        Try to boot with DVD into recovery console and disable SPTD service in options there.
        Everybody be cool! You, be cool!
        They'll keep fighting! And they'll win!

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          Daemon Tools and Longhorn.

          The problem is that I don't have a DVD. I installed the OS using Daemon Tools from another OS in the system. Any other options?

          Kevin

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          • #6
            Originally Posted by kburton
            The problem is that I don't have a DVD. I installed the OS using Daemon Tools from another OS in the system. Any other options?

            Kevin
            Install xp on other partition (in your case a second hard drive)
            after xp installed, install EasyBCD a repair the vista boot from in there... It helped me once

            http://bsfkillaplace.runboard.com/

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            • #7
              Daemon Tools and Longhorn

              Thank you very much. This gives me something to start on.

              I have installed EasyBCD but I am not sure how to proceed from there. Would you mind detailing the steps that are necessary to remove the driver so the OS will boot again?

              Thank you.

              Kevin

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