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Re: Virtual drives cause Windows to crash
Nope. Same issue, unfortunately.
"Simon Berube" wrote:
> For me, Daemon-Tools works without problems. I've seen it work on X86 and
> X64. Maybe you should try Daemon-Tools. The official website is
> Daemon-Tools.cc.
>
> Otherwise I'm sure the other programs will offer better support soon as
> well.
>
> Simon
>
> "Hssarth" <Hssarth@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:55B7070F-B995-498E-9989-C2C290DBE4DB@microsoft.com...
> > Before I start, let me note that anything noted below is marked as
> > vista-compatible, and were installed through the most recent versions.
> >
> > For some reason, upon installing a virtual drive such as a litteral
> > network
> > drive (Ximeta NDAS), or a virtual DVD drive (Alcohol 120%), Windows seems
> > to
> > get confused. The first thing that goes wrong is that My Computer or Drive
> > Management will load and then stop responding, displaying all but the
> > newly
> > installed virtual drive. After which, an error pops up saying that
> > Microsoft
> > Windows has stopped responding, and lets you choose weather to close it or
> > let it wait.
> >
> > If you then restart explorer through Task Manager, the process will show
> > up
> > and nothing will happen. If you then relaunch winlogon through the run
> > window, the task bar will show up, and the same error message will show up
> > if
> > you click on it or the desktop. If you reboot, it will let you boot into
> > regular windows once, and repeat the same process. Reboot again, and it
> > will
> > crash on the login screen before it even displays.
> >
> > The only cure I've found to this is to boot up in non-networked safe mode
> > and then remove any related startup programs and services, then make sure
> > the
> > program itself is completely uninstalled. If wose comes to worst, you end
> > up
> > needing to load a system restore.
> >
> > Has anyone else found this, and if so, found a way to make virtual drives
> > work?
>
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