Vista - System Mechanic 7.0 Pro not compatible with Vista

Just an update on how I am progressing with the debate relating to Sys Mech
7 pro and my battle for an answer as to why it doesn't work in Vista. I
actually had a reply from a person not a machine <<<<< Very rare. As you can
see from the message it is relating to system mechanic mobile toolkit and
not SM7 (my query was about SM7) so whilst they are giving me information
about a product I didn't ask for any help on, I at least got a reply.

I also have asked the question on the Vista security and general forums in
MS newsgroups and the reply I got back from the MVPs was that it is the
fault of the individual software makers for not having thier products Vista
ready, However this message suggests that MS are to blame for not releasing
the drivers to allow direct writing to the Hard drive.

Anyway, Let me know what you think........ Here goes



System Mechanic 6 Mobile Toolkit is not Vista compatible and has never been
tested for compatibility on that platform. Only newer products, as of
November 1, 2006, such as System Mechanic 7 are compatible with Windows
Vista.

As it is, the entire security software industry is almost at a standstill
because Microsoft no longer allows direct writing to the hard disk and has
not released the necessary drivers to ANY software company to allow
functions such as secure file deletion. The current limitation of our
functions is directly caused by Microsoft Windows Vista, not our software.
As for DriveScrubber 3, since System Mechanic 6 Mobile Toolkit did not come
with DriveScrubber 3, I downloaded it, created a bootable disk and had no
problem wiping a hard drive with Windows Vista Home Premium. I also booted
from a DriveScrubber 3 CD and wiped another system hard drive with Windows
Vista Ultimate. Are you booting from the DriveScrubber 3 CD or did you use
the download version and create a bootable disk?

Thank you for your time and patience. If you have any further questions,
suggestions, or comments about any of our products, don't hesitate to
contact me. Regards,

Customer Service M,
Customer Care Representative
http://www.iolo.com/customercare

But this list http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/933305 (Last
Review:February 22, 2007) says : iolo technologies' System Mechanic 6
and System Mechanic Professional 7 have got "Works with Windows Vista" logo.
(but version not provided).

thanks
vasudev
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"T5" <noanswer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:C31B380D-E630-47DB-B29C-FFDADAF81608@microsoft.com...
>
> Just an update on how I am progressing with the debate relating to Sys
> Mech 7 pro and my battle for an answer as to why it doesn't work in Vista.
> I actually had a reply from a person not a machine <<<<< Very rare. As you
> can see from the message it is relating to system mechanic mobile toolkit
> and not SM7 (my query was about SM7) so whilst they are giving me
> information about a product I didn't ask for any help on, I at least got a
> reply.
>
> I also have asked the question on the Vista security and general forums in
> MS newsgroups and the reply I got back from the MVPs was that it is the
> fault of the individual software makers for not having thier products
> Vista ready, However this message suggests that MS are to blame for not
> releasing the drivers to allow direct writing to the Hard drive.
>
> Anyway, Let me know what you think........ Here goes
>
>
>
> System Mechanic 6 Mobile Toolkit is not Vista compatible and has never
> been tested for compatibility on that platform. Only newer products, as of
> November 1, 2006, such as System Mechanic 7 are compatible with Windows
> Vista.
>
> As it is, the entire security software industry is almost at a standstill
> because Microsoft no longer allows direct writing to the hard disk and has
> not released the necessary drivers to ANY software company to allow
> functions such as secure file deletion. The current limitation of our
> functions is directly caused by Microsoft Windows Vista, not our software.
> As for DriveScrubber 3, since System Mechanic 6 Mobile Toolkit did not
> come with DriveScrubber 3, I downloaded it, created a bootable disk and
> had no problem wiping a hard drive with Windows Vista Home Premium. I also
> booted from a DriveScrubber 3 CD and wiped another system hard drive with
> Windows Vista Ultimate. Are you booting from the DriveScrubber 3 CD or did
> you use the download version and create a bootable disk?
>
> Thank you for your time and patience. If you have any further questions,
> suggestions, or comments about any of our products, don't hesitate to
> contact me. Regards,
>
> Customer Service M,
> Customer Care Representative
> http://www.iolo.com/customercare

Hi Vasu,

I can assure you that System Mechanic 7.o Professional does not work in
Vista. Or should I say some bits work in compatability mode for xp SP2 but
many parts of the software do not and should not have the Works in Vista
logo
"Vasu" <vasu@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:%23kStb2rVHHA.1756@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> But this list http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/933305 (Last
> Review:February 22, 2007) says : iolo technologies' System Mechanic 6
> and System Mechanic Professional 7 have got "Works with Windows Vista"
> logo. (but version not provided).
>
> thanks
> vasudev
> =================================================================
>
>
> "T5" <noanswer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:C31B380D-E630-47DB-B29C-FFDADAF81608@microsoft.com...
>>
>> Just an update on how I am progressing with the debate relating to Sys
>> Mech 7 pro and my battle for an answer as to why it doesn't work in
>> Vista. I actually had a reply from a person not a machine <<<<< Very
>> rare. As you can see from the message it is relating to system mechanic
>> mobile toolkit and not SM7 (my query was about SM7) so whilst they are
>> giving me information about a product I didn't ask for any help on, I at
>> least got a reply.
>>
>> I also have asked the question on the Vista security and general forums
>> in MS newsgroups and the reply I got back from the MVPs was that it is
>> the fault of the individual software makers for not having thier products
>> Vista ready, However this message suggests that MS are to blame for not
>> releasing the drivers to allow direct writing to the Hard drive.
>>
>> Anyway, Let me know what you think........ Here goes
>>
>>
>>
>> System Mechanic 6 Mobile Toolkit is not Vista compatible and has never
>> been tested for compatibility on that platform. Only newer products, as
>> of November 1, 2006, such as System Mechanic 7 are compatible with
>> Windows Vista.
>>
>> As it is, the entire security software industry is almost at a standstill
>> because Microsoft no longer allows direct writing to the hard disk and
>> has not released the necessary drivers to ANY software company to allow
>> functions such as secure file deletion. The current limitation of our
>> functions is directly caused by Microsoft Windows Vista, not our
>> software. As for DriveScrubber 3, since System Mechanic 6 Mobile Toolkit
>> did not come with DriveScrubber 3, I downloaded it, created a bootable
>> disk and had no problem wiping a hard drive with Windows Vista Home
>> Premium. I also booted from a DriveScrubber 3 CD and wiped another system
>> hard drive with Windows Vista Ultimate. Are you booting from the
>> DriveScrubber 3 CD or did you use the download version and create a
>> bootable disk?
>>
>> Thank you for your time and patience. If you have any further questions,
>> suggestions, or comments about any of our products, don't hesitate to
>> contact me. Regards,
>>
>> Customer Service M,
>> Customer Care Representative
>> http://www.iolo.com/customercare
>