To remove SPTD you should do the next:
- Now do a reboot, navigate to this key again and change permissions on this node (key) - right click on the node, permissions and set Full Access to Everyone.
- Delete this key, do a reboot and install DAEMON Tools again.
and
If your system has some problems with SPTD installation you can do as follows:
If you cannot boot your PC at all then start from step 1.
1. Boot in safe mode and press ESC key when you see on bottom line of display:
"Press ESC to cancel loading SPTD.sys". This will abort loading of SPTD layer.
2. Open registry editor (run regedit) and browse to the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\sptd
Change the value "Start" (DWORD) to 4 (i.e. disabled).
[To re-enable SPTD service change the "Start" value back to 0.]
3. Reboot again in normal mode and check if your issue is solved.
Are either of these procedures the answer I'm looking for? I'm new enough that, while I did locate the key, and "Start"(DWORD), I don't know *how* to change the value to 4.
To just disable the driver
1.Create a new Text Document (.txt) File.
2.Rename it as "SPTD.reg".
3. Right-Click the file and select "Edit"
It will open in notepad or wordpad.
4. Copy and Paste the following below in the "SPTD.reg" and save and Double-Click it to run and click yes when asked to and restart your computer and your SPTD Service is disabled.(Copy as is)
{code}Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\sptd] "Start"=dword:00000004 {/code}