29 Oct
2022
29 Oct
'22
10:35 p.m.
Hi,
Does anyone have a copy of DAEMON Tools Ultra 4.x install file(s)?
I just purchased a lifetime license based on the documentation on their
site. The problem is that they don't have 4.x available for download.
I just need the install files and I'll use my personal license.
N.B. I need this to work on an ancient Windows XP system that I'm
messing with as part of retro computing.
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30 Oct
30 Oct
10:34 a.m.
On Sun, 30 Oct 2022 at 00:36, Grant Taylor via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
Does anyone have a copy of DAEMON Tools Ultra 4.x install file(s)?
Any use?
http://www.oldversion.com/windows/daemon-tools/
I don't really use Windows any more here, so I haven't seen or tried
this myself.
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4 p.m.
On 10/30/22 4:34 AM, Liam Proven via cctalk wrote:
I will give that a try.
Thank you for the pointer.
I'm also exchanging emails with DAEMON Tools support. They /are/
responding and /trying/ to help. Sadly XP is being problematic.
I don't really use Windows any more here, so I
haven't seen or tried
this myself.
My personal choice is to use Linux. My Year of the Linux Desktop was
last century.
Windows is relegated to the things that need to be done on Windows; an
old game (Yoda Stories) from the '90s, a specific version of QuickBooks
to appease my wife, things that don't have a Linux / macOS counterpart.
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31 Oct
31 Oct
3:24 p.m.
On Sun, 30 Oct 2022 at 17:01, Grant Taylor via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I will give that a try.
Thank you for the pointer.
I hope it helps. There seem to be multiple versions there.
I'm also exchanging emails with DAEMON Tools
support. They /are/
responding and /trying/ to help. Sadly XP is being problematic.
Ah well. It's almost exactly 20Y since it came out. I dareasay that
this was in the relatively early childhood of most people working in
tech support in 2022.
My personal choice is to use Linux. My Year of the
Linux Desktop was
last century.
Same here. Well, my home desktop is a Mac, but work and laptops are all Linux.
Windows is relegated to the things that need to be
done on Windows; an
old game (Yoda Stories) from the '90s, a specific version of QuickBooks
to appease my wife, things that don't have a Linux / macOS counterpart.
OK, I can see that. I keep it around for occasionally rooting and
reflashing smartphones and the like, and sometimes for firmware
updates. That is mostly it now.
Saying that, I did reinstall TinyXP on a Sony Vaio P last month and
it's striking how much quicker than Windows Thin PC (the allegedly
cut-down Win7) it is. I haven't got all my drivers and things working
yet, though, and the Intel Poulsbo drivers seem to nix Windows' large
fonts setting, and its tiny letterbox screen really needs that.
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4:24 p.m.
On 10/29/22 4:35 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
Does anyone have a copy of DAEMON Tools Ultra 4.x
install file(s)?
Shortly after I posted this message, someone from DAEMON Tools /
Disc-Soft responded to my support ticket and worked with me to get
things resolved.
I've got to say, the support that I received from DAEMON Tools /
Disc-Soft was AMAZING!
N.B. this was /weekend/ support / non-business-hours support.
Not only did DT/DS locate a copy of an ancient version of DAEMON Tools
Ultimate, they helped me get it installed on the equally ancient Windows
XP SP3 system.
DT/DS even helped me get TLS 1.1 & TLS 1.2 working on Windows XP SP3
/including/ *recent* root certificate updates.
Aside: If anyone is interested in how to add TLS 1.1 & 1.2 and
transplant root certificates from contemporary Windows back to XP, ask
and I'll share.
I just purchased a lifetime license based on the
documentation on their
site. The problem is that they don't have 4.x available for download.
So it turns out that the reason that the 4.x installer wasn't available
via the DT/DS website is that it's the older licensing model which
requires a serial number. Hence why they abandoned it because of
anit-piracy concerns.
I just need the install files and I'll use my
personal license.
DT/DS dug up the old method used to create serial numbers and created
one for me. Something that's not officially supported any more.
I've got to say, the support that I received from DAEMON Tools /
Disc-Soft was PHENOMENAL.
To say that I am happy with my purchase is quite an understatement.
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