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  1. DAEMON Tools V3.41 - New generation of CD-Protection emulation.
  2. (C)2000-2003 DAEMON'S HOME
  3.  
  4. Check our homepage at
  5.  
  6. http://www.daemon-tools.cc or http://www.daemon-tools.cd
  7.  
  8. for all informations and new versions!
  9.  
  10.  
  11. Development/Programming       -  Andrew Naiden (VeNoM386)
  12. Support/Distribution/Webpage  -  LocutusofBorg / Andareed
  13. Help File/phpcoding(Portal)   -  Andareed
  14.  
  15.  
  16. Beta-Testers (in alphabetical order):
  17. Alan Martin, Aldo Vargas, BardiA, Harald Breitner, CeeJay, Chuky, Cisco,
  18. Copytrooper, Olivier Gaudy, ghost_zero, KKH, LIGHTNING UK!, LoneWolf, NARS,
  19. Netsurfer, R!Co, Sergei.Gradski, Sloopy_DE, XiT
  20.  
  21. eMail: support@daemon-tools.cc
  22.  
  23.  
  24. DAEMON Tools History(official releases)
  25. ---------------------------------------
  26. V3.41  (October,03,2003) - Added plugin support for mounting 3rd party
  27.                              images
  28.                            - Added support for multiple language files
  29.                            - Support for *.pdi files (Instant CD/DVD) added
  30.                            - Many other enhancements and fixes
  31.  
  32. V3.33  (May,16,2003)       - fixed some minor bugs with Networkcards
  33.                              (reboot-probs after image-mounting occurs)
  34.  
  35. V3.32  (March,21,2003)     - Many blacklists fixed
  36.                            - Minor fixes
  37.  
  38. V3.29  (December,31,2002)  - RMPS emulation option added
  39.                            - Many blacklists fixed
  40.                            - Minor fixes
  41.  
  42. V3.26  (November,20,2002)  - Enhanced driver installation
  43.                            - Support for BWA files added
  44.                            - Minor fixes
  45.  
  46. V3.23  (October,16,2002)   - Fixed latest Securom blacklists (UT2003 etc.)
  47.  
  48. V3.20  (September,12,2002) - Fixed blacklists in latest Protect CD 5 version
  49.                              (Port Royale V1.30)
  50.                            - Drive letter can be changed now on the fly for
  51.                              every virtual CDROM and device parameters have
  52.                              been moved into submenus of corresponding drives
  53.  
  54. V3.17  (August,07,2002)    - Virtual drive support for CDCOPS, VOB ProtectCD 5,
  55.                              and latest Securom versions (read info on our
  56.                              mainpage)
  57.                            - Manual converted to .CHM format (thanks Andareed)
  58.                            - Fixed different blacklists (also driver renamed
  59.                              to STLTH317 as a preventive measure)
  60.  
  61. V3.16  (June,20,2002)      - Fixed latest Securom emulation blacklist (lockups
  62.                              in Nascar2002 and other games)
  63.                            - Updated emulation to support latest Laserlok
  64.                              versions (Warrior Kings etc.)
  65.                            - Workaround to address problems with PlexTools
  66.                            - Added 'DVD Region' setting to device parameters
  67.  
  68.  
  69. V3.11  (May,11,2002)       - Fixed bug with BWT images introduced in 3.10
  70.  
  71. V3.10  (May,10,2002)       - CD-TEXT support added
  72.                            - Fixed CD+G support for all images (raw P-W
  73.                              and deinterleaved formats)
  74.                            - Fixed Securom emulation problem in some games
  75.                            - DVD support for DiscJuggler images (*.cdi) added
  76.                            - Driver renamed to stealth.mpd (95/98/ME) or
  77.                              stealth.sys (NT/2000/XP) to avoid blacklisting
  78.                              (eg. in Safedisc V2.60.xx)
  79.                            - Fixed compatibility issues with ZoneAlarm Pro and
  80.                              some other applications
  81.                            - Some minor bugfixes
  82.  
  83. V3.02  (January,19,2002)   - Fixed driver failure on 2000/XP systems with
  84.                              renamed 'ntoskrnl.exe'
  85.                            - Fixed installation problem on some WindowsNT
  86.                              systems with non-default root directory name
  87.                            - Fixed unit locking issue on WindowsNT
  88.                            - Fixed 'Product not installed' problem when calling
  89.                              'daemon.exe' from NT/2000/XP command prompt
  90.                            - Analog audio play stops after any command that
  91.                              reads sectors from virtual CDROM
  92.  
  93. V3.00  (December,18,2001)  - Full DVD support added (large 2048 ISO files are
  94.                              automatically mounted as DVD)
  95.                            - Mounting of Nero (*.nrg) images is allowed if
  96.                              Nero IMAGEDRIVE is installed on system
  97.                              (thanks Ahead for permission)
  98.                            - Added support for MDS format (used by FantomCD)
  99.                              to mount CD/DVD images
  100.                            - Analog audio support for virtual drives added
  101.                            - Added support for ISO images created by Easy CD
  102.                              Creator 5
  103.                            - Name of DAEMON Tools virtual devices is now set to
  104.                              'V386 STEALTH DVD' by default and can be changed
  105.                              by user to prevent 'blacklisting'
  106.                            - Additional optimization of file I/O in Windows 9x
  107.                              systems. 'Disconnect' option in 'V386 STEALTH
  108.                              DVDROM' properties (in Windows Device Manager)
  109.                              can be turned off to activate alternative I/O
  110.                  method
  111.                            - Not supported image formats are automatically
  112.                              mounted as ISO files
  113.                            - Fixed compatibility problems with some games in
  114.                              Windows 2000 (e.g. 'Age Of Sails 2')
  115.                            - Removed 'not signed driver' warning message
  116.                              during DAEMON Tools installation in Windows XP
  117.                            - Fixed blacklisting of DAEMON Tools in latest
  118.                              Securom ('Diablo 2 v1.09c')
  119.                            - The commandline switches '-unmount' and '-mount'
  120.                              can now be used on the same image in one line
  121.                            - Minor fixes
  122.  
  123. V2.88  (September,07,2001) - Added support for Disc Juggler (.CDI) images
  124.                            - Enhancements to prevent 'lockups' on some
  125.                              systems after starting 'Explorer', mounting
  126.                              images or going into standby/hibernation mode
  127.                            - Fixed 'daemon.dll not found' error in MS
  128.                              Terminal Server session
  129.  
  130. V2.80  (August,05,2001)    - Fixed bug that could cause system crash after
  131.                              update from older version with Automount 'ON'
  132.  
  133. V2.79  (August,03,2001)    - Added drive letter to Phantom information
  134.                            - Fixed Windows XP problem with user switching
  135.                            - Fixed daemon.dll bug with CloneCD images
  136.                              containing more than 9 tracks
  137.                            - Fixed Safedisc 2.40.010 blacklist
  138.  
  139. V2.74  (June,08,2001)      - Compatibility fix for 'non-standard' ISO images
  140.                            - Fixed crash with some EasyCD images
  141.                            - Fixed problem where some Video CDs were mounted
  142.                              as Audio CD
  143.                            - Direct support for ISO files created by EasyCD
  144.                              Creator (with empty SYNC, HEADER and ECC fields)
  145.  
  146. V2.70  (May,13,2001)       - Safedisc 2 emulation enhanced
  147.                            - Laserlock emulation enhanced
  148.                            - Video CD issue fixed
  149.                            - Standby/Hibernation Support in Win ME added
  150.                            - Novell Netware Client 32 for Win 9x supported
  151.                            - Local and network located images (Windows 9x) are
  152.                              now remounted before DAEMON Manager starts after
  153.                              reboot
  154.                            - Bug fix for BWT images with DCP flag set
  155.                            - Automatic refresh when number of PHANTOM CDROM
  156.                              drives is changed in Windows 9x/ME
  157.  
  158. V2.60  (March,12,2001)     - New setup engine (based on MS Installer)
  159.                            - Improved driver installation in Windows 9x
  160.                              (without starting Hardware Wizard)
  161.                            - Left-click on tray icon directly opens 'mount menu'
  162.                            - Installation directory now user-selectable
  163.                            - Tray icons now user-selectable
  164.                            - Securom emulation enhanced
  165.                            - Support for Windows XP
  166.                            - PHANTOM device removal in Windows 2000/XP enhanced
  167.                              (Windows warning message is skipped now)
  168.                            - 'Digital signature not found' message during
  169.                              Windows 2000/XP setup is skipped now
  170.                            - Changed daemon.dll to circumvent bug in CeQuadrat
  171.                              CDROM emulator in WinNT/2000/XP (system crash)
  172.  
  173. V2.47b (March,09,2001)     - 'No free resources' problem during Windows 2000 setup
  174.                              fixed
  175.  
  176. V2.47a (January,22,2001)   - Fixed a bug in daemon.sys causing a crash when trying
  177.                              to uninstall under Windows 2000
  178.  
  179. V2.47  (January,16,2001)   - Preliminary Safedisc 2.0 support for non-perfect
  180.                              copies (see info on our Homepage) - emulation of bad
  181.                              sectors and pregap
  182.                            - Laserlok support of non-perfect copies added
  183.                            - Enhanced Securom support
  184.                            - Securom crash problem (especially in Diablo2) on some
  185.                              CDROMs fixed
  186.                            - Support for latest Safedisc 1.0 loader (e.g. used in
  187.                              AoE 2: Conquerors) added
  188.  
  189. V2.41  (October,24,2000)   - Added daemon.dll incorporating all API to control
  190.                              mounting/unmounting, emulation options etc. Now it
  191.                              is possible for 3rd party developers to create their
  192.                              own utilities or even write a full featured GUI
  193.                              frontend for DAEMON Tools. DLL operation can be
  194.                              locked to prevent access by malicious programs
  195.                            - Minor fixes
  196.  
  197. V2.30  (September,29,2000) - BWT image format added (multisession with sub info)
  198.                            - Some additional problems with PSX CDs fixed (XA
  199.                              Audio MODE2 sectors)
  200.                            - Automount option added
  201.                            - Green taskbar icon turns red if all emulations are
  202.                              disabled
  203.  
  204. V2.21  (September,19,2000) - PSX video streaming problem on PHANTOM virtual
  205.                              CDROM drive fixed
  206.                            - Changed Virtual DAEMON SCSI Bus configuration
  207.                              in Windows2000 due to bug in Adaptec ASPI layer
  208.                              (blue screen when number of Phantoms was changed)
  209.  
  210. V2.20  (September,14,2000) - Up to 4 PHANTOM drives supported
  211.                            - All PHANTOM drives can be disabled
  212.                            - New command line options: -unmount, -safedisc and
  213.                              securom
  214.                            - Setup improved for Windows2000 - no reboot required
  215.                            - PnP support for Windows2000 - full support for
  216.                              'Stand By' and 'Hibernation' modes
  217.                            - Some small bugs fixed and enhancements made
  218.  
  219. V2.00  (September,05,2000) - CloneCD image format (.ccd) with full subchannel info
  220.                              supported
  221.                            - ISO image formats 2048/2352 added (auto-recognized)
  222.                            - All Safedisc/Securom and image settings remembered
  223.                              in registry and restored upon reboot
  224.                            - Relative path 'FILE' commands allowed in CUE file
  225.                            - Emulation support for latest Safedisc version
  226.                            - Securom support improved
  227.                            - Mount command line switch introduced
  228.                            - Windows2000 write protection is not disabled anymore
  229.  
  230. V1.50  (August,13,2000)    - Included Virtual CDROM support. Allows mounting of
  231.                              images with CUE-sheet as virtual CDROM drives!
  232.                            - Full support for latest Securom version
  233.  
  234. V1.03a (July,09,2000)      - Emergency bug fix for Win2000 setup! Only setup.exe
  235.                              was changed. It disables memory write protection
  236.                              on Win2000 systems which don't have SoftICE installed.
  237.                              DAEMON Tools will not work without it!
  238.                              Thanks to Jim Schott!
  239.  
  240. V1.03  (July,03,2000)      - Added 'fast dump' feature! If you run the Safedisc
  241.                              protected game and then launch any CD dump software
  242.                              (DiscDump, for example, or Blindread) all bad sectors
  243.                              will be skipped in about 10 seconds - Virtual DAEMON
  244.                              will generate them automatically for the dumping
  245.                              software and dramatically lessen the dumping time,
  246.                              especially on bad CD readers
  247.                            - Added 'autostart' and 'taskbar icon' options
  248.                     - Added Setup Support for Win 95B and above
  249.  
  250. V1.00  (June,15,2000)      - The first official release with Safedisc and Securom
  251.                              support. 'DAEMON Tools' is further development of
  252.                              Generic Safedisc Emulator, but now it runs in global
  253.                              mode as SCSI miniport driver!
  254.  
  255.  
  256.  
  257. History of Generic Safedisc Emulator releases:
  258.  
  259. V5.2   (April,09,2000)     - Interactive dialog added asking user to specify the
  260.                              target application in case it was incorrectly
  261.                              specified!  You may select shortcut files too.
  262.                              Shortcuts may be automatically updated with path
  263.                              to emulator
  264.                            - Safedisc emulation optimized - all C-Dilla checks
  265.                              for bad sectors are skipped (simulated) - no physical
  266.                              access to CDROM, faster loading
  267.                            - Rayman2 fixed - earlier versions worked only if
  268.                              rayman2.exe was specified on the command line, but
  269.                              not Ubisetup.exe
  270.  
  271. V5.1   (March,20,2000)     - Full Windows 2000 support for latest C-Dilla loader -
  272.                              it uses additional API functions in W2K
  273.                            - 'Might and Magic VII' support fixed.
  274.                            - Startup code corrected to allow running 'safedisc'
  275.                              without specifying '.exe' extension (thanks go to
  276.                              Antranig Basman)
  277.  
  278. V5.0   (March,09,2000)     - Yes, new major version indeed! Almost all code has
  279.                              been rewritten to comply with new ideology
  280.                            - Emulation is now supported on processes that were
  281.                              spawned by the target application
  282.                            - HalfLife Opposing Force was a big pain in the ass -
  283.                              now it runs from backup like hell...;-)
  284.  
  285. V4.1   (March,06,2000)     - Universal support for new C-Dilla (Age Of Empires,
  286.                              Unreal Tournament etc.)
  287.  
  288. V4.0   (March,03,2000)     - The first official release after many "internal"
  289.                              versions
  290.