DAEMON Tools V3.01 - New generation of CD-Protection emulation.
(C)2000-2001 VeNoM386 & SwENSkE

Check our homepage at

http://www.daemon-tools.com

for all informations and new versions!


Development/Programming      -  Andrew Naiden (VeNoM386)
Support/Distribution/Webpage -  Swen Wittich  (SwENSkE)


eMail: support@daemon-tools.com


DAEMON Tools History:
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V3.01  (January,03,2002)   - Internal beta

V3.00  (December,18,2001)  - Full DVD support added (large 2048 ISO files are
                             automatically mounted as DVD)
                           - Mounting of Nero (*.nrg) images is allowed if
                             Nero IMAGEDRIVE is installed on system
                             (thanks Ahead for permission)
                           - Added support for MDS format (used by FantomCD)
                             to mount CD/DVD images
                           - Analog audio support for virtual drives added
                           - Added support for ISO images created by Easy CD
                             Creator 5
                           - Name of DAEMON Tools virtual devices is now set to
                             'V386 STEALTH DVD' by default and can be changed
                             by user to prevent 'blacklisting'
                           - Additional optimization of file I/O in Windows 9x
                             systems. 'Disconnect' option in 'V386 STEALTH
                             DVDROM' properties (in Windows Device Manager)
                             can be turned off to activate alternative I/O
			     method
                           - Not supported image formats are automatically
                             mounted as ISO files
                           - Fixed compatibility problems with some games in
                             Windows 2000 (e.g. 'Age Of Sails 2')
                           - Removed 'not signed driver' warning message
                             during DAEMON Tools installation in Windows XP
                           - Fixed blacklisting of DAEMON Tools in latest
                             Securom ('Diablo 2 v1.09c')
                           - The commandline switches '-unmount' and '-mount'
                             can now be used on the same image in one line
                           - Minor fixes

V2.99  (December,13,2001)  - Internal beta

V2.98  (November,30,2001)  - Internal beta

V2.97  (November,20,2001)  - Internal beta

V2.96  (November,04,2001)  - Internal beta

V2.95  (November,02,2001)  - Internal beta

V2.94  (October,23,2001)   - Internal beta

V2.93  (October,21,2001)   - Internal beta

V2.92  (October,13,2001)   - Internal beta

V2.91  (October,08,2001)   - Internal beta

V2.90  (October,03,2001)   - Internal beta

V2.89  (September,29,2001) - Internal beta

V2.88  (September,07,2001) - Added support for Disc Juggler (.CDI) images
                           - Enhancements to prevent 'lockups' on some
                             systems after starting 'Explorer', mounting
                             images or going into standby/hibernation mode
                           - Fixed 'daemon.dll not found' error in MS
                             Terminal Server session

V2.87  (September,05,2001) - Internal beta

V2.86  (September,03,2001) - Internal beta

V2.85  (August,29,2001)    - Internal beta

V2.84  (August,26,2001)    - Internal beta

V2.83  (August,17,2001)    - Internal beta

V2.82  (August,15,2001)    - Internal beta

V2.80  (August,05,2001)    - Fixed bug that could cause system crash after
                             update from older version with Automount 'ON'

V2.79  (August,03,2001)    - Added drive letter to Phantom information
                           - Fixed Windows XP problem with user switching
                           - Fixed daemon.dll bug with CloneCD images
                             containing more than 9 tracks
                           - Fixed Safedisc 2.40.010 blacklist

V2.78  (August,01,2001)    - Internal beta

V2.77  (July,29,2001)      - Internal beta

V2.76  (July,25,2001)      - Internal beta

V2.75  (July,23,2001)      - Internal beta

V2.74  (June,08,2001)      - Compatibility fix for 'non-standard' ISO images
                           - Fixed crash with some EasyCD images
                           - Fixed problem where some Video CDs were mounted
                             as Audio CD
                           - Direct support for ISO files created by EasyCD
                             Creator (with empty SYNC, HEADER and ECC fields)

V2.73  (May,29,2001)       - Internal beta

V2.72  (May,28,2001)       - Internal beta

V2.71  (May,27,2001)       - Internal beta

V2.70  (May,13,2001)       - Safedisc 2 emulation enhanced
                           - Laserlock emulation enhanced
                           - Video CD issue fixed
                           - Standby/Hibernation Support in Win ME added
                           - Novell Netware Client 32 for Win 9x supported
                           - Local and network located images (Windows 9x) are
                             now remounted before DAEMON Manager starts after
                             reboot
                           - Bug fix for BWT images with DCP flag set
                           - Automatic refresh when number of PHANTOM CDROM
                             drives is changed in Windows 9x/ME

V2.66  (May,09,2001)       - Internal beta

V2.63  (May,07,2001)       - Internal beta

V2.62  (May,05,2001)       - Internal beta

V2.61  (April,04,2001)     - Internal beta

V2.60  (March,12,2001)     - New setup engine (based on MS Installer)
                           - Improved driver installation in Windows 9x
                             (without starting Hardware Wizard)
                           - Left-click on tray icon directly opens 'mount menu'
                           - Installation directory now user-selectable
                           - Tray icons now user-selectable
                           - Securom emulation enhanced
                           - Support for Windows XP
                           - PHANTOM device removal in Windows 2000/XP enhanced
                             (Windows warning message is skipped now)
                           - 'Digital signature not found' message during
                             Windows 2000/XP setup is skipped now
                           - Changed daemon.dll to circumvent bug in CeQuadrat
                             CDROM emulator in WinNT/2000/XP (system crash)

V2.53  (March,09,2001)     - Internal beta

V2.52  (February,24,2001)  - Internal beta

V2.51  (February,23,2001)  - Internal beta

V2.47b (March,09,2001)     - 'No free resources' problem during Windows 2000 setup
                             fixed

V2.47a (January,22,2001)   - Fixed a bug in daemon.sys causing a crash when trying
                             to uninstall under Windows 2000

V2.47  (January,16,2001)   - Preliminary Safedisc 2.0 support for non-perfect
                             copies (see info on our Homepage) - emulation of bad
                             sectors and pregap
                           - Laserlok support of non-perfect copies added
                           - Enhanced Securom support
                           - Securom crash problem (especially in Diablo2) on some
                             CDROMs fixed
                           - Support for latest Safedisc 1.0 loader (e.g. used in
                             AoE 2: Conquerors) added

V2.46  (January,14,2001)   - Internal Beta

V2.45  (January,11,2001)   - Internal Beta

V2.43  (January,04,2001)   - Internal Beta

V2.41  (October,24,2000)   - Added daemon.dll incorporating all API to control
                             mounting/unmounting, emulation options etc. Now it
                             is possible for 3rd party developers to create their
                             own utilities or even write a full featured GUI
                             frontend for DAEMON Tools. DLL operation can be
                             locked to prevent access by malicious programs
                           - Minor fixes

V2.40  (October,17,2000)   - Internal Beta

V2.30  (September,29,2000) - BWT image format added (multisession with sub info)
                           - Some additional problems with PSX CDs fixed (XA
                             Audio MODE2 sectors)
                           - Automount option added
                           - Green taskbar icon turns red if all emulations are
                             disabled

V2.21  (September,19,2000) - PSX video streaming problem on PHANTOM virtual
                             CDROM drive fixed
                           - Changed Virtual DAEMON SCSI Bus configuration
                             in Windows2000 due to bug in Adaptec ASPI layer
                             (blue screen when number of Phantoms was changed)

V2.20  (September,14,2000) - Up to 4 PHANTOM drives supported
                           - All PHANTOM drives can be disabled
                           - New command line options: -unmount, -safedisc and
                             securom
                           - Setup improved for Windows2000 - no reboot required
                           - PnP support for Windows2000 - full support for
                             'Stand By' and 'Hibernation' modes
                           - Some small bugs fixed and enhancements made

V2.11  (September,12,2000) - Internal Beta

V2.10  (September,10,2000) - Internal Beta

V2.00  (September,05,2000) - CloneCD image format (.ccd) with full subchannel info
                             supported
                           - ISO image formats 2048/2352 added (auto-recognized)
                           - All Safedisc/Securom and image settings remembered
                             in registry and restored upon reboot
                           - Relative path 'FILE' commands allowed in CUE file
                           - Emulation support for latest Safedisc version
                           - Securom support improved
                           - Mount command line switch introduced
                           - Windows2000 write protection is not disabled anymore

V1.80  (September,03,2000) - Internal Beta

V1.70  (September,01,2000) - Internal Beta

V1.60  (August,25,2000)    - Internal Beta

V1.50  (August,13,2000)    - Included Virtual CDROM support. Allows mounting of
                             images with CUE-sheet as virtual CDROM drives!
                           - Full support for latest Securom version

V1.10  (August,09,2000)    - Internal beta

V1.04  (July,28,2000)      - Internal beta

V1.03a (July,09,2000)      - Emergency bug fix for Win2000 setup! Only setup.exe
                             was changed. It disables memory write protection
                             on Win2000 systems which don't have SoftICE installed.
                             DAEMON Tools will not work without it!
                             Thanks to Jim Schott!

V1.03  (July,03,2000)      - Added 'fast dump' feature! If you run the Safedisc
                             protected game and then launch any CD dump software
                             (DiscDump, for example, or Blindread) all bad sectors
                             will be skipped in about 10 seconds - Virtual DAEMON
                             will generate them automatically for the dumping
                             software and dramatically lessen the dumping time,
                             especially on bad CD readers. This feature also
                             allows to create perfect copies from 1:1 copies
                             that contain no 'errors'. Refer to our homepage for
                             details
                           - Added 'autostart' and 'taskbar icon' options
 		           - Added Setup Support for Win 95B and above

V1.00  (June,15,2000)      - The first official release with Safedisc and Securom
                             support. 'DAEMON Tools' is further development of
                             Generic Safedisc Emulator, but now it runs in global
                             mode as SCSI miniport driver!



History of Generic Safedisc Emulator releases:

V5.2   (April,09,2000)     - Interactive dialog added asking user to specify the
                             target application in case it was incorrectly
                             specified!  You may select shortcut files too.
                             Shortcuts may be automatically updated with path
                             to emulator
                           - Safedisc emulation optimized - all C-Dilla checks
                             for bad sectors are skipped (simulated) - no physical
                             access to CDROM, faster loading
                           - Rayman2 fixed - earlier versions worked only if
                             rayman2.exe was specified on the command line, but
                             not Ubisetup.exe

V5.1   (March,20,2000)     - Full Windows 2000 support for latest C-Dilla loader -
                             it uses additional API functions in W2K
                           - 'Might and Magic VII' support fixed.
                           - Startup code corrected to allow running 'safedisc'
                             without specifying '.exe' extension (thanks go to
                             Antranig Basman)

V5.0   (March,09,2000)     - Yes, new major version indeed! Almost all code has
                             been rewritten to comply with new ideology
                           - Emulation is now supported on processes that were
                             spawned by the target application
                           - HalfLife Opposing Force was a big pain in the ass -
                             now it runs from backup like hell...;-)

V4.1   (March,06,2000)     - Universal support for new C-Dilla (Age Of Empires,
                             Unreal Tournament etc.)

V4.0   (March,03,2000)     - The first official release after many "internal"
                             versions
