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security software scanning / sweep times... RJK 09-26-2006
Posted by RJK on September 26, 2006, 5:53 pm
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...are LUDICROUS in Safe Mode i.e. ...no chipset bus-master drivers / UDMA
in use or, IDE data speeds probably at 33mhz ...or whatever provides decent
performance when using Windows in Normal Mode.

...so, how could one boot up mostly in Safe Mode but, wiithout crippled hd
IDE electronics in order to run Ewido / Adaware / multi-av / AVG sweeps etc
???

...regards, Richard



Posted by David H. Lipman on September 26, 2006, 6:10 pm
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| ...are LUDICROUS in Safe Mode i.e. ...no chipset bus-master drivers / UDMA
| in use or, IDE data speeds probably at 33mhz ...or whatever provides decent
| performance when using Windows in Normal Mode.
|
| ...so, how could one boot up mostly in Safe Mode but, wiithout crippled hd
| IDE electronics in order to run Ewido / Adaware / multi-av / AVG sweeps etc
| ???
|
| ...regards, Richard
|

You have to deal with the slower speeds with Win32 GUI based utilities.

However, the Kaspersky, Sophos and McAfee command line scanners can be used
within the
Microsoft Recovery Console because they are either DOS or Win32 command line
utilities.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm



Posted by RJK on September 26, 2006, 6:51 pm
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Thanks, ...perhaps I should rephrase (...because multi-av is going at full
speed as a console application in Windows Normal Mode).

Sweeps with various security software apps. are much faster when run in
Windows Normal Mode because my "SIS 5513 IDE UDMA Controller" driver is in
use. That driver is not loaded up when booting to Safe Mode. A common
requirement of security / a/v scanning software, for various reasons and
particularly for infected systems, seems to be, "run it in Safe Mode."

Is is possible to get the best of both worlds ? :-)
i.e. Safe Mode but, with UDMA driver loaded up ?
...where is it that I can prod [Y] and [N] to all that's normally loaded
at boot-up ...or was that Windows 95 ? :-)

regards, Richard


>
> | ...are LUDICROUS in Safe Mode i.e. ...no chipset bus-master drivers /
> UDMA
> | in use or, IDE data speeds probably at 33mhz ...or whatever provides
> decent
> | performance when using Windows in Normal Mode.
> |
> | ...so, how could one boot up mostly in Safe Mode but, wiithout crippled
> hd
> | IDE electronics in order to run Ewido / Adaware / multi-av / AVG sweeps
> etc
> | ???
> |
> | ...regards, Richard
> |
>
> You have to deal with the slower speeds with Win32 GUI based utilities.
>
> However, the Kaspersky, Sophos and McAfee command line scanners can be
> used within the
> Microsoft Recovery Console because they are either DOS or Win32 command
> line utilities.
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm
>
>



Posted by David H. Lipman on September 26, 2006, 7:22 pm
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| Thanks, ...perhaps I should rephrase (...because multi-av is going at full
| speed as a console application in Windows Normal Mode).
|
| Sweeps with various security software apps. are much faster when run in
| Windows Normal Mode because my "SIS 5513 IDE UDMA Controller" driver is in
| use. That driver is not loaded up when booting to Safe Mode. A common
| requirement of security / a/v scanning software, for various reasons and
| particularly for infected systems, seems to be, "run it in Safe Mode."
|
| Is is possible to get the best of both worlds ? :-)
| i.e. Safe Mode but, with UDMA driver loaded up ?
| ...where is it that I can prod [Y] and [N] to all that's normally loaded
| at boot-up ...or was that Windows 95 ? :-)
|


No. Safe Mode is a limited version of the OS for a reason.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
http://www.ik-cs.com/got-a-virus.htm



Posted by Kerry Brown on September 26, 2006, 7:55 pm
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RJK wrote:
> Thanks, ...perhaps I should rephrase (...because multi-av is going
> at full speed as a console application in Windows Normal Mode).
>
> Sweeps with various security software apps. are much faster when run
> in Windows Normal Mode because my "SIS 5513 IDE UDMA Controller"
> driver is in use. That driver is not loaded up when booting to Safe
> Mode. A common requirement of security / a/v scanning software, for
> various reasons and particularly for infected systems, seems to be,
> "run it in Safe Mode."
> Is is possible to get the best of both worlds ? :-)
> i.e. Safe Mode but, with UDMA driver loaded up ?
> ...where is it that I can prod [Y] and [N] to all that's normally
> loaded at boot-up ...or was that Windows 95 ? :-)
>

You could create a WinPE or BartPE boot disk with the appropriate drivers.
Google for BartPE.

--
Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca



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