List of Hardlock Driver Versions Since V3.25 (June 2003)
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This device driver installer supports the Win32 and Windows x64 platforms.
This readme file contains information on installing Hardlock drivers
on Windows operating systems, and lists Device Driver features,
improvements, bug fixes, and other relevant information.
INSTALLING HARDLOCK DRIVERS
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To use Hardlock under Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP/2003/XP x64/2003 x64, you must first install
the support drivers.
HLDINST.EXE is a command shell utility that can be used to install
and uninstall the Hardlock drivers. The installation utility only updates the
driver files if they contain an older driver version.
To install Hardlock drivers using HLDINST.EXE, the haspds_windows.dll must be
available in the same directory as the installer.
The driver files are included in the install program itself, so
there is no need to separately distribute the driver files.
Use the following command to install the drivers:
HLDINST -install
HLDINST takes the driver files from the image and copies the
files to the appropriate system directories before launching the Hardlock
service. You can execute protected programs once the drivers are installed and running.
To remove the Hardlock service from your system, use the following command:
HLDINST -remove
Note: No application using the Hardlock driver should be running at this time.
The HLDINST stops the Hardlock service, and removes the registry entries belonging
to the Hardlock driver.
Important Notes
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When upgrading the driver, make sure no service is using the
driver. Although the installer is able to terminate running
applications, it cannot terminate running services. Therefore, if
the HL-Server is running as a service, you have to stop the service before
upgrading the driver.
The list below includes new Hardlock Device Driver features, improvements,
bug fixes, and other relevant information.
It is arranged in descending chronological order.
V4.99.5.20 (October 2005)
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Problems Solved
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TD# 820: Sporadic installer failures returned the following error message:
"Failed to start Aladdin Device Driver. Failed to start a service in the Service
Control Manager Database"
TD #2330: Driver installation failed when run directly from an installation CD.
TD# 2337: PC Card drivers failed to update on Windows Server 2003.
TD# 2366: PC Card drivers failed to update or install on Windows 2000.
TD #2224: DataHASP protected applications cannot open encrypted data if Symantec
AntiVirus Corporate addition version 10.0.1.1000 (Scan engine version 51.1.0.15) is installed and running.
-av and -noav switches have been added to workaround this issue:
To install use hldinst.exe -i -av. To uninstall use hldinst.exe -r -noav.
Version 4.98 (September 2005)
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New Features
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Enhanced to support Windows x64 operation systems.
Known Issues
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TD#2224: Protected Programs with either the Cappuccino's overlay support or data file protection enabled,
cannot open encrypted data when Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition version 10.0.1.1000
(Scan engine version 51.1.0.15) runs in the background. This pertains to the Windows 32-bit
platform.
Workaround - Download and install the following file from Aladdin's FTP site
ftp://ftp.ealaddin.com/pub/hasp/support/kb_files/SAV_10.zip
All items listed below pertain to Windows 64-bit platforms.
Data files cannot be protected using the Cappuccino program.
No overlay support for applications protected with the Cappuccino program.
No support for Hardlock PCMCIA.
Problems Solved
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All items listed below pertain to Windows 32-bit platforms.
TD#2063: Blue screen displays when using 64-bit Hardware on Windows XP SP2 (32Bit) with
McAfee 8.0 Enterprise running in the background.
TD#2052: When the size of the aksdrvsetup.log file was too big, the driver installer
suspended.
TD#1994: Redundant copy of aksusb.sys created in the %windows%\system32\setup\aladdin directory.
TD#1968: Java programs converted to executables with exe4j once protected with Cappuccino could not
run with recent Hardlock drivers.
TD#1928: Data encryption/decryption failed on Windows Server 2003 SP1 with McAfee Anti Virus v8
installed.
TD#1925: Message "Can not install automatic data protection" displayed when application was restarted
immediately after termination.
TD#1833: Data protection error - "Unknown error" - displayed on Windows Server 2003.
Version 4.97 (June 2005)
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New Features
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Win32 XP SP2 support on x64 systems.
Problems Solved
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TD#1607: Data files cannot be protected when AVG 7.0 Anti Virus is installed.
TD#1708: Driver crashes when running encrypted data files for protected programs on
Win x64 or Sempron machines with Win XP SP2 installed.
TD#1842: When running encryted data files for protected programs, the program sometimes suspends when
key is unplugged.
TD#1856: Protected programs with encrypted data files crash due to a threading error.
TD#1796: Protected programs with encrypted data files do not work with McAfee Enterprise 8.0 when the
overrun McAfee protection buffer is enabled.
TD#1047: Incorrect termination message when installing on Win 2000 platforms.
TD#1756: Cannot install drivers when another running windows setup is detected.
TD#1870: Reboot request even no update performed on Win9x platforms.
TD#2079: 16 Bit protected applications failed to run on Windows 2003 SP1 using driver version 4.97
TD#1620: Driver Installation on x64 machines running Windows XP SP2 leads to API error: 0x160000.
TD#2049: Installer displays wrong version number of aksusb.sys.
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V3.25
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Problems Solved
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Fixed a rare instance of a HL_CODE call returning error 7 - despite the
presence of an USB key.
Trademarks
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Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. (c) 1985 - 2005. All rights reserved.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.