Hello,
I am having issues with an older HASP4 Parallel port key being used with a software called Biorad Microplate Manager 5.2.
Initially, the computer with the protected software started rebooting due to Windows Updates failures back in March.
I have just got around to reformatting the PC, and I'm experiencing the same issues after the reformat and reinstalling the software.
I narrowed down the issue to a driver called C:\windows\system32\drivers\haspnt.sys (version 4.30.1.1).
If I disable this driver (renaming it and removing the reference from the registry) the computer boots fine and the reboot issues go away.
That's great, but we still require the software which will not work as the application can no longer find the HASP key, as the driver "haspnt.sys" has been disabled.
After reading numerous forums, it seems that many others have experience this issue at around the same time on various versions of Windows.
I have also tried disabling the haspnt.sys, and hardlock.sys, rebooting and installing the latest Sentinel Runtime 7.81(which clams to have resolved a HASP4 issue in the readme), but I'm still having the same issues.
Currently with 7.81 installed, and haspnt.sys and hardlock.sys disabled, I am getting a "HASP Key for Microplate Manager not found (15)" error.
Please let me know if you need any additional info, and if you have any suggestions.
Thank You ,
-Mark