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Is there an easy way to switch to offline activation?


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There have been a few times where my computer has seemed to freeze up for a bit, because DrivePool couldn't verify its activation, either because of getting onto the network slowly after a reboot, or because FIOS had an outage for a few hours.

 

I'm thinking maybe it would be better to be offline activated so that full DrivePool functionality is there even for the rare times when internet access isn't.  Is there an easy way to switch it?

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Once you've activated, that should be it. The only time we check again, is if the hardware has significantly changed.

 

If you're having issues with the system freezing up periodically, then it's not due to activation, and is something else.

 

Do you have antivirus installed on the system?

And could you do this: http://wiki.covecube.com/StableBit_DrivePool_Q2159701

 

Additionally, could you enable logging and see if you can reproduce this issue?

DrivePool 1.X: http://wiki.covecube.com/StableBit_DrivePool_Log_Collection

DrivePool 2.X: http://wiki.covecube.com/StableBit_DrivePool_2.x_Log_Collection

 

Also, could you check the Event Viewer (run "eventvwr.msc") and check the "System" section for disk, ntfs or controller errors? If you're seeing these, it could indicate a hardware problem.

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Running malwarebytes and MSSE.

 

fltmc output:

 

Filter Name                     Num Instances    Altitude    Frame
------------------------------  -------------  ------------  -----
mbamchameleon                          20       400900         0
MBAMProtector                          20       328800         0
MpFilter                               20       328000         0
luafv                                   1       135000         0
FileInfo                               20        45000         0

 

The freezing doesn't happen often, I think twice in the past year.  But I remember it asking to re-activate after the last time it happened, and a lot of apps are unresponsive right after startup until the network system tray icon shows there is internet access (which usually happens quickly enough to not be noticeable, but once in awhile takes a minute or so after login instead).  Sometimes this includes Windows Explorer.  More consistently, if I start task manager, clicking the "Show processes for all users" button won't complete until internet access is there.

 

I don't see any disk, ntfs, or controller errors in the log right now.

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