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Cant open DDU in Safe Mode
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:25 am
by julianmartin
i downloaded DDU and dragged it top my desktop and when i clock on it in safe mode it says file cannot be accessed by the system
Re: Cant open DDU in Safe Mode
Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2020 10:39 am
by Wagnard
julianmartin wrote: ↑Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:25 am
i downloaded DDU and dragged it top my desktop and when i clock on it in safe mode it says file cannot be accessed by the system
I suspect that your folders permissions may be broken.
For a workaround, check that the DDU folder (and its subfolder ) have the "SYSTEM" permission with full control.
This is should usually be the case on a healthy system.
Re: Cant open DDU in Safe Mode
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 3:59 am
by 0LDMANPWNR
Hi I am having this same problem.
I've checked my permissions and SYSTEM has full control
I've opened it outside of safe mode just to be sure it opened and it did. But in safe mode it says file cannot be accessed by the system.
Re: Cant open DDU in Safe Mode
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 5:33 am
by Wagnard
0LDMANPWNR wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 3:59 am
Hi I am having this same problem.
I've checked my permissions and SYSTEM has full control
I've opened it outside of safe mode just to be sure it opened and it did. But in safe mode it says file cannot be accessed by the system.
Hi,
Do you know what file it can't access. Is there a DDU log created when you attempt to open it?
If not, check if there is an error generated in the windows event viewer (under application)
Re: Cant open DDU in Safe Mode
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 3:44 am
by 0LDMANPWNR
It seems an entry log was made but I have to be honest I'm only following step by step instructions. Something is causing my computer to crash after I've just installed a new gpu so that's why I'm using this. As for what it does and what stuff means I have no idea how to read this log haha
Re: Cant open DDU in Safe Mode
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 3:48 am
by 0LDMANPWNR
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<DisplayDriverUninstaller Version="18.0.2.5">
-<LogEntries>
-<Event>
<Time>6/2/2020 12:28:23 AM</Time>
<Message>The following paths are detected.</Message>
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<Key>[Found] AppExeFile</Key>
<Value>C:\Users\barba\OneDrive\Desktop\DDU v18.0.2.5\Display Driver Uninstaller.exe</Value>
</KvP>
-<KvP>
<Key>[Found] AppBase</Key>
<Value>C:\Users\barba\OneDrive\Desktop\DDU v18.0.2.5\</Value>
</KvP>
-<KvP>
<Key>[Found] Settings</Key>
<Value>C:\Users\barba\OneDrive\Desktop\DDU v18.0.2.5\Settings\</Value>
</KvP>
-<KvP>
<Key>[Found] Logs</Key>
<Value>C:\Users\barba\OneDrive\Desktop\DDU v18.0.2.5\DDU Logs\</Value>
</KvP>
-<KvP>
<Key>[Found] Language</Key>
<Value>C:\Users\barba\OneDrive\Desktop\DDU v18.0.2.5\Settings\Languages\</Value>
</KvP>
<KvP/>
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<Key>[Found] ProgramFiles</Key>
<Value>C:\Program Files\</Value>
</KvP>
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<Key>[Found] ProgramFilesx86</Key>
<Value>C:\Program Files (x86)\</Value>
</KvP>
<KvP/>
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<Key>[Found] Roaming</Key>
<Value>C:\ProgramData\</Value>
</KvP>
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<Key>[Not found] AppBaseRoaming</Key>
<Value>C:\ProgramData\DisplayDriverUninstaller\</Value>
</KvP>
<KvP/>
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<Key>[Found] SystemDrive</Key>
<Value>C:\</Value>
</KvP>
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<Key>[Found] WinDir</Key>
<Value>C:\WINDOWS\</Value>
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<Key>[Found] UserPath</Key>
<Value>C:\Users\</Value>
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<Key>[Found] System32</Key>
<Value>C:\WINDOWS\system32\</Value>
</KvP>
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<Key>[Found] SysWOW64</Key>
<Value>C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\</Value>
</KvP>
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<Time>6/2/2020 12:28:32 AM</Time>
<Message>System Information</Message>
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<Key>DDU Version</Key>
<Value>18.0.2.5</Value>
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<Key>OS</Key>
<Value>Windows 10</Value>
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<Key>Architecture</Key>
<Value>x64</Value>
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<Key>UserRights</Key>
<Value>Admin</Value>
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<Key>Arguments</Key>
<Value><empty></Value>
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<Key>GPU #0000</Key>
<Value>NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER</Value>
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<Key>GPU DeviceID</Key>
<Value>pci\ven_10de&dev_1f06</Value>
</KvP>
-<KvP>
<Key>Vbios</Key>
<Value>Version90 06.44.40.02</Value>
</KvP>
-<KvP>
<Key>Detected Driver(s) Version(s)</Key>
<Value>26.21.14.4614</Value>
</KvP>
-<KvP>
<Key>INF name</Key>
<Value>oem42.inf</Value>
</KvP>
-<KvP>
<Key>INF section</Key>
<Value>Section001</Value>
</KvP>
<KvP/>
</Values>
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<Time>6/2/2020 12:28:32 AM</Time>
<Message>We are not in Safe Mode</Message>
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<Time>6/2/2020 12:28:32 AM</Time>
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<Time>6/2/2020 12:28:37 AM</Time>
<Message>Trying to impersonate the SYSTEM account...</Message>
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-<Event>
<Time>6/2/2020 12:28:37 AM</Time>
<Message>SYSTEM account impersonalisation successful with process: NVDisplay.Container</Message>
</Event>
-<Event>
<Time>6/2/2020 12:28:37 AM</Time>
<Message>Reverting the Impersonalisation is successful !</Message>
</Event>
-<Event>
<Time>6/2/2020 12:29:20 AM</Time>
<Message>>> Successfully saved log to file!</Message>
</Event>
</LogEntries>
</DisplayDriverUninstaller>
Re: Cant open DDU in Safe Mode
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 7:37 am
by Wagnard
This is the log that was created when you were not in safe mode. It is more the one that get created (if any) when you are in safe mode.
In worse case, DDU can still be run in nornal mode too. It is just it may not be able to remove completely everything
Re: Cant open DDU in Safe Mode
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 4:53 pm
by 0LDMANPWNR
Wagnard wrote: ↑Tue Jun 02, 2020 7:37 am
This is the log that was created when you were not in safe mode. It is more the one that get created (if any) when you are in safe mode.
In worse case, DDU can still be run in nornal mode too. It is just it may not be able to remove completely everything
Hmm then noting got made from when I was in safe mode.
I'll try it not in safe mode and see what happens
Re: Cant open DDU in Safe Mode
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 3:34 am
by VincentiusOne
It's probably because of OneDrive. if you extract DDU on your Desktop and your Desktop is being synchronized to OneDrive something goes wrong to the Permissions. (I can't tell what exactly) Go and extract DDU in a folder that isn't being synchronized to OneDrive and it should work in Safe Mode after that
Re: Cant open DDU in Safe Mode
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2023 2:21 pm
by BiggEase
Awesome! 2 yrs later you solved my mystery.
Was going insane trying to figure out why I could no longer access DDU.