[solved] What is VTRoot, and how to disable it?

[76561193857876471]

Okay, so I have an old CD copy of Divinity II: Ego Draconis. I know at this point someone is going to say "go to the game forum", but hear me out. I run the installer, I pick the install folder (in Program Files), and the game starts installing. When it finishes, I try to launch it, but it says it can't run the executable file. So I try to go to the game folder to set compatibility options, except... it doesn't exist. What's even weirder is that Divinity II doesn't appear in the list of installed programs.

So I try to reinstall, and when I choose the install folder it asks me if I'm sure I want to install there, because the folder already exists. So I pick a different folder, this time directly under the C drive. The install goes along normally, I can watch the free space on my harddrive getting smaller, but there is no folder for Divinity II under the C drive.

Finally, I remember I have Windows set to not show hidden folders, so I turn this option on, and beneath my C drive is a folder called "VTRoot". It has its own Program Files folder, its own Windows folder, and two folders for Divinity II: Ego Draconis; one directly under the C drive, one in Program Files.

So what is this VTRoot? How do I get rid of it? And why is Divinity II trying to install to it?

[76561193857876471]

Yeah, that's my antivirus. Nice of it to ask before sandboxing my installation. Thanks Rockon, you're a lifesaver.

[mantisse_fr]

I had a technical issue using Symfony framework as Comodo Internet Security created that VTRoot folder which seems to be an unexecutable links copy of partitions.

I changed for another antivirus and everything's fine now.

Don't forget that with free antivirus you need a free firewall too.

Bye now.

[Karieson]

so i uninstall comodo and thats it ?

[Troughy]

Open the comodo, click on the settings, then click on the Containment, then click on the Auto-containment, then at the top, uncheck the enable auto-containment.

[Troughy]

Originally posted by XD:

so i uninstall comodo and thats it ?

Read my comment.

[MyLastSong18]

You actually don't have to disable auto-containment with Comodo. Just click Tasks, then Containment Tasks, then click on Reset the Container and it will delete the VTRoot folder. Or you could just manually delete it

[☠︎G.I.R.ex.Doom☠]

Originally posted by MyLastSong18:

You actually don't have to disable auto-containment with Comodo. Just click Tasks, then Containment Tasks, then click on Reset the Container and it will delete the VTRoot folder. Or you could just manually delete it

My VTRoot was over 20gigs. I just told comodo to reset the container and it crashed my file system, can't even load windows anymore, it's asking for a system disk.

[ṼṏẌṏḭḊ]

I wouldn't recommend disabling auto-containment. Open Comodo, select "Unblock Applications", find your installer and unblock it.

You can tell which apps Comodo loads virtually because the windows will be surrounded by a green outline. If you see the green outline, close the app and then go to Comodo and unblock it.

[Dr. Strange]

Originally posted by Voxoid:

I wouldn't recommend disabling auto-containment. Open Comodo, select "Unblock Applications", find your installer and unblock it.

You can tell which apps Comodo loads virtually because the windows will be surrounded by a green outline. If you see the green outline, close the app and then go to Comodo and unblock it.

Thanks so much for the information. This did the trick. I have used Comodo for a long time. I knew about unblocking programs, but didn't know that the green frame indicated containment. Very useful info!