Football Manager 2006 v6.0.3 - I've found a fix?
 

Hello there, I think I've found a fix for football manager with 6.0.3 patch and maybe older patches.
Football manager use SafeDisc driver installed on your computer. I think if we disable the access to safedisc driver, the game maybe will start.
The key is located in the registry under:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Secdrv

Right click on folder and deny all to access this services.

Maybe this is a solution but I didnt test it yet. :confused:

Sounds too simple for me... :)

Uhm...
It works fine for me!! :eek:
I've tried just now and FM works, with 6.0.3 patch.
I didn't deny access to secdrv service, I've simply edited the "Start" value in secdrv folder in the registry, setting to a value of "4" (this means disable).
Maybe the simpliest way isn't considered? :P

Still, too simple! Expect this little hole to be fixed in the next version of the game/copy protection... :(

Yes...too simple fix :(
anyway we need to set value to "0" and not to "4" because when disabling safedisc engine we have some problems with the game.
Anyway, settings to 0, game will work and OS didnt hang with BSOD.

F**K 54f3d1sk!

Didn't work for me. Do you need to restart or anything?

I prefer f**k starforce

Does nothing ;)
Value set to 0 & nothing launches whatsoever.
Value set to 4 & it just asks for the CD.

-Leezer-

set to 0 and use a program like "prot.stop" or something which can hide the virtual unit. Without this registry trick, my computer won't boot.

I can post a screenshot if you don't trust me :D

I'm perfectly well aware of how to use Pr0t.St0p, and that does nothing either ;)

Just FYI, this is a Nforce mainboard, & FM2006 runs properly with only a mounted full image anyway.

Some systems are different, and funny things can happen, but it doesn't work here.

-Leezer-

Oh yes that's true, nForce mobo's has trouble with *legally copied* FM 06 :P
Anyway mine is a HP laptop series zd8000 and works fine.

mine is a nforce board and i always have to use safedisk hide to play fm 2006...however it does work from a disc that i had burnt off everytime using the safedisk profile in alcohol when burning.

btw while we are on the subject of fm2006...is there a full update to the game yet? (3rd party made) as my game is well out of date and sites like sortitoutsi.net are either slow or confusing as hell to use.

also doesn't work here with prot.stop

did you change any of the compatibility settings, etc?

Thats a point. I'll try it in Win2k mode tomorrow- I know that was doing funny things to the protection, but was fixed in 6.0.2 iirc.

-Leezer-

No i changed nothing, only the setting in the reg. For mine game works well, I have fm 06 with the latest 6.0.3 patch.
I mount an image with daemon tools and I use prot.stop to hide the virtual unit.
That's all I do before playing.