I was looking around on codemasters fourm and I found this-
Soldiers using Starforce Copy protection - hidden device drivers
I looked around here and It has not been talked about that I could find.. So Here's what I Found:
* Starforce is an extremely aggressive method of copy protection that actually works at the hardware level of your PC.
* It installs device drivers WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE or CONSENT.
* these device drivers are HIDDEN from normal view. They can be displayed by opening Device Manager, and clicking on "View" and then on "Show Hidden Devices"
* Even DEMOS install Starforce! as if there could be ANY possible reason for copy protecting a DEMO.
* Removal of the full game or demo that installed the drivers DOES NOT REMOVE THE STARFORCE DEVICE DRIVERS.
* important: manual removal of the device drivers can result in severe system problems. Some users have reported having to fully format and reinstall their OS, others have reported that their CD drives no longer read certain CD's after removal. DO NOT ATTEMPT MANUAL REMOVAL..
If you want to read the whole post go here-
Starforce Copy Protection discussion