just a suggestion for Starforce 3 (last version) protected games (SCCT, TMSunrise)

[maephisto]

hi to everybody... first post, hope don't say an obvious thing... ok, i'm not one of those who say "ok ok, i've discovered how to **** the Starforce protection"... i've just an idea, maybe a ****ty idea maybe a good one... let's say something i've learnt on this forum (and on other sites) about starforce 3 (last version)...

1. the trick of mini-image doesn't work anymore
2. the only way to play with a backup is using an external drive connected through usb 2.0

on another topic here i've read that JUST ONE man managed to beat the protection changing the name of the virtual drive (under Alcohol) like (i don't remember precisely) Vendor USB 2.0 Model Generic Usb 2.0... or something like this.. obviously this is a bull****... but this was a kind inspiration for me...

someone of you (i mean only the smart guys, not the ones coming here saying "i've downloaded the game, where i find the crack?" ) has already thought about usign a Virtual Machine? like the one created with VMWare et similia... this is the idea...

1. under the host system disable all the real drives (with starforce nightmare) and create a virtual drive with parameters like the one said before (just to give the idea it is a drive connected with usb)
2. under the guest system (maybe Win XP Pro) ONLY connect the virtual drive (that is virtual only in the host system, but from the point of view of the guest system it should appear as a real drive)
3. on the host system mount the complete image of the game
4. launch the game under the guest system

Starforce on the guest system sees a REAL drive PROBABLY connected through USB (it u have set the parameters correctly and maybe there is a way to set them correctly) and should be ****ed... ok ok this is just an idea... maybe someone of you could try?

really hope this could work!