new method to bypass starforce 3!

[XdaywalkerX]

i think ULI chipsets are better than nforce chipsets (for starforce protected games )... for the following reason:

look to my signature - i can start ALL of thoose games without disable or disconnect or hide anything (excluding pop t2t - only works on x64 OS)

but i've tested the games wich i owned again (other games in my signature was only rented)

Splinter Cell CT
The Suffering Ties That Bind
PJ King Kong
Trackmania Sunrise and extrem Addon

ur method works fine on ULI Southbridge M1567 (Northbridge is M1695).

VERY IMPORTANT IS A GOOD DPM INFO OF UR CD/DVD BACKUP!!! OTHERWISE THE GAME WON'T WORK. (with alcohol set dpm reading speed to low - with blindwrite use "auto")

i'll test the other games asap - and as i get them (huh... my english is so bad... o.O)

[Nightmare]

Hi,
I did all that you write (@john486496).
I have an MSI MS-6712 V2 board.
I also have Daemon Tools 4.03.
Deactivating with VirtualDrive does work, my DVD-Burner is deactivated.
But when I mount my Prince Of Persia TTT Image (which is perfect, because I can play if I unplug my DVD-Burner), the game writes:" Insert the disc into another drive" (I don't know the exact message, because I'm German).
I have only the Daemon Tools device and VirtualDrive device.
And of course I have disable all emulations in Daemon Tools.

And that what VirtualDrive makes, is the same as I go to device manager and deactivate my secondary IDE-channel + my CD/DVD-Device.

What could I've done wrong??

Greets

[!HaGaR!]

Daemon Tools V4.00 mit VirtualDrive Pro 10 Methode

Vorbereitung:
- Das Image des Spiels in Daemon Tools 4.00 mounten und wie gewohnt installieren
- Rechner rebooten

Spiel starten:
- Über das Tray-Icon von VirtualDrive 10 Pro in den VCD-Manager gehen und über die
Menu-Schaltfläche "Tools" den Eintrag "Disable IDE-CD-ROM" anklicken.
Die internen optischen IDE-Laufwerke werden versteckt und brauchen nicht manuell abgesteckt
werden!
- Image des Spiels im virtuellen Daemon-Tools-Laufwerk mounten und wie gewohnt starten
(funktioniert bislang für alle Starforce-Versionen, inkl. 3.5x und 3.6x)

Achtung:
- Um die internen optischen Laufwerke wieder zu aktivieren, erneut in den VCD-Manager gehen
und unter "Tools" die Funktion "Enable IDE-CD-ROM" anklicken.
Auf einigen Systemen funktioniert die Re-Aktivierung nicht reibungslos. In diesem Fall den
Gerätemanager von Windows aufrufen und unter dem Eintrag "CD-/DVD-ROM-Laufwerke" alle
mit einem roten "X" markierten Laufwerke rechts anklicken und "aktivieren" wählen.
Die Laufwekre sollten jetzt wieder in Windows zur Verfügung stehen. Klappt es immernoch nicht,
sollte ein Reboot des Systems die Laufwerke zurück bringen


Daemon Tools V4.00-Methode

Vorbereitung:
- Das Image des Spiels in Daemon Tools 4.00 mounten und wie gewohnt installieren
- Rechner rebooten

Spiel starten:
- ab Starforce V3.5.xx.xx die internen optischen IDE-Laufwerke abstecken (!)
- Image des Spiels mounten und wie gewohnt starten.


USB-Methode

- Das Spiele-Image mit Alcohol 120% brennen und die RMPS-Infomationen mitschreiben lassen
- Daemon Tools oder Alcohol 120% mit aktivierter "RMPS"-Emulation starten
- bis Starforce V3.4xx.xx mit Starforce Nightmare V1.12 die internen optischen IDE-Laufwerke deaktivieren
- ab Starforce V3.5.xx.xx die internen optischen IDE-Laufwerke abstecken (!)
- Die gebrannte CD/DVD in ein externes USB-2.0-CD/DVD-ROM (!) Laufwerk einlegen und Spiel wie gewohnt
installieren und starten


SFCure-Methode

Vorbereitung:
- Das Image des Spiels mounten und wie gewohnt installieren
- Rechner rebooten
- "SFCure V0.3 X64"-Ordner öffnen und "!setup.bat" anklicken. Die SFCure-Treiber wurden installiert.
- Rechner rebooten

Spiel starten:
- "SFCure V0.3 X64"-Ordner öffnen und "!start.bat" ausführen
- "Starforce Nightmare V1.12" starten, "Disable Node" und "Disable CD" ausführen!
- bis Starforce V3.4xx.xx mit Starforce Nightmare V1.12 die internen optischen IDE-Laufwerke deaktivieren
- ab Starforce V3.5.xx.xx die internen optischen IDE-Laufwerke abstecken (!)
- Image des Spiels mounten und wie gewohnt starten.


I know, this is an english-only forum. The above given is a collection of the common starforce workarounds written in german. Nothing which hasn´t been mentioned here multiple times before (except the first part which is more or less a tranlations of the first post of this thread!). No warez-talk or anything else! Maybe someone has the balls ;-D to translate it into english. I am too lazy for that 2day... I posted it to help the german users who often had problems to follow the starforce-workaround manuals.

Note: For all the manuals above you need a correct dpm-dump of your gamedisc and the original game/multiplayer/starforce-keys as well!

Hope I didn´t get a ban or something else for my post

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English translation:

The Daemon Tools v4.00 with VirtualDrive Pro 10 method

Preparation:
- Mount the image of the game into Daemon Tools 4.00 and install as usual.
- Reboot computer.

Starting the game:
- From the tray icon of VirtualDrive 10 Pro, go to the VCD Manager and click on the "Disable IDE CD-ROM" entry of the "Tools" menu.
The internal optical IDE drives will be hidden and you won't have to manually disconnect them!
- Mount the image of the game into the virtual Daemon Tools drive and start as usual.
(functioning for all Starforce versions so far, including 3.5x and 3.6x)

Warning:
- To re-enable the internal optical drives, go to the VCD Manager again and click on "Enable IDE CD-ROM" in the "Tools" menu.
On some systems, the re-activation is not without problems. In such cases, launch Windows' Device Manager, open "DVD/CD-ROM drives", right click on all drives marked with a red "X" and select "Enable".
The drives should now be available to Windows. If still no luck, a reboot of the system will get the drives back.

The Daemon Tools V4.00 method

Preparation:
- Mount the image of the game into Daemon Tools 4.00 and install as usual.
- Reboot computer.

Starting the game:
- starting with Starforce V3.5.xx.xx, disconnect all internal optical IDE drives (!).
- Mount the image of the game into the virtual Daemon Tools drive and start as usual.

The USB method

- Burn the image of the game with Alcohol 120%, along with the RMPS information.
- Launch Daemon Tools or Alcohol 120% and activate "RMPS" emulation.
- up to Starforce V3.4xx.xx, deactivate all internal optical IDE drives with Starforce Nightmare V1.12.
- starting with Starforce V3.5.xx.xx, disconnect all internal optical IDE drives (!).
- Insert the burnt CD/DVD into an external USB 2.0 CD/DVD-ROM (!) drive and install and start the game as usual.

The SFCure method

Preparation:
- Mount the image of the game and install as usual.
- Reboot computer.
- Open the "SFCure V0.3 X64" directory and run "!setup.bat". This installs the SFCure driver.
- Reboot computer.

Starting the game:
- Open the "SFCure V0.3 X64" directory and run "!start.bat".
- Launch Starforce Nightmare V1.12 and click "Disable Node" and "Disable CD".
- up to Starforce V3.4xx.xx, deactivate all internal optical IDE drives with Starforce Nightmare V1.12.
- starting with Starforce V3.5.xx.xx, disconnect all internal optical IDE drives (!).
- Mount the image of the game and start as usual.

[john486496]

!HaGaR! I have the all same problems for my licensed VD10.
But the "Virtual Drive"-List is not empty: my virtual drive appears.
Insert and eject buttons are grayed,but you can image in VCD fromat.

As I said it would be interesting to test (!HaGaR! or antoher tester) the make image option as,it support starforce3.However as XdaywalkerX said,alcohol do already that with good dpm info..


Nightmare85,I'm afraid that this method doen't work for msi chipset.



For all people, I'm not responsible if this doesn't work; -)

Starforce is so complicated that each user have to face it with his own system! Yes,all tricks will be still odd-jobs without good nocd/DVD or IDE Jammer Daemon tools.

However,for this time,I 'm convinced that we can find more tricks with combining vd10 tricks with others tricks, for example, internet image option in VD10..

People please test all this possbilities!

[prakash_tiwari2004]

anyone can pls tell me how make a image in MDF&MDS mode please,if its unlegal to ask this question then i am sorry and pls dont ban me from this forum

[temp]

Nope its not ilegal to make a image of your LEGIT game, i did it to play Splinter Cell CT(3) without need for disk, you need to get Alcohol latest build, you can grab demo on their site.

http://www.alcohol-soft.com/

[john486496]

Hi all!

Moderators, shall you transfer this Thread to "CD Copy Protections & Utilities" ?

It would be nice,thanks in advance !

Anyone has tested other games ,other possbilities?

Best regards,
John

[!HaGaR!]

!HaGar! again bumpin´ this thread...

As I posted above I had the problem, that VD10 (trial-version) doesn´t recognize it´s own virtual drive as a virtuall, so it doesn´t allow to mount anything in it.

As john486496 mentioned that the image-engine of VD10 should be able to create working starforce-images, i decided to investigate more time in VD10...

First off, I imaged my Worms 4 Mayhem disc with the VD10 ripping function, but, as already said, I couldn´t mount the image because of the missing vdrive.

So I tried to add another virtual drive. Rebooted. Nothing happened! No new drive were added. Well... Doesn´t really know why... Tried the procedere once more... But again: Nothing. Just the "first" "physical vdrive" stayed alive in my explorer.

Then I swapped the discs in my DVD-Burner because I need to copy a file... And then it happened... My system screwed up and died with a bluescreen!
This was the first bsod I met EVER on this machine!

Well, was pissed and slammed the reset. Windows came up with checkdisk on drive D: (ntfs!)... Okay, let windows run through it... Welcome screen appears, tray proggies comin´up... and BOOM! System blowed again...

Next try... Checkdisk coming up again, traytools loading... BSOD. Different reason this time as the errorcode that something about calling a bad block...

Okay... Tried secure mode... Whouw! Checkdisk again... Welcome-Screen... Wham! System rebooted without any report...

Ok... So what to do... First off: Disconnected "faulty" harddisk. System boots up without checkdisc (sure!), but bsod returns again...

Disconnected DVD-Burner this time... Reboot. System runs without any problems now... Connected my burner again... BSOD returns also...

Ok, to sum the story up: Rebooted again without my burner to let windows stay alive... Deinstalled VD10 and (nearly) all problems disappeared...
Burner works again, all harddrives are fine... But I had to force chkdsc via registry to not check d: at each reboot - don´t know what happened during the first crash at all...

But it seems the buggy VD10-driver (didn´t work properly on my system from the beginning) screwed something up here.

So just use this software on your own risk!

HaGaR out

[bluehoxxe]

Hi,

I tried exactly what is posted but it still doesn't work . I think too many DVD drives. (They keep respawning after using Starforce).

But I still thank you for your time into testing.

Cheers,
bluehoxxe

[lucifur2k]

ok this is what computer i have and i cant get suffering tttb to work without unpluging ide from cdrom apparently having sata hardrives helps with beating sf3xx i have sata so how does that make it better. by the way i cant even play the game with original game loads until the menu then reboots my com any one know why. i dont know why some people put others down for posting in the forums to me anyone aiding in the battle against game protection is cool in my books keep up the good work. die sf die
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[kingking]

help john486496 i tried your method with peter jackson king kong and it keeps teekling me inssert king kong's disc 1 into another drive and press retry pls help !! i disazbled the ide cd rom with virtual drive pro as it wasx said mouted with daemon tools still the same problem "insert king kong's disc 1 into another drive and press retry" help me pls i really wanna play this game and i saw your post i had some hope but it didn't work pls help also when i disable the ide with vdpro 10 i check my device mlanager and i see only my secondary ide disactivated the primary is still running but the avtual cd rom drives disappears they are disactivated pls help or any body that could help me , some of you said kin kong worked with vd po how did you do ? help

[Joe Forster/STA]

@lucifur2k: If you need help with your original game, you're on the wrong forum; contact the publisher instead! Also, I had to delete your list because without the pH value of your urine it is not useful anyway...

[kingking]

if anybody needs the keygen for virtual drive pro pm me sorry if it's illegal to write this things here

[Joe Forster/STA]

@kingking: Banned; you now have two weeks to understand the forum rules.

[kooka]

i am encountering the same problem with king kong after trying the virtual drive pro it says an error insert disc into another drive and retry any ideas that could help us pls