new method to bypass starforce 3!

[toshea68]

Originally Posted by Zulu

Next one, same question: What chipset does your MoBo have ?

If you take a look at my list you'll see my setup!

[Zulu]

Originally Posted by toshea68

If you take a look at my list you'll see my setup!

At that time it wasn't in your sig

NForce 4, so i guess SFNightmare would also be suitable for SF 3.5+

[daniel_pt]

Originally Posted by john486496

Bypassing new starforce 3.x games without using SFnightmare or unplugging drives.


Test by Roms6 - 12/07/2005 Translated by French Lover.



This method should be right for all games protected by starforce 3.x without the need to use SF Nightmare or unplug your CD/DVD drives.

You need :

• The right image of your game, I don't give you advices, as settings in Alcohol120% to create your image file vary for each game ;

• VirtualDrive Pro 10, which will hide your drives safely and perfectly.

• Daemon Tools 4.


VirtualDrive Pro 10 installation


Run VirtualDrive Pro, it should take a long time to install, as it copy his own drivers.

By default, VirtualDrive Pro will be installed in C:\Program Files\FarSton\VDPro.

VirtualDrivePro will ask you to install at least one drive. Note you can change the number of drives after installation.
Once it's finished, please reboot your computer as it said.


Using VirtualDrive pro


Before using your image with Daemon Tools 4, you have to set your software.

• Right Click to VirtualDrive Pro icon on systeme tray , then click on « VCD Manager ».

• In the new windows go to « Tools » then click on « Disable CD ». Quit VirtualDrive Pro ;

• Mount image of your game protected by starforce in Daemon Tools 4. Note that all emulation must be set to off .

• Run your game from a desktop shortcut. Be patient!


Re-enabling your drive


You can do this by coming back to "Tools" , then click on "Enable CD"
If your CD/DVD drives are not re-enabled, try this:
• Go to control Panel, then System.
• In new windows, go to Hardware tab, click on device manager
• In DVD/CD ROM Drives section, right-click on your drive and select "activate"
Reboot to find again your drive in explorer.


GAMES SHOULD WORK (NEED TEStERS!) with VDPRO10:

- Worms 4 Mayhem (incl. Update-Patch,Nforce Chipset)
- Prince Of Persia - The Two Thrones (NforceChipset)
- Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (Nforce,ULI chipsets)
- Trackmania Sunrise (incl. eXtreme Add-On/Patch) (Nforce ,ULI chipsets)
-The Suffering Ties That Bind (ULI chipsets)
-PJ King Kong (Nforce, ULI chipsets)


--> Big Thanks to !HaGaR! , XdaywalkerX to submit their result <--

well, unfortunely, this procedure doesn't work for me...

I am a bit suspicious of my dvd image, because, and now a bit off topic, when i'm installing TOCA 3, I get to that part of the installation when near of the end another installation bar pops up showing 1/43, it stalls @ 20/43 saying that the RD3_AntiNonReversingDeUnSquishifimicateriser.exe stopped answer... I don't really know what that program is, but after closing that .exe, the man installation bar proceeds until the end.

Can you point me some direction, where I can clear this issues of mine, please? thanks...

[LoedD]

Don't work for me too.
I guess U need a nForce 4 board but the BIOS hack from another thread works perfectly.

[n1link]

or after all this you could just download the unintstall which they have now been forced to release and correct because some of the games they distributed SF with did not mention the fact that it would install SF to your computer. Horay a happy day for gamers that had their Drives f****d up by starforce. Search starforce on google and go to their official site to get the updated version of the remover. this time it works

[Grumpy]

@n1link
You should really do a search of these forums before writing something which has been mentioned here months ago!
Also do you realize that if you uninstall the Starforce drivers, using the removal tool, then when going to play that particular game again it will re-install the Starforce drivers. (Unless you of course use a crack!)

[erchamion92]

Starforce and Starfuck my arse!!!

I own several titles protected by Starforce and prefer not to have to insert my disks everytime I wish to play one of them. Games are expensive and as a collector I want mine to reamain in pristine condition. Why is everyone pulling their damn IDE cables though? There's a much easier way to resolve the issue which is plainly obvious and I'm amazed I can't find a reference to it anywhere else on the web despite hours of searching.

I just want to make sure it works on a couple of differently specced machines and I will post results here and every other relevant forum I've come across.

[Joe Forster/STA]

Oh, yes, please, please, please, send us any useful and confirmed (!) information on making Starforce-protected games work without the CD/DVD; I'd be more than happy to add them to the FAQ!

[TeTTiweTTi]

Hi guys,

I tested
trackmania sunrise
pacman world 3
toca race driver 3 (DTM 3)

i can only bypass the SF protection of tracmania sunrise. I don't know why such a stupid game has such a stong proctection.
Mayby the other games have a newer version of SF, but i can't find anywhere which game has which SF protection.


*edit*

pacman world 3 and dtm 3 are games on dvd's. they are'nt working with an image. Is there hope for games on dvd's?

[Kavel]

Add X3:Reunion / 1.4.02 patch in nForce.

Ty

[thief7710]

i just managed to start Prince Of persia T2T.Just listen
Make an image with Alcochol 120%
Mount it in a virtual with Daemon tools
And then ladies and gentlemen just leave your DVD rom with its tray open
and click to play the game
when the game begins close the tray
it worked on my Sony Vaio FE11S
hope it works with you too!

[qrpiech]

any1 tried this? seems too simple but worth a try...

[TippeX]

You can do this by coming back to "Tools" , then click on "Enable CD"
If your CD/DVD drives are not re-enabled, try this:
• Go to control Panel, then System.
• In new windows, go to Hardware tab, click on device manager
• In DVD/CD ROM Drives section, right-click on your drive and select "activate"
Reboot to find again your drive in explorer.


blah blah blah

all virtual thingie does is the exact opposite of that, so theres little point installing it at all... 10+mb for what, 4 clicks...

and its relative to the starforce driver version, they can definately detect this now.. so its probably a redundant 'trick'

[innocent rookie]

hi guys(or hackers) . I have colin mcrae rally 2005. It also uses starforce protection. I was thinking that is it necessary to mess around with CD/DVD drives etc. Can i override starforce by simply doing some modifications to "protection.dll" in the game directory. is there no way out other than cloaking my CD/DVD drive.

[TippeX]

yup u could modify protect.dll if you were (1) skilled, (2) lucky, course then you also have the drivers to modify too, considering the cdcheck is done by the drivers (ring 0)..