New way to defeat starforce 3.6

[ApocalypseNow]

This is just logical suggestion. Facts:

• games use 3/4 SF drivers for copy protection when they start
• when they start, they replace all the registry values of driver services in HKEY_LOKCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ & all the sf driver files in sys32

So, 2 tactics:

• try to deny permissions 4 these files & reg values
• some bruteforcing prog to replace the driver files & their reg values every couple of seconds or less

& ur asking "replace with what"?! I say replace reg path with path to sfdrvxx.sys with path to sfcure01.sys & sf driver sys files crap with sfcure01.sys (renamed to their name, of course!)

This is just theoreticising, dunno does it work, so anyone can make bruteforcer/ hasn't got so complicated user, group & permission structure, should try this and post the results here

[Yggdrasil]

I have two IDE controllers : Primary and Secondary.
I can only deactivate the secondary IDE controller. How deactivating the primary controller ? Help me plz.
Unplugging it would be to enervating, so plz help me !!

[shadyrulz]

Thanks 4r ur help...But no result.I have Brian Lara Cricket 2005.It has the Starforce v3......I tried every thing but no help.It keeps checking 4r the disc....I hav a SATA HDD.But no help.This game is making go wild......Its been pissing me off for the past 24hrs....So i hav finally turned 2 this so tat some1 can giv me some help.....Plz some1 help me out.....

[Tenshi1985]

hi!

i tried i think all programs and all ways to trick starforce but it doesnt help when he is trying to check the cd/dvd he just restarts my comp after a few secs. does anybody know what i can do?

[redCOAT]

Hi,
Been trying to get POPT2T working and have mounted image in daemon tools, then disabled parallel ATA controllers, and when it loads (says it is checking disk) it restarts my PC?!?!?! I have RAID working could this be a problem?? Then we tried on another PC and we had to disable primary and secondary controllers and still no luck thought th PC does not restart like mine?

Any IDEAS and I need help!!!

[neptun]

Very strange.For me personally and a friend of mine it is working for POP T2T and X3 Reunion when IDE controller is disabled.When i tried to use alcohol 120% virtual device the starforce freezes when checking disk.With daemon tools 4 and all emulation options on it is working.About restarting when checking disk this is not a single case as i know.It sometimes happens even if optical drives are unplugged.I hoped that the SATA trick will work for more people but it looks like i am wrong.Maybe it works only with nforce 4 chipsets.I don't know what to think.

Edit: For me it is working with or without RAID array in the system.I have tested it.

[neptun]

I made a little research and a few experiments for the problem with PC freezing or rebooting during disk verification of starforce.Often this is caused by emulations and virtual device of alcohol 120%.To fix this it is needed first to uncheck all things in Emulation and Extra emulation in File->options menu of alcohol 120% and second disable the alcohol 120% virtual device by setting Number of virtual devices ( File -> options->Virtual device ) to 0.There is no need to uninstall alcohol 120% completely.

[DArkF0x]

jesus...

in middle of "Checking Disk" hes stop...

WHAT I HAVE TO DO!?

plz help me

[ByteMare]

Originally Posted by ApocalypseNow

So, 2 tactics:

• try to deny permissions 4 these files & reg values
• some bruteforcing prog to replace the driver files & their reg values every couple of seconds or less

SF pretty much hooks into every necessary stuff it needs and doing some really funny stuff to prevent you from tampering with its drivers. Therefore, it's not an easy task, but it can be done

[DArkF0x]

Originally Posted by neptun

I made a little research and a few experiments for the problem with PC freezing or rebooting during disk verification of starforce.Often this is caused by emulations and virtual device of alcohol 120%.To fix this it is needed first to uncheck all things in Emulation and Extra emulation in File->options menu of alcohol 120% and second disable the alcohol 120% virtual device by setting Number of virtual devices ( File -> options->Virtual device ) to 0.There is no need to uninstall alcohol 120% completely.

hi

ive maked the image of POP T2T in ALCOHOL with a DPM high
uninstalled the alcohol completely
emulated the mds in d-tools 4.0.3
set all options on
uninstaled all drivers of starforce in device manager
and the game keep freezing in CHECK DISK

maybe i have to uninstall the IDE CONTROLER too?

thx for all

[neptun]

It looks like this trick with disabling of ide controller works only if you have nforce3 or nforce4 chipset motherboard.If not the only way that works 100% is to physically unplug your optical drives.

[DArkF0x]

Originally Posted by neptun

It looks like this trick with disabling of ide controller works only if you have nforce3 or nforce4 chipset motherboard.If not the only way that works 100% is to physically unplug your optical drives.

hmm... but i dont haVE NFORCE 4... so i did unplug physically my cd unit... cause in this pc dont have DVD/rom...

maybe the game are crashing because of that? ill try now in my pc where have a dvd/cd rom...

sorry my bad english...

thx for all

[lionhead1]

i can't disable my IDE controllers. i can only Uninstall them. I don't want to do that.

[EmiLk]

you can uninstall starforce drivers from your command prompt...
Just open amir.exe in command prompt and a screen will come up that tells its usage. i cant tell exactly what is says because i have removed POP:t2t from my computer some time ago.. and im not going to install it aggain until there is 100% working way to start it without pluging out cables from optical drives every time i want to play...

These are mine ide\atapi controlers.. my primary hd is on SATA.. and second Hd is on Ide... and i have 3 ide optical dirives.. so does any one have a solution with disabling controlers.. i can disable everything except 1st ultra ata storage controllers and 2nd Primary ide channel


Can any one confirm that thing with disabling starforce drivers from device manager when chosing show hidden devices.. does that work??

And i was just wondering... is there a way to replace new starforce with the one what was working with StarForce Nightmare?? (etc.. replace starforce from POP:t2t with the one from SplinterCell, and play POP?!)
take care all

[neptun]

There is no way to replace new starforce with old one and play.For the disabling of IDE controllers this will work only if you have nforce motherboard and windows is installed on the sata harddisk.