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I install the game, start sfcure, disable cd and node and cut the cable of my dvd burner off. Then i mount and play nothing else works fine for every SF3 game expect X3....i havent tried it yet ^^
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SycoShaman
VIP Master Jedi
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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| Posted: Sat, 5th Nov 2005 00:01 Post subject: |
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| SirSmokesAlot wrote: | | SycoShaman wrote: | OR
1.Install game via DT or Alcohol
2. Manually disable IDE drives
3. Start SFcure
4. Disable CD and Disable node in SFN
5. Play game
Oh, leave mounted in DT or Alcohol...either of which work fine. |
Heh, this worked for me. Thanks  |
Np
Compliments of Baleur tho |
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| Posted: Sun, 6th Nov 2005 07:09 Post subject: |
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wtf i tried the method right above... doesnt work.. get an error when is tart the game...
do i have to replug my dvd drive? what sort of emulation do i check off in daemon tools?
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| Posted: Sun, 6th Nov 2005 17:41 Post subject: |
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Here is another idea, second only to the best one that SpankingJesus mentioned - refuse to pay for Starforce protected games - and that is to call tech support and flood them with Starforce issues. If you have bought a Starforce game - lord help you - then a call or two to tech support bitching that it won't work will also have a negative economic impact on the company. The more tech support calls they get on FUBAR'ed systems using Starforce will consume more of their resources.
I opt for not buying the game in the first place, but the second option sends a message that will be noticed more readily.
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SycoShaman
VIP Master Jedi
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Location: Toronto, Canada
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| Posted: Sun, 6th Nov 2005 23:40 Post subject: |
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| sexyjesus wrote: | Here is another idea, second only to the best one that SpankingJesus mentioned - refuse to pay for Starforce protected games - and that is to call tech support and flood them with Starforce issues. If you have bought a Starforce game - lord help you - then a call or two to tech support bitching that it won't work will also have a negative economic impact on the company. The more tech support calls they get on FUBAR'ed systems using Starforce will consume more of their resources.
I opt for not buying the game in the first place, but the second option sends a message that will be noticed more readily. |
an anarchist at work...  |
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| Posted: Tue, 8th Nov 2005 02:03 Post subject: |
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Another method,
Got the latest shareware Alc120% and burned the iso from there.
I enabled the option 'Burn as DVD-ROM"
Burned it a 1x
So i uninstalled d-tools & alc120%
Now the Starforce isnt complaining about the disc but still doesnt accept my cdkey.
Seems like it made a good cloned dvd?
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whackazog
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Location: Coming straight out of Martha Sterwarts Ass
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| Posted: Wed, 9th Nov 2005 01:57 Post subject: |
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Anyone know of the US release has starshit on it? Hopefully not.
<--never bought a starshit game, never will.
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| Posted: Wed, 9th Nov 2005 03:46 Post subject: |
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| Drahim wrote: | Another method,
Got the latest shareware Alc120% and burned the iso from there.
I enabled the option 'Burn as DVD-ROM"
Burned it a 1x
So i uninstalled d-tools & alc120%
Now the Starforce isnt complaining about the disc but still doesnt accept my cdkey.
Seems like it made a good cloned dvd? |
No, you can't burn working dvd's from starforce 3 protected games (you can play burned dvd's via usb-dvd ,but not ide dvd,dvd-raw writhing mode is not possible yet and that is required to make 1:1 copy from starforce3 protected games). When starforce detects that you don't have genuine game,it reports that cd-key is wrong, it's just the way it works.
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| Posted: Wed, 9th Nov 2005 10:19 Post subject: |
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How to disconnect IDE drives? I just don't get it.
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| Posted: Wed, 9th Nov 2005 11:39 Post subject: |
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So I need to open my computers box and take that piece out? aww damnit
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| Posted: Wed, 9th Nov 2005 12:21 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Wed, 9th Nov 2005 12:24 Post subject: |
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Did that... trying to get the game working now...
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| Posted: Wed, 9th Nov 2005 12:41 Post subject: |
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Yeah... it works.
Do like Syko Shaman said on page 1
Althou its pretty laggy need to run with low even with:
P4 3,06ghz
ATI Radeon 9550
1556Ram...
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| Posted: Tue, 15th Nov 2005 21:29 Post subject: |
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| alex7600 wrote: | I have one SATA HDD, one IDE burner and no IDE HDDs and managed to run X3 Reunion the following way:
1) Installed DAEMON 4
2) Installed game & started it -> starforce installed itself -> rebooted
3) Created new hardware profile & rebooted into it
4) In Device Manager I disabled for the active hardware profile IDE burner and after that entire IDE channel
5) Started the game and it works fine even after updating to the latest patch
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hey mate..
I have a Sata HDD here and SFN isn't working with games that are after 3.5 starforce protected... ( at least the sequence that i make : desable node, desable CD, desable node )!
Can you explain in a better way steps 3 and 4 !! I don't undesrtande waht you mean by create new Hardware profile!!
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| Posted: Tue, 15th Nov 2005 21:34 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 15th Nov 2005 23:13 Post subject: |
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| egoldner wrote: | | alex7600 wrote: | I have one SATA HDD, one IDE burner and no IDE HDDs and managed to run X3 Reunion the following way:
1) Installed DAEMON 4
2) Installed game & started it -> starforce installed itself -> rebooted
3) Created new hardware profile & rebooted into it
4) In Device Manager I disabled for the active hardware profile IDE burner and after that entire IDE channel
5) Started the game and it works fine even after updating to the latest patch
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hey mate..
I have a Sata HDD here and SFN isn't working with games that are after 3.5 starforce protected... ( at least the sequence that i make : desable node, desable CD, desable node )!
Can you explain in a better way steps 3 and 4 !! I don't undesrtande waht you mean by create new Hardware profile!! |
Hardwire profiles – mechanism to manage different hardwire configurations in WinXP(and I think in win2000 I haven’t used that much). If you have more than one profile then during windows boot procedure you will be able to choice the one you want.
here we go
1) Open ‘System’ control panel
2) ‘Hardware’ tab -> ‘Hardware Profiles’
3) Select profile ending with ‘(Current)’ and click ‘Copy’
4) If desired change profile name and click ‘OK’
5) Close ‘Hardware Profiles’ window by clicking ‘OK’
6) Reboot
7) Select your newly created profile
8) Open ‘System’ control panel
9) ‘Hardware’ tab -> ‘Device Manager’
10) Select your IDE controller(on nForce4 with nvidia IDE drivers installed it is named ‘NVIDIA nForce4 Parallel ATA Controller’) -> right mouse click -> 'Properties'
11) In ‘General’ tab in ‘Device usage’ menu select ‘Do not use this device in the current hardware profile (disable)’
12) Click ‘OK’
13) Repeat steps 10 to 12 for each IDE controller
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| Posted: Wed, 16th Nov 2005 13:31 Post subject: |
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Just tried running UFO: Aftershock – WORKS ! No SFCure, no SFNightmare just vanilla DAEMON 4 with all emulation options OFF and disabled IDE controller in Device Manager
Here my specs:
Abit AN8 Ultra
Athlon 64 3700+
2GB RAM
GeForce 7800GTX
1 SATA-II HDD
1 IDE DVD burner
0 IDE HDDs
WindowsXP SP 2
nVidia nForce4 drivers installed(IDE, SATA, Ethernet, etc…)
Secondary IDE channel disabled in BIOS
Primary IDE channel disabled in Device Manager via Hardware Profiles
DAEMON 4 with one virtual drive and all emulations options – OFF
There are no other virtual drives tools installed(Alcohol 120, cloneCD, etc...)
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| Posted: Wed, 16th Nov 2005 14:30 Post subject: |
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| alex7600 wrote: | Just tried running UFO: Aftershock – WORKS ! No SFCure, no SFNightmare just vanilla DAEMON 4 with all emulation options OFF and disabled IDE controller in Device Manager
Here my specs:
Abit AN8 Ultra
Athlon 64 3700+
2GB RAM
GeForce 7800GTX
1 SATA-II HDD
1 IDE DVD burner
0 IDE HDDs
WindowsXP SP 2
nVidia nForce4 drivers installed(IDE, SATA, Ethernet, etc…)
Secondary IDE channel disabled in BIOS
Primary IDE channel disabled in Device Manager via Hardware Profiles
DAEMON 4 with one virtual drive and all emulations options – OFF
There are no other virtual drives tools installed(Alcohol 120, cloneCD, etc...) |
Good News,
I have similar SATA and IDE configuration except that my motherboard is INTEL..I will give it a try with UFO and your technic during night..thanks
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| Posted: Wed, 16th Nov 2005 16:05 Post subject: |
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| weird0 wrote: | 
just pull that thing outta your cd/dvd-drives
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weird0...I hereby salute you and grand you the title "NFOrce problem solver"
That's just gold...very nice 
| Injurious wrote: | | And then Mabel tripped over a rock and landed in a well and was trapped there with Timmy. Sadly I shot Lassie so no one is saving that bitch! |
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Skibbi
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| Posted: Wed, 16th Nov 2005 16:12 Post subject: |
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Anyway, as soon as I took that cable out, everything worked like a charm. Bummer.
