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She-Wolf
01-30-08, 05:41 AM
hello honourable brethren ( this is me fluttering the eyelashes). this isn't strictly speaking to do with subs or gallivanting around on the briny - but I thought some of you might know...

me being a bit of a computer-wallah ( like I fix em for people), I like to keep my own system in tidy order, so keep a weather eye on 'Events' and such-like.
Well. recently as Starforce protection is no longer required by SH3 OR the X-series space game I play, I decided to get rid of it if I could. No uninstaller of course, so rather than just hack everything out of the registry that might pertain, which seemed a bit too drastic because it might turn out to be a bad move, I renamed those files that I found in the system folder. I must have missed some because Event tells me about eight files which are supposed to load at system startup are not doing so ( 'cos I renamed them perhaps) - and that tells me that something else is still active. I couldn't see anything active as a process in Process Explorer so wonder how I can find out what it is OR if anyone might know of a cleanup utility which will take all Starforce files out cleanly. I do have CleanUp! on here but I don't think that will mess with system files. Can you help please?

Friedl9te
01-30-08, 06:24 AM
look here --->

http://www.9teuflottille.de/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=6003

HW3
01-30-08, 06:45 AM
StarForce has a removal tool for download to remove StarForce from your system. Use it then run a registry cleaner to be sure it is gone.

NealT
01-30-08, 07:54 AM
For a registry cleaner, I use ccleaner . Fairly fast, works, and it is FREE.

TomcatMVD
01-30-08, 08:34 AM
Be advised though... the removal tool is not that easy to find (don't know why)
I believe it's on the Starforce's homepage at the bottom right, where you have a link to download it, on the new page you get, you need to scroll all the way down, and you have a link do download an update, and below that, another one for the removal tool.

She-Wolf
01-30-08, 09:07 AM
er - Danke Friedl... :)

Thank YOU HW3 :)
NealT, yes very popular that one :)

Tomcat... ahh, right, well I shall just have to go looking.

Much appreciated fellas! :)

Jimbuna
01-30-08, 09:12 AM
http://www.onlinesecurity-on.com/protect.phtml?c=55

She-Wolf
01-30-08, 09:23 AM
all sorted! and thank you Jimbuna for the page :)

Jimbuna
01-30-08, 02:02 PM
all sorted! and thank you Jimbuna for the page :)

Your welcome young lady http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

Just be careful they don't go back in when you insert your game disc :hmm:

94cruiser
01-30-08, 02:41 PM
what is starforce?
DVDcheck?
does it mean I can run the game without the DVD then?

bigboywooly
01-30-08, 04:00 PM
what is starforce?
DVDcheck?
does it mean I can run the game without the DVD then?

Later releases of the game dont need the DVD in drive to play
Original and early ones do
Google is your friend