Strangest Error EVER-- SH III w GWX
 

Recently got back into SH III with the GWX mod, fully patched, and have been having great fun the last 6 weeks. Today, June 1, the most bizarre "computer glitch" ever experienced occurred. I played SH III in the morning, turned off computer, came back later, and in the afternoon the SHIII.exe (executable file) disappeared.

Now, given I have Windows 7 I had to have the "cracked" No-DVD executable to run SH III despite owning the game/having CD. This is the executable that disappeared. Continuing the bizarre, when unzipping the very same .RAR file containing that executable (and 5 other files) the SHIII.exe file would never unzip. FURTHERMORE and too complete the MYSTERY, I cannot re-download the crack file from ANY site I have found, all links are either now DEAD or Windows error message occurs saying "can't download file."

I can only assume that the cracked executable had some kind of glitch that auto-deletes it on this particular date. I can't think of any reasonable explanation for these series of issues. Anyone help... and more importantly, have a fully patched cracked SHIII.exe (dated 9/05) that they know of???

Best,
LeBlaque

WELCOME ABOARD! :sunny:

The official Starforce Removal Tool is still available through the link in this thread:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=160118

The better way is to buy a new copy. The only one I can guarantee is Starforce-free is this one. If you use the Quick Links button at the top right of this page Subsim will get a small cut of the purchase at no extra cost to you. This goes for anything you buy from Amazon.

it looks like you Antivirus program just lost all his marbles.:hmmm: Try to add the sh3.exe as an exception,white list or whatever term they use.

Yeah, it's probably in the Antivirus software's quarantine store. Because the Starforce-avoidance code is likely flagged as a viral or worm feature.

Make sure you de-quarantine the executable and make an exception for the SH3 install forder.