The SH3 "Encore" edition at Amazon is reputed to be Starforce free. It actually contains both SH2 and SH3, for what that is worth.
XP costs about $150. (IMO it is repugnant that Microsoft uses its power to bully customers by forcing us to swallow Vista or pay extra to downgrade to XP.) Perahps you could buy a quality used laptop that already has XP on it.
I suppose you are aware that you will need a powerful computer with a really good video card.
Best of luck.
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