StarForce driver is not compatable

[tyler4402]

Hi all. I have just reinstalled my Silent Hunter3 after making the mistake of installing Windows7 Pro as my operating system.

Now the SH3 game won't start as I get a message that the “StarForce protection driver is not compatible and has been deactivated”.

Does anybody know if there is an upgraded driver, or a work around for the problem? Or is my favourite game kaput ?

[Sailor Steve]

The workaround I used was to buy a newer, Starforce-free copy of SH3. Very cheap, and if you go through the link at the bottom of the page Subsim gets a small cut.

[Robin40]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=160118

[tyler4402]

Windows7 SP1 32 bit
BIOS Award F3 V6 00PG
1 500Gb HDD Operating System
1 250Gb storage drive
1 80Gb storage drive
Gigabyte H55M-D2H rev 1.4
Intel Core i3 550
Memory 2 x 4096
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
Controller Intel 3400 2port ATA- 3B26
Comodo Firewall
Avast - Anti virus


Hi Steve My thanks for your fast response, I am out of touch as for the last 6 months I have been sorting out my PC problems after changing to Windows7, I did not know there was a version 5, so if I need to buy another disk I would like some info first, for questions like is version 5 the Atlantic war? if you can tell me where to look for more info I will be grateful.
I also have a SH4 Wolves of the Pacific that I have never played, as my last PC was not good enough, although this uprated PC might be.
Regards Robert.

[Herr-Berbunch]

As nice as it is to buy another copy, following the stickied thread regarding SH3 and Win 7 worked just fine for me and includes the official get-rid-of-StarFarce solution.

That said, make sure anything else you buy is via the Amazon/Subsim link.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by tyler4402

I did not know there was a version 5, so if I need to buy another disk I would like some info first, for questions like is version 5 the Atlantic war? if you can tell me where to look for more info I will be grateful.

If you're talking about SH5, it's been out almost two years now. It is set in the Atlantic. It is nothing like SH3. It is better in some ways, but still lacking some essential features. Whether or not you like it depends on what you want from your gaming experience. I suggest you read the SH5 forums to figure that one out.

I also have a SH4 Wolves of the Pacific that I have never played, as my last PC was not good enough, although this uprated PC might be.

Is your SH4 copy the original or the U-Boat Missions Gold edition. Whether your want to play an American Pacific war game or not, you're better off with the full edition, as it fixes some problems and most of today's mods are geared toward that version, and some won't work at all with earlier versions.

[tyler4402]

Hi again, thanks for your help, the SH4 disk is about 3yrs old and I can't see anything saying gold on the disk, so I think it will be one of the first v4's
I guess that Herr B must have been lucky as my version will not work as the message says the protection driver is now deactivated,

includes the official get-rid-of-StarFarce solution.

does this quote man that there is a way of uninstalling the driver to make the game work? If so where do I find this solution?
I will check ot the SH5 forums as the Atlantic war is the prefered one, regards to all Robert.

[SquareSteelBar]

http://www.star-force.com/support/drivers/

Look to the bottom of the page