Shivek
join:2005-04-06
Thailand
| StarForce Copy Protection
There are many copy protections like Safedisc, Securom, etc. but why is starforce the most dreaded/hated? I have heard people cancelling their pre-orders when they find out that the game uses starforce copy protection. What is the main reason behind this?
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ablack6596
join:2005-01-28
Scarsdale, NY | It forces you to restart your computer because of all kinds of drivers and stuff it installs. It crashes a lot of peoples computers, messes up CD drives, and causes a lot of computers to crash when trying to play the game. |
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MikeG
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join:2004-10-02
Hamilton, ON | reply to Shivek
the answer is right here at bbr 
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USAOwnz
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join:2003-11-15
P.R.C.
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said by Shivek  :There are many copy protections like Safedisc, Securom, etc. but why is starforce the most dreaded/hated? I have heard people cancelling their pre-orders when they find out that the game uses starforce copy protection. What is the main reason behind this? Eh, I always get cracks/patches for them, the protection thing is annoying.
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vd853
join:2004-12-29
Brooklyn, NY
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said by ablack6596 :It forces you to restart your computer because of all kinds of drivers and stuff it installs. It crashes a lot of peoples computers, messes up CD drives, and causes a lot of computers to crash when trying to play the game. OH! I thought the reason is because it's harder to crack than traditional protection. |
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dadkins
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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| said by vd853 :said by ablack6596 :It forces you to restart your computer because of all kinds of drivers and stuff it installs. It crashes a lot of peoples computers, messes up CD drives, and causes a lot of computers to crash when trying to play the game. OH! I thought the reason is because it's harder to crack than traditional protection. Nope! Just about as easy as any other to get around.
The bugger has screwed up a few people's computers though.. 
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FusionGuy
join:2001-12-06
·Mountain Cable
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said by vd853 :OH! I thought the reason is because it's harder to crack than traditional protection. There is no known way of using just a fixed executable. A lot more is involved if you want to play your backup. It's a pain in the behind. |
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vliktor
join:2005-07-27
Philippines
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Hey guys, if you manage to prove it, starforce will give you $ 3,000.00 plus one night for free at a hotel.
»www.theinquirer.net/?article=28442
»www.star-force.com/protection.ph···1&id=707 |
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salzan
Experienced Optimist
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join:2004-01-08
WA State
| said by vliktor :Hey guys, if you manage to prove it, starforce will give you $ 3,000.00 plus one night for free at a hotel. Prove what? That it messes up computers? That's already a given. The challenge is about the claim that starforce writes to the firmware of CD drives.
Some have even mentioned that should such “malfunctioning” drive be placed in any other PC without starforce protection installed it will fail to work as well. |
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vliktor
join:2005-07-27
Philippines
·SmartBro
| NO, to prove that it messes up CD/DVD drives, not just write to their firmware.
There have been a lot of rumors in the Internet concerning DVD/CD writers malfunction after installation and star-up of starforce protected applications. Some have even mentioned that should such “malfunctioning” drive be placed in any other PC without starforce protection installed it will fail to work as well. |
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Loker
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join:2004-07-11
Fargo, ND
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I installed a game with starforce on it I dunno if it was the game or starforce itself that corrupted some stuff in my windows folder but one of the two did after that install...
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salzan
Experienced Optimist
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join:2004-01-08
WA State
| reply to vliktor
said by vliktor :NO, to prove that it messes up CD/DVD drives, not just write to their firmware. And how would it do that, other than writing to the firmware? Just writing to the firmware could easily hose a CD or DVD drive. I can't think of anything else you could do that would transfer to another computer if you pulled the drive from a starforce installed computer and stuck it in a second computer that had never had starforce installed.
I doubt they're doing this but would never rule anything out these days. |
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brianiscool
join:2000-08-16
Miami, FL | That Jeff jones site is down. Do you guys know any other places you can download it from? |
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