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| 11 JUN 2009 at 6:01pm |
JKingSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Assuming (of course) that your Still Life disc is an original, a virus seems highly unlikely. Moreover, "Access is denied" rather than a CRC error is damned peculiar. Having little to go by I would suspect that your virus scanner falsly flagged the file as infected and is now blocking all access to it. Temporarily disabling your virus scanner (or explicitly flagging the file as safe) may help.
You can't kill someone in a studio.
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| 11 JUN 2009 at 6:20pm |
MaumPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | So are you saying that I should just switch off my antivirus, install the game and see what happens?
Currently playing: Dragon Age Origins, Darkness Within 2, The Witcher, Fallout 3
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| 11 JUN 2009 at 6:23pm |
JKingSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Yes.
You can't kill someone in a studio.
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| 11 JUN 2009 at 6:39pm |
MaumPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Succinct, to the point. I like it!
ETA OK I have managed to install the game but it now appears there is a compatibility issue. Does anyone know what I need to do to get the game running on Vista?
Currently playing: Dragon Age Origins, Darkness Within 2, The Witcher, Fallout 3
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| 11 JUN 2009 at 8:32pm |
| Deleted User | I recall having to update the Starforce Driver Utilities to play Obscure on Vista. The situation with Still Life may be similar.
http://www.adventuregamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21438
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| 11 JUN 2009 at 10:09pm |
MaumPrivate Detective
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Status : Offline | Sounds like Starforce Driver is a bit of an issue. I have downloaded and installed the update, the error message is gone but the game never actually starts- the disk gets checked, the screen goes blank and then nothing happens.
From the messages posted on the thread you linked, I'm not sure I want to pursue with the game installation anymore. :'(
Currently playing: Dragon Age Origins, Darkness Within 2, The Witcher, Fallout 3
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| 13 JUN 2009 at 4:27pm |
InlandAZGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By maum (11 JUN 2009 10:08pm)
Sounds like Starforce Driver is a bit of an issue. I have downloaded and installed the update, the error message is gone but the game never actually starts- the disk gets checked, the screen goes blank and then nothing happens.
From the messages posted on the thread you linked, I'm not sure I want to pursue with the game installation anymore. :'(
This is one of the few games I was never able to get running under Vista (for the reason stated above - Starforce).
I believe someone mentioned that a downloadable version existed that didn't contain Starforce (or at least shipped with a set of Vista compatible Starforce drivers).
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| 16 JUN 2009 at 5:30pm |
CBSection31Intergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Just to confirm for everyone, the trojan warning you get IS related to the Starforce drivers. I re-installed Still Life a while ago so that I could replay it before Still Life 2 came out, and I had the same virus warning. I looked into the files, and they are the Starforce drivers.
It's kind of scary when copy protection becomes so fierce that it is recognized as a trojan, isn't it? :-/
The good news is that there are 3rd party utilities available to remove Starforce once you are done with the game.
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| 16 JUN 2009 at 11:13pm |
InlandAZGuild Master
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Status : Offline | It's kind of scary when copy protection becomes so fierce that it is recognized as a trojan, isn't it?
It actually scarier when Anti-Virus/Malware software can't correctly identify something as "old" as Starforce. This stuff isn't exactly new.
The good news is that there are 3rd party utilities available to remove Starforce once you are done with the game.
The removal tool isn't 3rd party - it's provided by Starforce.
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| 17 JUN 2009 at 12:30am |
CBSection31Intergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Oh, I never knew that Starforce has a removal tool now! I've always used an old third party one that I saved from years back. That's good to know, though. Thanks!
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| 17 JUN 2009 at 6:36am |
InlandAZGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By CBSection31 (17 JUN 2009 12:30am)
Oh, I never knew that Starforce has a removal tool now! I've always used an old third party one that I saved from years back. That's good to know, though. Thanks!
It may be the same tool, I don't know of another (sfdrvrem.exe). The digital signature is owned by Protection Technology, Ltd. (the makers of Starforce).
The drivers themselves were always removable in Device Manager (although you had to know what they were named).
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| 20 JUN 2009 at 11:49pm |
AlienBZJourneyman
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Status : Offline | I hope none of the adventure games that I have yet to buy (old ones as well as the latest ones) that I order from Amazon/Ebay or buy locally have this StarForce thing. So far, of all the games (my total collection incl. Thief series, Blair Witch series, my driving games) don't have StarForce.
If, in case I'm unlucky enough to get a game that has Starforce and I have to get the removal tool, will I have to buy it (I hope not)?
Doin' Warp 9 to the Great Kingdom of Adventure Games of Outer Space
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| 21 JUN 2009 at 2:39am |
| Deleted User | This list might be useful although I can't vouch as to whether it is complete.
http://groups.google.com/group/boycott-starforce/web/games-list
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| 21 JUN 2009 at 5:50pm |
InlandAZGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By K515 (20 JUN 2009 11:48pm)
I hope none of the adventure games that I have yet to buy (old ones as well as the latest ones) that I order from Amazon/Ebay or buy locally have this StarForce thing. So far, of all the games (my total collection incl. Thief series, Blair Witch series, my driving games) don't have StarForce.
If, in case I'm unlucky enough to get a game that has Starforce and I have to get the removal tool, will I have to buy it (I hope not)?
I wouldn't worry too much about it, I've never seen a single case of damage caused by Starforce, and apparently neither has the developer. When they opened their "Prove It" program (which offered cash to anyone that could substantiate their "damage" claim), not a single penny was ever paid out (actually, not a single claim was ever filed, which sort of says it all).
Older versions do have compatibility issues with Vista - but, that's about it. It's no better or worse than the others. They're all a pain the butt for legitimate owners.
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