Vista x64 starforce

How do I know which protection version is installed for the application I use? Protection using drivers is only considered here. The latest version of the driver update utility is available on the StarForce website at any time.

Protection versions Older than 3. StarForce offers FREE re-protection for all the developers and publishers of the programs that utilize version below 3. Please contact your sales manager for re-protection and further details. Drivers with Windows Vista support are already included in protection starting with the following protection system versions: 3. Driver installation. These protection versions usually cannot install drivers for Windows Vista. They cannot do it usually because Windows Vista identifies some protected applications as out-of-date and launch them with the rights of administrator.

Answered by:. Archived Forums. Sign in to vote. I didn't know this until last night when my computer rebooted after receiving an update and as a result of the Starforce driver it became unbootable. Since Vista x64 requires signed drivers and this Starforce driver wasn't Windows Vista reported it as corrupt during the boot process. Following the advice of both Windows Vista's error message and some documentation online I went through the repair procedure from the Vista DVD.

I checked the log when the procedure completed and it stated that a corrupt driver was found and a system restore was performed. Once the computer booted into Vista I could hear my hard drives working very hard and the system was very sluggish.

I started to test out some of my applicaions and noticed that almost every application I had installed beforehand is now completely broken. I could fix those issues by reinstalling my software but it gets more sever from there. My user profile is severly damaged in ways I can't fully explain but I will go on to describe. The buttons that link to my profile folders i. Everywhere Threads This forum This thread.

Search Advanced…. Log in. Trending Search forums. What's new. New posts Latest activity. Thread starter Mem Start date Jan 10, Sidebar Sidebar. Forums Software PC Games. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Previous Next. Mem Lifer. Apr 23, 21, 13 So simple solution is don't reboot or try to force an install of Starforce drivers from the game files or game CD once the game is installed ,you just need to download sfdrvup.

It's just over 1mb so not big. Protection versions Older than 3. Driver update for Windows Vista x64 bit Windows Vista x64 requires that all the drivers have the digital signature. If any driver does not have a digital signature, Windows Vista x64 is not loaded until the driver is removed. Of course, the old protection driver versions without Windows Vista support did not have the digital signature.

Therefore, launching the old protection versions for Windows Vista x64 should be performed as follows. Launch the protected application with the rights of administrator. Allow driver installation 3. Reject reboot otherwise the OS will not load in Normal mode 4. Update drivers 5.

Reboot the OS. How to remove all the protection components from the system?