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Khan
10-02-2009, 18:05
I know that this is nt in the correct place but access is denied to me in the Hard and Software forum. The problem is Starforce, I am sure many of you have heard of it. It gained access to my computer when I attempted to install a game which to add insult to injury was not compatible with vista. I have to close two pop up things everytime I load my computer which look like this:

https://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll161/Sabinus/starforce.jpg

I have looked on google how to remove starforce which is hidden (Link (http://www.whoismadhur.com/2006/04/06/starforce-removal/)) and I uninstalled Starforce in Device Manager but it still pops up when I turn my computer on, how do I get rid of it?
Beefy187
10-03-2009, 01:48
I'm guessing access to Hardware forum is for members only.
I can't help you with the problem, but I'll go post a link there and see if anyone could help you.

EDIT: And welcome to the Org:2thumbsup:
Csargo
10-03-2009, 02:43
Never had to remove Starforce but a quick Google search leads me to this (http://www.gamehourz.com/steps-removing-StarForce-drivers-ftopict136689.html). I'm not sure if it works, might want to wait for someone from the H&S forum to add something.
Khan
10-03-2009, 10:49
Thanks Beefy!

Thanks for that link Ichigo, part one I had already done, I have now done part two but part three has stumped me. The reg editing. Not sure if this is all that should come up in it...

https://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll161/Sabinus/regeditor.jpg
Tellos Athenaios
10-03-2009, 10:55
Yes but be very careful: if possible verify what each entry is supposed to do before you remove it from the registry. I'd suggest creating a System Restore point before proceeding to the registry steps -- better a tainted registry than a non-functional one, eh?
Tellos Athenaios
10-03-2009, 10:58
The registry is a ‘hierarchical tree structure’ much like your files on disk (and you navigate it similarly). You will probably eat the words "is this all" once you delve into it a little deeper: the registry is probably the single most scary thing about Windows.

You can probably simplify your job though by using a built-in search function under edit or something.
Khan
10-03-2009, 15:31
Oh I see, i'll have a look at that and get back to you Tellos.
TenkiWarPRIEST
10-09-2009, 05:10
Oh I see, i'll have a look at that and get back to you Tellos.

Is that like malware or something? Have you tried malwarebytes or Ccleaner? I think the C stands for Crap but they wanted to be nice so they renamed it to just Ccleaner.
Csargo
10-10-2009, 18:35
Is that like malware or something? Have you tried malwarebytes or Ccleaner? I think the C stands for Crap but they wanted to be nice so they renamed it to just Ccleaner.

It's software copy protection for some PC games. Here's the Wiki. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarForce#Removal_of_StarForce_drivers)
Caius
10-18-2009, 17:08
We talked about this long time ago in The Arena and I think it was not possible to talk about removal of that annoyance. But that happened one year ago if I recall correctly and may be wrong.

I was wrong, it happened 14 months ago. Here, check by yourself:
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=88715&highlight=Starforce