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#239383 29/05/04 08:57 AM
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I install the game fine, but when I try and run it I get a window that says Checking CD, during this time the CD spins like crazy for a few seconds then stops. At this point the window disappears and nothing happens. The little blue bar only seems to get about half way as well. I assume the CD protection is broken or something. I was hoping someone might know a way to get the CD protection to complete its check or bypass it? I have installed the latest patch and that didn't seem to help at all either.

Any help would be appreciated. I hate to give up on the game because of this.

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Hello,

Well i'm afraid bypassing the cd protection is to this day simply impossible...this is one of the most recent and efficient cd protections (StarForce 3)
I would suggest you to email the game technical assistance and ask for a new copy (you'll find the address on the first page of the manual provided with the game)
OR maybe you could try and see the gameshop where you purchased your copy (bring it with you) and have them test it on their own machine...

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If the cd-check windows disappears without any error message, it means the protection worked and recognized your cd correctly. So, the game has been started but failed to initialize.

Have you run the demo on the same computer without any problem ?
Have you got already once the configuration screen (where you choose the screen resolution) ? Make sure you didn't choose a resolution your video card or monitor cannot handle.
Maybe another program is conflicting with the game, try to shut down everything not necessary.
Do you have the latest version of your video drivers ?


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I had the same problem but the outcome was not as good i hoped. I sended the game back to digital jesters and there was nothing wrong with it they said so now im getting it refunded.Too bad because i waited a long time for the game and would loved to play it

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Some people have had the initial CD check take awhile to complete, but subsequent checks should be faster.

The latest video drivers and/or the latest Windows critical updates solve many problems. Lady_Rain describes an MS patch for video related problems in the topic CRASHING TO WINDOWS

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Well i'm afraid bypassing the cd protection is to this day simply impossible...this is one of the most recent and efficient cd protections (StarForce 3)
Doubtless this explains why there has been no "No-CD" patches released on sites like GameCopyWorld. It's a pity, because unless there is a way to play the game without having to have the CD in the drive, I won't be buying it (anyone had any luck using CD images on a virtual drive using software like Daemon Tools?)

I have over 40 games and use No-CD patches for every one. Not only is this for convenience (being able to play several games without having to wonder over to the bookshelf each time to dig out the relevant CD) but, as a laptop user, I want to be able to play games on the move without having to drag a stack of discs around or lose playing time to a battery-guzzling CD-ROM drive.

Why do game publishers spend so much time and effort trying to make life harder for legitimate purchasers? Not only do CD-Checks make things inconvenient (except to those who only play one game) but they can affect game performance (e.g. Morrowind) or refuse to work with many CD drives (e.g. Unreal Tournament). This seems to be a throwback to the days when you had to enter keywords or play with codewheels to start a game.

Apologies if this seems a little OT - but given that the vast majority of posts on this board are from Beyond Divinity owners, I think it is important to point out to Larian that there are those who find such "anti-piracy" measures increasingly intolerable.

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it's always the few, that spoil it for the many! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
that's why we have the CD-Protection Problem.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/alien.gif" alt="" />


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this link shows some of the stuff that you
people put on our pc's without asking.

http://members.cox.net/junk666mail/afterrun.jpg

I never approved it, I was never told it was being installed,
I never got a message dialog or anything, why are you installing
software on peoples system without telling them?

Copy Protection has had the opposite of the intended effect.
Legit users are being forced to the warez scene.
Warezers have it easy, legit owners are caused all sorts of trouble.
What's wrong with this picture?

I will have to return my game to the store tomorrow morning
since installing a game using your protection software has put
spyware on my computer ( for which i will once again have to format )

And on top of that, i couldn't even play the game i bought for € 49,99.
All i get is a 10 minute " scanning for cd " resulting in > NOT < finding the
cd.

And yes, i do have Daemon tools, but i also have a 400 Gigs of hard disc space
and a virtual drive of a legally bought game is not against the law.
The virtual drive allows me to quickly install games and quickly insert other
cd's.

I just uninstalled the game and guess what.
The damned things are still there and do not get uninstalled with the scumware
that put them there. Not only that, but I then uninstalled them from device manager
and they returned after 2 reboots without the game being installed at all!
This reminds me of something illegal called spyware ...

So, my conclusion and the conclusion of my board and the conclusion from Slashdot
is quite simple.

Your " protection " thingy is not protecting the game from being cracked, it will get
cracked eventually, all you do is force legal owners of cd's to go to the store and
return their software, not only this, but you do it with software that acts like a virus
and Spyware at thesame time.

"Does your computer run slowly after installing this Game?
That's the new Starforce feature, installing bugs all over your system! Free of charge!"

Congratulations ... ?

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this link shows some of the stuff that you
people put on our pc's without asking.

http://members.cox.net/junk666mail/afterrun.jpg

I never approved it, I was never told it was being installed,
I never got a message dialog or anything, why are you installing
software on peoples system without telling them?

Copy Protection has had the opposite of the intended effect.
Legit users are being forced to the warez scene.
Warezers have it easy, legit owners are caused all sorts of trouble.
What's wrong with this picture?

I will have to return my game to the store tomorrow morning
since installing a game using your protection software has put
spyware on my computer ( for which i will once again have to format )

And on top of that, i couldn't even play the game i bought for € 49,99.
All i get is a 10 minute " scanning for cd " resulting in > NOT < finding the
cd.

And yes, i do have Daemon tools, but i also have a 400 Gigs of hard disc space
and a virtual drive of a legally bought game is not against the law.
The virtual drive allows me to quickly install games and quickly insert other
cd's.

I just uninstalled the game and guess what.
The damned things are still there and do not get uninstalled with the scumware
that put them there. Not only that, but I then uninstalled them from device manager
and they returned after 2 reboots without the game being installed at all!
This reminds me of something illegal called spyware ...

So, my conclusion and the conclusion of my board and the conclusion from Slashdot
is quite simple.

Your " protection " thingy is not protecting the game from being cracked, it will get
cracked eventually, all you do is force legal owners of cd's to go to the store and
return their software, not only this, but you do it with software that acts like a virus
and Spyware at thesame time.

"Does your computer run slowly after installing this Game?
That's the new Starforce feature, installing bugs all over your system! Free of charge!"

Congratulations ... ?




Hi,

1/ Starforce drivers are absolutly no spyware
2/ You can remove starforce drivers using starforce cleaning tool (www.larian.com/riftrunner/support/SFclean.zip)

Bye
Yann

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This is a late post in this thread; my game does the same thing.
The check disc protection does its thing and then disappears after that nothing happens.
All I did was create a shortcut game icon to my desktop and then simply I double clicked on it, after the check disc protection, and my game started right up with no problems at all.

Anyway, late post I know, but maybe it’ll help someone.

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