Thanks Lady Rain for the troubles.
This is what i *think*
The difference here is the OS, i am using XP and you are using vista. I believe the version of SF that comes with BD(prior to version 4.xxx) does not work on vista thus will never get installed. But since it happened on my installation, starforce does get installed with the latest patch 1.49, however the exe of BD 1.49 does not check for starforce upon starting of the game, and this is what i believe when larian says they removed the starforce protection.
I may be wrong but that's exactly what happened.
Anyway i am curious, are you sure ur in game version says 1.49? On mine it's 1.47. The save file is also 1.47.
Can you show me the screenshot of the 1.49 that you mentioned, i believe in on the main menu (the one with NEW, LOAD, etc etc)
thanks.