Start8

A way to uninstall Start8 from your computer

Start8 is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It is made by Stardock Corporation. Take a look here for more details on Stardock Corporation. Click on http://www.stardock.com to get more data about Start8 on Stardock Corporation's website. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8 directory (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Start8. Start8Config.exe is the Start8's main executable file and it takes about 2.06 MB (2156208 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed together with Start8. They occupy about 7.54 MB (7907776 bytes) on disk.

• DeElevate.exe (8.24 KB)
• DeElevate64.exe (10.24 KB)
• ExtractS8Theme.exe (143.11 KB)
• hlp.exe (40.61 KB)
• Launch.exe (55.45 KB)
• SasUpgrade.exe (425.09 KB)
• SDActivate.exe (984.67 KB)
• SdDisplay.exe (58.59 KB)
• Start8.exe (235.17 KB)
• Start8Config.exe (2.06 MB)
• Start8Srv.exe (139.67 KB)
• Start8ThemeEdit.exe (1.73 MB)
• Start8_64.exe (240.17 KB)
• uninstall.exe (1.33 MB)
• zip.exe (139.64 KB)

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This info is about Start8 version 1.02 only. Click on the links below for other Start8 versions:

• 1.10
• 0.98
• 1.1
• 1.00
• 1.092
• 1.0
• 1.01
• 1.03
• 0.86
• 0.87
• 0.90
• 0.85

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Start8 has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Start8:

• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8

The files below were left behind on your disk by Start8's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\DeElevate.exe
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\DeElevate64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\DeElevator.dll
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\DeElevator64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\desk.scf
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\eula.txt
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\GroupPolicy\en-us\start8_gp.adml
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\GroupPolicy\start8_gp.admx
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\1.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\10.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\11.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\2.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\20.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\21.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\22.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\23.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\24.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\25.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\26.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\3.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\30.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\31.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\4.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\5.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\6.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\7.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\8.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Links\9.lnk
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\lua5.1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\readme.txt
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\SDActivate.exe
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\SDActivate.lng
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\sddlc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Start8.exe
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Start8_32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Start8_64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Start8_64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Start8Config.exe
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Start8Shell32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Start8Shell64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Start8Srv.exe
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Bigxpstart.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Hide Start Button.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Start1.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Start2.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Start3.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Start4.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Start5.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Start6.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Start7.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Start8.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Win8_start_black.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Win8_start_clear.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Win8_start_clear_blue.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Win8_start_clear_white.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Win8_start_clear_win7.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\Win8Logo.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\win8start.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\win8start_large.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\StartButtons\xpstart.png
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\uninstall.exe
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Uninstall\IRIMG1.JPG
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Uninstall\IRIMG2.JPG
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Uninstall\uninstall.dat
• C:\Program Files\Stardock\Start8\Uninstall\uninstall.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Start8 Setup Log.txt

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Start81.02
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Stardock\Misc\Start8
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Start8

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Start8\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Start8\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Start8\ImagePath

A way to delete Start8 from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Start8 is an application by the software company Stardock Corporation. Frequently, computer users try to erase this program. Sometimes this can be hard because doing this manually takes some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE practice to erase Start8 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Start8 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Start8". If it exists on your system the Start8 application will be found automatically. When you click Start8 in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Start8, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Start8:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.stardock.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Start8.


8. After removing Start8, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Start8 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Start8 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Start8 by Stardock Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Start8 by Stardock Corporation is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Start8 in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.