Start8

A guide to uninstall Start8 from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Start8 for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Stardock Corporation. More information on Stardock Corporation can be found here. More information about Start8 can be found at http://www.stardock.com. Start8 is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8 folder, regulated by the user's choice. The complete uninstall command line for Start8 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\uninstall.exe. Start8.exe is the Start8's primary executable file and it takes approximately 96.14 KB (98448 bytes) on disk.

Start8 installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 2.06 MB (2161840 bytes) on disk.

• SasUpgrade.exe (425.09 KB)
• SdDisplay.exe (56.59 KB)
• Start8.exe (96.14 KB)
• Start8Srv.exe (110.64 KB)
• Start8_64.exe (100.64 KB)
• uninstall.exe (1.29 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 0.85 of Start8. You can find here a few links to other Start8 versions:

• 1.10
• 0.98
• 1.1
• 1.00
• 1.02
• 1.092
• 1.0
• 1.01
• 1.03
• 0.86
• 0.87
• 0.90

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Start8 from your computer:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8

The files below are left behind on your disk by Start8 when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Bigxpstart.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\eula.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\lua5.1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\readme.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start1.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start2.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start3.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start4.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start5.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start6.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start7.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8_32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8_64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8_64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Start8Srv.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\uninstall.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Uninstall\IRIMG1.JPG
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Uninstall\IRIMG2.JPG
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Uninstall\uninstall.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Uninstall\uninstall.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\Win8Logo.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\win8start.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\win8start_large.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\xpstart.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Start8 Setup Log.txt

Usually the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Start80.85
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Stardock\Misc\Start8
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Start8

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below 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 erase Start8 from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Start8 is an application by Stardock Corporation. Frequently, computer users decide to erase it. This is efortful because removing this by hand takes some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE approach to erase Start8 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Start8 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Start8". The Start8 program will be found automatically. After you click Start8 in the list of apps, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Start8, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Start8:

• The software company is: http://www.stardock.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Start8\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Start8.


8. After uninstalling Start8, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Start8 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Start8 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Start8 by Stardock Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Start8 by Stardock Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Start8 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.