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SiCwan

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Clean uninstall
« on: November 13, 2022, 03:06:16 PM »

Does anyone know how to cleanly uninstall Starsector? when I uninstall it, and when I go to reinstall it, it never asks me again for the key again. I need to know how to clear the key so when I return the laptop im barrowing I can cleanly remove it
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Midnight Kitsune

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Re: Clean uninstall
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2022, 06:35:19 PM »

Does anyone know how to cleanly uninstall Starsector? when I uninstall it, and when I go to reinstall it, it never asks me again for the key again. I need to know how to clear the key so when I return the laptop im barrowing I can cleanly remove it
The key isn't limited and is an offline key, so you don't need to deactivate it to use it on another computer.
But if you truly do want to remove it, you will need to open up the registry at this location:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\JavaSoft\Prefs\com\fs\starfarer\serial
and delete the serial registry key there. ONLY do this if you are 110% sure and confident that you can do this right as messing with the registry is risky. Doubly so for newbies.
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Re: Clean uninstall
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2022, 07:19:47 PM »

Ahh no wonder I didn't find it when I searched for it, Thanks a bunch!
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