Deactivate programs for clean install?

[jedijds]

Do I need to deactivate/unregister programs for clean install? If so how do I deactivate them?
Programs for video editing, education software, games so on, and windows itself.

 

[phyneas]

When you say a clean install, you mean you are re-installing the same operating system, or installing a different operating system? In either event you don't need to deactivate or unregister anything, at least that I can think of, unless you are referring to programs that limit the number of machines that a certain license can be authorized to use, like an itunes profile or certain DRM games. I don't know what programs you have or which of them would require that, or whether when you install the operating system and then reinstall them they would automatically recognize the machine as being the same one. In terms of just installing an operating system, no you don't need to deactivate or unregister anything to accomplish a totally clean install, it will do that for you just by installing the operating system. Depending on which OS you are on and going to you might even be able to transfer your files and settings and programs as part of the install if you want to - I believe that current versions of Windows allow for that. The Windows license itself can only be used once at a time so by reinstalling it you are wiping out the old license so you can re-enter it normally. Remember as well to have all of your drivers ready before you install the new operating system so you can input them once the install is done.

 

[jedijds]

When you say a clean install, you mean you are re-installing the same operating system, or installing a different operating system? In either event you don't need to deactivate or unregister anything, at least that I can think of, unless you are referring to programs that limit the number of machines that a certain license can be authorized to use, like an itunes profile or certain DRM games. I don't know what programs you have or which of them would require that, or whether when you install the operating system and then reinstall them they would automatically recognize the machine as being the same one. In terms of just installing an operating system, no you don't need to deactivate or unregister anything to accomplish a totally clean install, it will do that for you just by installing the operating system. Depending on which OS you are on and going to you might even be able to transfer your files and settings and programs as part of the install if you want to - I believe that current versions of Windows allow for that. The Windows license itself can only be used once at a time so by reinstalling it you are wiping out the old license so you can re-enter it normally. Remember as well to have all of your drivers ready before you install the new operating system so you can input them once the install is done.

I was having hardware and some software trouble (computer won’t let me uninstall somethings that got downloaded trying to fix the hardware problem) so I wanted to just wipe my drive totally clean and reinstall windows 8, and maybe a dual boot with win7.
Programs like PD11, Vegas movie studio, starry night pro.
Posted my trouble with hardware no one has replied yet.
( http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1907462/application-found-fix.html)

And thanks that answered some of my questions.

 

[phyneas]

You're welcome. I read your other post and I would suggest that it may have something to do with the Region of those DVD's which may not match the region of your DVD playback software, though it would probably tell you this when you tried to play them if it were the case. I'm also assuming that the E:\ is your DVD drive. It doesn't sound like a DVD drive problem (since you say you can use it to do other things) or an operating system problem, just a software problem. Somewhere between the file, the playback software and the drive there is a problem, but I'm sorry I don't know what it is. I don't know anything about dual boot either. Is this a problem that started with Windows 8, maybe the DVD won't work with that particular OS, have you tried it on anyone else's machine?

When you say a clean install, you mean you are re-installing the same operating system, or installing a different operating system? In either event you don't need to deactivate or unregister anything, at least that I can think of, unless you are referring to programs that limit the number of machines that a certain license can be authorized to use, like an itunes profile or certain DRM games. I don't know what programs you have or which of them would require that, or whether when you install the operating system and then reinstall them they would automatically recognize the machine as being the same one. In terms of just installing an operating system, no you don't need to deactivate or unregister anything to accomplish a totally clean install, it will do that for you just by installing the operating system. Depending on which OS you are on and going to you might even be able to transfer your files and settings and programs as part of the install if you want to - I believe that current versions of Windows allow for that. The Windows license itself can only be used once at a time so by reinstalling it you are wiping out the old license so you can re-enter it normally. Remember as well to have all of your drivers ready before you install the new operating system so you can input them once the install is done.

I was having hardware and some software trouble (computer won’t let me uninstall somethings that got downloaded trying to fix the hardware problem) so I wanted to just wipe my drive totally clean and reinstall windows 8, and maybe a dual boot with win7.
Programs like PD11, Vegas movie studio, starry night pro.
Posted my trouble with hardware no one has replied yet.
( http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1907462/application-found-fix.html)

And thanks that answered some of my questions.

 

[jedijds]

You're welcome. I read your other post and I would suggest that it may have something to do with the Region of those DVD's which may not match the region of your DVD playback software, though it would probably tell you this when you tried to play them if it were the case. I'm also assuming that the E:\ is your DVD drive. It doesn't sound like a DVD drive problem (since you say you can use it to do other things) or an operating system problem, just a software problem. Somewhere between the file, the playback software and the drive there is a problem, but I'm sorry I don't know what it is. I don't know anything about dual boot either. Is this a problem that started with Windows 8, maybe the DVD won't work with that particular OS, have you tried it on anyone else's machine?

Its not region, it does this to any video dvd I put in and its set to the USA ‘region1’ . I agree I don’t think it is the hardware or operating system but my “elders” continually question it and now I actually have software trouble from changing this and that. And I also feel like dual booting later on, I already know how to do that. I don’t think it is the player because I can play .avi and .mp4 video on WMP as long as it’s not on a dvd. Though you may have something on windows8, I do remember reading something on windows no longer having a license to distribute some video software or something, I do have a minor issue like this with my windows 7 computer. I’ll try a reinstall just to clean out my software and just make sure it’s nothing missing or messed up in the OS.
Well the dvd works on other machines(dvd player for a tv) if that’s what you were asking?
Just confirmation, if I just formatted my C: drive and reinstalled same OS and then installed the programs again they should work without having to re-register or activate?

 

[phyneas]

I am almost certain that you will have to re-register all of your programs. Programs hold the registration keys locally for themselves as well as often communicating them online to verify them, so when you wipe the os you wipe away the registration keys as well. I don't know what happens if you use the install disk to transfer your files and programs though.

You're welcome. I read your other post and I would suggest that it may have something to do with the Region of those DVD's which may not match the region of your DVD playback software, though it would probably tell you this when you tried to play them if it were the case. I'm also assuming that the E:\ is your DVD drive. It doesn't sound like a DVD drive problem (since you say you can use it to do other things) or an operating system problem, just a software problem. Somewhere between the file, the playback software and the drive there is a problem, but I'm sorry I don't know what it is. I don't know anything about dual boot either. Is this a problem that started with Windows 8, maybe the DVD won't work with that particular OS, have you tried it on anyone else's machine?

Its not region, it does this to any video dvd I put in and its set to the USA ‘region1’ . I agree I don’t think it is the hardware or operating system but my “elders” continually question it and now I actually have software trouble from changing this and that. And I also feel like dual booting later on, I already know how to do that. I don’t think it is the player because I can play .avi and .mp4 video on WMP as long as it’s not on a dvd. Though you may have something on windows8, I do remember reading something on windows no longer having a license to distribute some video software or something, I do have a minor issue like this with my windows 7 computer. I’ll try a reinstall just to clean out my software and just make sure it’s nothing missing or messed up in the OS.
Well the dvd works on other machines(dvd player for a tv) if that’s what you were asking?
Just confirmation, if I just formatted my C: drive and reinstalled same OS and then installed the programs again they should work without having to re-register or activate?

 

[jedijds]

I am almost certain that you will have to re-register all of your programs. Programs hold the registration keys locally for themselves as well as often communicating them online to verify them, so when you wipe the os you wipe away the registration keys as well. I don't know what happens if you use the install disk to transfer your files and programs though.

But it won’t conflict with anything online, like using the same key twice kind of thing?

 

[phyneas]

No, I've never had that problems with operating systems, games, or general applications. However, you should check first for each program that you are concerned about, that there isn't an authorization limit, and if there is you might want to be safe and deauthorize your machine before the reinstall, then add it back again afterwards.

I am almost certain that you will have to re-register all of your programs. Programs hold the registration keys locally for themselves as well as often communicating them online to verify them, so when you wipe the os you wipe away the registration keys as well. I don't know what happens if you use the install disk to transfer your files and programs though.

But it won’t conflict with anything online, like using the same key twice kind of thing?