StreamFab Tip: Running Multiple Version of 64-bit StreamFab on Same Machine

[jpp72]

So i had already posted before that you could use the 32-bit version to install a previous version of StreamFab and that way you have a "working" 32-bit version and a buggy latest version.

A user here had hinted at 6.1.3.3 having working downloads for Discovery networks such as Food Network & TLC.

So i decided to remove my trusty 32-bit v6.1.1.8 and install v6.1.3.3 over it.

Turns out, i forgot DRM MPD is only available in the 64-bit version of StreamFab. I figured i'd try my luck at having multiple 64-bit versions. Great Success!! (Ya i still think Borat is funny. I am 51 years old not a millennial)

Here's how you can do it too:

1. Rename your "StreamFab (x64)" shortcut to "StreamFab (x64) Latest"
2. Install a previous version of StreamFab but make sure you install in a different directory. I append the 4 digits of the version
3. Make StreamFab create the new shortcut but don't let it run StreamFab after install. Not mandatory but all kinds of weirdness happens if you do
4. Rename the newly created "StreamFab (x64)" shortcut to "StreamFab (x64) vWhatever Version Number"
5. That's it! You now have 2 StreamFab installs of the same architecture

The only thing you need to look out for is if you install an old version that doesn't have certain settings, you should go back to verify your settings after you go back to the latest or any version after that. Just check your settings every time you start a different one and you should be fine.

Small price to pay IMHO to be able to have multiple versions. The queue and your login data should work in all versions.

Obviously don't do the online updater (You should never do that anyway) and when you want to update to the latest version, use the path without the version numbers to update the latest version and not the previous ones. v6.1.3.7 is such a shit show anyway i doubt you'd want to keep it.

Here are some screenshots of what i explained:







P.S. Your firewall will probably ask you to authorize StreamFab since it is installed in a new directory for the previous versions.

P.P.S. Before you ask why v6.1.1.8, it's strictly for when i download a lot from Hulu. The processing phase is ~50% faster.

[Cats4U]

The only thing I'd be concerned with are registry keys. As you know, I always do a complete uninstall using a "professional" uninstall program before I do a clean install of a new update. Part of that uninstall is the removal of registry entries. If I remember correctly, StreamFab uses 28 registry entries. I'm guessing that both x64 StreamFabs would want to use the same registry keys. Off the top of my head I don't know what those registry entries are about and whether more than one program using them might cause a conflict. That's what I would be worried about. The next time I do a StreamFab uninstall I'll get the full list of its registry entries.

[jpp72]

The only thing I'd be concerned with are registry keys. As you know, I always do a complete uninstall using a "professional" uninstall program before I do a clean install of a new update. Part of that uninstall is the removal of registry entries. If I remember correctly, StreamFab uses 28 registry entries. I'm guessing that both x64 StreamFabs would want to use the same registry keys. Off the top of my head I don't know what those registry entries are about and whether more than one program using them might cause a conflict. That's what I would be worried about. The next time I do a StreamFab uninstall I'll get the full list of its registry entries.

So far i haven't seen any adverse effects but definitely would appreciate a list of those keys so i can confirm.

Thanks!