If you wish to register Stellar Extractor for Windows Backup, this Knowledge Base is the best piece. It explains the online and offline registration process of this professional software. Therefore, go through it to know how you can proceed for the same.

The very first step for registering the software is to purchase it. On doing so, you will get a key by the use of which you can register the software either Online or the Manual way. Both the ways are explained below:

  • Online Registration

After buying the software, you will be provided with a Serial Number via email on your email address which is necessary for registering the software. You would have to enter the Serial Number, which would then be verified by a license server. Finally, on verification, the software will be registered. The steps for Online Registration of the software are as follows:

  1. Run the trial/demo version of ‘Stellar Extractor for Windows Backup’ software.
  2. Go to ‘Tools Menu’ on the ‘Menu Bar’ and click on the ‘Activation’ button.
  3. In the ‘Registration Option’ dialog box, choose ‘I have the registration key’ option.
  4. Check Online Registration check box and click on the ‘OK’ button. A warning message will appear wherein you need to click on the ‘Yes’ button to continue with the registration process.   

Figure 1: Selection of ‘Online Registration’ mode

  1. In Stellar - Electronic Registration Wizard, enter the ‘Serial Number’ in the respective field that you received on your email Id after purchasing the software. Then, click on the ‘Next’ button. 

Figure 2: Entry of ‘Serial Number’

  1. The software communicates with the license server and then the registration process is completed. To end, click on the Finish tab. 
  • Manual Registration

For ‘Manual Registration’ it is essential to generate a PHX_REG.txt file and email it to support@stellarinfo.com. Once the serial number and purchase details are verified, the key required to register the software manually will be sent to your email id.

Note: If you download the software from https://www.stellarinfo.com/windows-backup-recovery.php  (i.e. ESD version), you need to register it with the use of Serial Number (received on the Email id after purchasing the software) so that you can get its full functionality that is only available on completion of the registration process.

If you have installed the software using the provided CD (i.e. BOX version), hardware lock, which is available with the software, is compulsory for its full-functioning.

To register the software manually, execute the steps stated below:

  1. Launch the demo, trial, or free version of Stellar Extractor for Windows Backup software.
  2. Go to ‘Menu Bar’ and then in ‘Tools Menu’, click on ‘Activation’.
  3. In ‘Registration Option’ dialog box, choose ‘I have the registration key’ option. Then, choose ‘Online Registration’ and click on the ‘OK’ button. Next, a warning appears where you would have to click on the ‘Yes’ option to continue with the process.
  4. ‘Welcome to Stellar - Electronic Software Registration’ wizard comes up. Here, click on the ‘Cancel’ option.
  5. Stellar Extractor for Windows Backup dialog box opens. Here, click on the ‘Yes’ option where it asks whether you wish to send the Serial Number to Stellar for Manual Registration.   

Figure 3: Confirmation of ‘Manual Registration’

  1. In ‘Manual Registration’ dialog box, put in the Serial Number that you received after purchasing the software and click on the ‘Next’ tab. 

Figure 4: Entry of ‘Serial Number’

  1. PHX_REG.txt file is created and will appear on your desktop. Then, email it to support@stellarinfo.com address. Thereafter, click on the ‘Finished’ tab.

Finished Tab

Figure 5: Clicking on the ‘Finished’ tab

  1. The purchase details is verified and then you will receive the ‘Site Key’ that is needed to register the software manually.  
  2. After you have received the ‘Site Key’, open ‘Stellar Extractor for Windows Backup’ and in ‘Registration Option’ dialog box, choose ‘I have the registration key’ option.
  3. Choose ‘Manual Registration’ and click on the ‘OK’ option.
  4. In ‘Enter Site Key’ dialog box, enter the ‘Site Key’ and click on ‘Validate’ option.

Figure 6: Entry of ‘Site Key’

Note: The ‘Site Key’ is sent to the same email id on which the ‘Serial Number’ is sent.

These are the steps to execute Online and Manual registration of Stellar Extractor for Windows Backup software. Now that you know the steps that should be implemented to register the software successfully, execute them to experience its full functionality!