Reset Blue Iris 5 Settings to installation Defaults

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Title: ResetBlueIris.CMD (version 1.0)

What is ResetBlueIris.CMD?
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ResetBlueIris.CMD is a Windows batch file script that resets Blue Iris 5 Settings/configuration back to its original installation defaults while maintaining its registration and activation.

This is done in 3 steps. The first step backs up all Blue Iris 5 settings stored in the Windows registry using REGEDIT.exe and renames it to include the version and {32/64} BIT architecture as part of the filename. These settings are stored in two REG files.

Blueiris_v5.0.8.2_x64.reg - settings from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Perspective Software
Blueiris_v5.0.8.2_x64_cu.reg - settings from HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Perspective Software

An additional backup is created containing Blue Iris registration settings.

Blueiris-Reg_v5.0.8.2_x64.reg - settings from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Perspective Software\Blue Iris\Registration

The second step checks whether Blue Iris is running as a Windows service or as an application. If Blue Iris is running as a service, it stops the service called "Blueiris" and removes it. The third step, deletes the entire registry branch key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Perspective Software and then imports the .REG file containing only Blue Iris' registration settings. The next time you run Blue Iris 5 console, all your cameras and settings will be gone but your registration and activation will be preserved.

Blue Iris 5 stores its settings in the registry at the following locations:

64-bit App / Service:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Perspective Software
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Perspective Software

32-bit App / Service on 64-bit Windows OS:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Perspective Software
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Perspective Software

32-bit App / Service on 32-bit Windows OS:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Perspective Software
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Perspective Software

Compatibility:

+ Windows 7
+ Windows 8/8.1
+ Windows 10

Download ResetBlueIris.zip or previous versions
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* ResetBlueIris.zip (Latest version) from https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZtEn_ ... 4AKC7uvjow


How to install ResetBlueIris.CMD
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1. Unzip "ResetBlueIris.zip" to C:\. This will unpack ResetBlueIris.cmd and README.txt files to following directory:

C:\Bat

FYI: If you want to put ResetBlueIris.cmd in a different folder, you can.

2. To configure where you want ResetBlueIris.cmd to store its registry backups, open the batch file called
ResetBlueIris.CMD with notepad and just change the following line:

SET DEST=%USERPROFILE%\Desktop

3. By default, ResetBlueIris.cmd looks for Blue Iris 5. To configure ResetBlueIris.cmd to use a different version
of Blue Iris, open the batch file called ResetBlueIris.CMD with notepad and just change the following line:

SET MAJORVER=5
whereas 5 = Blue Iris 5
whereas 4 = Blue Iris 4
whereas 3 = Blue Iris 3

OR alternatively, you can instruct ResetBlueIris.cmd to look for a different version of Blue Iris' settings from
the command line by opening an Administrator elevated CMD prompt and typing:

ResetBlueIris.cmd /v 4 (For Blue Iris 4)
ResetBlueIris.cmd /v 3 (For Blue Iris 3)


Run ResetBlueIris.CMD
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Note: Make sure Blue Iris console is not running before running ResetBlueIris.cmd. If Blue Iris is running as a service, ResetBlueIris.cmd will automatically stop the Blueiris service and remove it.

1. Right click on ResetBlueIris.CMD and selecting "Run as Administrator".

2. Answer "Y" to question, "Do you want to continue (Y/[N])?".

3. Now launch Blue Iris console. All settings in Blue Iris will be reset to their original installation defaults while maintaining your registration and activation.

In the event you want to restore the original settings after running ResetBlueIris.cmd, all you need to do is to double click on the two REG files like BlueIris_v5.0.8.2_x64.reg and BlueIris_v5.0.8.2_x64_cu.reg.