Manual Uninstallation of software

[Guest]

I am trying to uninstall all my soundblaster audigy 2 zs programs but it will only remove halfway. This is when I go through the Add/Remove Control Panel icon or the Installation CD's Removal program. I want to completley rid my computer of any soundblaster/creative stuff so I can reinstall it. The first install was buggy and now that I've fixed the computer to handle the sound card I can't reinstall the programs.

 

[R. McCarty]

Use your original Install CD. When it Autoplays' it should have an
option "Remove All". Success will depend on whether you've tried
any manful operations to remove it.

 

[Guest]

shut down, take out the card, start up, reinstall.

 

[Hilary Karp]

That removes and reinstalls the card, doesn't uninstall all the
programs, settings already in place.

 

[R. McCarty]

Before attempting manual cleanup, Have you tried reinstalling the software
(Choosing the same install options as originally used & "Location". After a
Reboot, then the Remove all should be able to run successfully.

 

[R. McCarty]

I suppose System Restore isn't an option, since this has probably been
installed for a while ? Manual uninstall might be an option, but Creative
is close to Symantec in the number of folders/locations it puts on your
disk drive. Creative software doesn't appear in the Microsoft Installer
Cleanup too - so that's not an option. Maybe this uninstall problem is
local to your profile. About the only other thing I can suggest is to try
and uninstall it from another Administrator account, different from your
day-to-day account. Good Luck.