remove CD Creator 4 from windows
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Log on With Administrative Privileges and:
Setup a clean boot via the MSCONFIG utility: Go to "Start" and select "Run",
type MSCONFIG and click OK. In the General tab choose Selective Startup.
Under Selective Startup uncheck: Load startup group items. Click "Apply" and
then click "Close". Restart your computer and log on as Administrator. If a
window opens warning you, that you are using the "System Configuration
Utility" click "OK" and then "Cancel".
1. Go to "Start" then "Search", look in C:\ (or the drive where your
operating system is located) and search for: Prtseqrd.sys (If you do not
find this file, continue to after step 3.)
2. Rename this file changing its extensions to .ROX
(Right click on the file name and choose "rename" then change "prtseqrd.sys"
to "prtseqrd.ROX", This file is installed with Take Two, if you did not
install it you will not have the file.)
3. If you decided to not finish this article at any point please rename this
file back, you will be doing that later in this article.
Remove all Easy CD Recording software (without restarting your system):
Uninstall all Adaptec Software from your system, do not reboot ("Add\Remove
Programs" in Control Panel)
Look for Easy CD Creator, Direct CD, Take Two
Next Clean Easy CD Creator completely from your system:
1. Go to "Start" then "Search", look in C:\ (or the drive where your
operating system is located) and search for:
Note: You may not find all of these files, continue anyway.
Cdr4vsd.sys
Cdr4dll.dll
Cdral.dll
Cdrtc.dll
2. Rename all files changing their extensions to .ROX
(Right click on the file name and choose "rename")
3. Go to "Start" and then to "My Computer" and select it.
4. Go into your C:\ drive (C:\ is default install drive, compensate
accordingly if you installed in another location)
5. Go into the "Program Files" Folder
6. Look for a "Adaptec" folder and if found delete it
7. Look for a "Direct CD" folder and if found delete it
8. Go into the "Common Files" Folder
9. Look for an "Adaptec" and/or "Adaptec Shared" folder and if found delete
them.
WARNING: THE NEXT STEP INVOLVES EDITING YOUR SYSTEM REGISTRY. WE STRONGLY
RECOMMEND YOU EXPORT YOUR REGISTRY BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY EDITING. EDITING
YOUR REGISTRY INCORRECTLY CAN CAUSE IRREPARABLE SYSTEM DAMAGE. WE RECOMMEND
THAT IF YOU DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE EDITING YOUR REGISTRY THAT YOU SKIP THIS
STEP.
Clean Easy CD Creator from your Registry:
1. Go to "Start" then "Run" and type "regedit" and press enter or click "OK"
2. Look for "HKey_Local_Machine", Expand it (Either double click it or click
the + beside it)
3. Look for" Software", Expand it and select "Adaptec", if found, and delete
(click once it will become high lighted then press "delete" (delete on your
keyboard)
4. Look for "Hkey_Current_User", expand it
5. Look for "Software", expand it
6. Select "Adaptec", if found, and delete it
7. Remove the Upperfilters and Lowerfilters values completely from the
following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11C
E-BFC1-08002BE10318}
To finish:
1. Go to "Start" then "Search", look in C:\ (or the drive where your
operating system is located) and search for: Prtseqrd.ROX (if found and
renamed earlier).
2. Rename this file changing its extension to .sys
(Right click on the file name and "choose" rename then change "prtseqrd.ROX"
to "prtseqrd.sys") and reboot your computer.
3. Reboot your system.
4. You should now go to "Start" then "Run", type msonfig and select "Normal
Startup".
