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Karen stone

I bought a pc with ms me with the easycd creator 4
preloaded on it, my husand upgraded to xp, which caused
my cd creator not work, states missing files. I then
decided to installed easy cd creator5. When I try to
install it , says that cd4 is there and to uninstall. I
go to remove programs and it is not listed. I do find it
under c:\program files\cd creator 4,, no uninstall option
listed,not sure if I can just delete or will it cause
more problems if there are dlls attached. any ideas?
 
From the Roxio web site:

How to uninstall Easy CD Creator 3x / 4x from Windows XP.

This information applies to the following product(s):

- Easy CD Creator 4.0x
- Easy CD Creator 3.0x

This information applies to the following operating system(s):

-Windows XP ONLY

This article will help you remove older versions of Easy CD Creator from
Windows XP. Versions prior to Easy CD Creator 5.1 are not compatible
with windows XP.

Answer

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-
11CE-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".

For more standard troubleshooting steps for Easy CD Creator under each
operating system, the Roxio Support Knowledge base (A.S.K.) at:

http://ask.roxio.com
 
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