How to Remove Creative Drivers
The Creative company makes a variety of audio and video equipment for computers such as speaker systems or video game controllers. For these devices to work properly with your machine, an associated device driver must be installed. If you no longer need the device, you can remove the driver from your computer. At best, the unnecessary driver only takes up extra space on your hard drive, but at worst, it could negatively interact with audio devices made by other companies and prevent them from working.
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Instructions
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Open the Windows Start menu and then click Control Panel. Scroll through the Control Panel options and double-click the icon labeled Programs and Features.
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Click Publisher at the top of the screen to arrange all of the programs on your computer by their manufacturer. Scroll through the list and find the programs that are listed under Creative.
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Click each of the Creative programs to highlight them. Click Uninstall to remove the programs from your computer. Close the Programs and Features window and return to the Control Panel.
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Double-click the Device Manager. Click Continue if your computer's operating system brings up an extra window asking for your permission to access the Device Manager window.
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Scroll through the list of devices and locate the entry labeled Sound, Video, and Game Controllers. Click the plus sign next to the entry to bring up a new list of devices.
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Right-click the entry for the Creative device and then choose Uninstall from the pop-up menu. Click the check box marked as Delete the Driver when a new window appears.
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Click OK and wait for the operating system to go through the uninstall process. Restart the computer to finish removing the Creative device driver.
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Tips & Warnings
Depending on which operating system your computer runs, the Programs and Features icon may be called Add and Remove Programs. If you need to reinstall the Creative device driver, you can download the driver directly from the Creative support web page.
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