How to Delete Roxio Completely

Roxio is one of the most successful brands of digital media software. Regardless, you may have decided that Roxio is not for you, and you now wish to remove it from your computer. But like many other programs, Roxio embeds itself in the hard drive so deeply, that the simple "Change/Remove" program function in your Control Panel is not enough to get rid of it. In order to completely remove the software, you will have to delete its footprint from a few different locations on your computer.

Instructions

Remove Roxio Via "MSCONFIG"

1. Go to the start menu and select "Run."

2. Type in "msconfig" and then press "OK."

3. Chose the "Startup" tab, and then click the "Disable All" button.

4. Press the "Apply" button, and then click "OK."

5. Select "Restart" and allow your computer to restart itself.

Remove Roxio Via the Control Panel

1. Go to the start menu and select the "Control Panel."

2. Select "Add or Remove Programs." Once the programs window opens, search the list for any remnants of Roxio.

3. Click "Change/Remove" on any residual Roxio programs still left on your system that you want to eradicate.

4. Follow the uninstall prompts, and restart your computer.

Remove Roxio Via "My Computer"

1. Go to the start menu, and select "My Computer."

2. Double-click on the "Local Disk (C:)" drive.

3. Select the "Program Files" folder and delete the following folders by right-clicking on each one and then selecting "Delete."

   C:\Program Files\Roxio
   C:\Program Files\Sonic
   C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared
   C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sonic Shared

   If you receive the error message "File is in use" while trying to delete a folder, drag the folder onto the desktop. Restart the computer, then right-click on it, then select "Delete."

   Go back to your main "My Computer" folder when finished.

4. Click on the "Document and Settings" folder in "My Computer." Delete the following files:

   C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Roxio
   C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Sonic
   C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Roxio
   C:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Sonic
   C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Local Settings\Application Data\Roxio

   As in the step above, if you receive the error message "File is in use" while trying to delete a folder, drag the folder onto the desktop. Restart the computer, then right-click on it, then select "Delete."

5. Exit "My Computer," then empty the recycle bin.

Remove Roxio from the Internet Browser Cookies

1. Open your Internet browser. (You will want to repeat these steps for each browser on your system.)

2. Go to "Tools," and then select "Options or Internet Options" (depending upon your browser).

3. Click the "General" tab and select "Delete" browsing history.

Remove Roxio Via the Registry

1. Return to the start menu, and select "Run." Type in "regedit."

2. Double-click the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" folder to expand it. Click on the "Software" folder and locate the "Roxio" and "Sonic" software folders. Right-click on each one (separately) and select "Delete."

3. Double-click on the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" folder to expand it. Click on the "Software" folder again, and then locate and click on the "Roxio" and "Sonic" software folders. Right-click again, then click "Delete."

4. Restart your computer.

References

• Roxio: Complete Uninstall of Creator