How to Disable Nero Scout

Disabling Nero Scout can alleviate a lot of frustration.

Nero Scout is a media indexing program that comes with certain versions of other Nero programs, such as Nero Wave Editor, Nero Burning ROM and Nero PhotoSnap. Scout automatically starts when the computer starts and constantly runs in the background, waiting to index any new media files that the user accesses. Disabling Nero Scout can free up a lot of the computer's memory, making it run faster.

Instructions

Nero Scout 8

1. Double-click on "My Computer."

2. Right-click on the "Nero Scout" icon.

3. Click on "Options" from the right-click menu.

4. Click to uncheck the box next to "Enable Nero Scout" and click "OK" to complete.

Nero Scout 7

1. Double-click on "My Computer."

2. Right-click on the "Nero Scout" icon.

3. Click on "Options" from the right-click menu. From the Options menu, click to uncheck the box next to "Enable Nero Scout" and click "OK." Reboot the computer.

4. If Nero Scout is still attempting to load, click the "Start" button and click "Run." Type this line of text exactly as it is into the "Open" box:

   regsvr32 /u "%COMMONPROGRAMFILES%\Ahead\Lib\MediaLibraryNSE.dll"

   Click "OK" to run this command.

5. Reboot the computer.

References

• Help 2 Go: Disable Nero Scout in Nero 7
• Help 2 Go: Disable Nero Scout in Nero 8
• Nero: Support FAQ