Dead Driver for Easy CD Creator

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Resolution WARNING: THIS PROCEDURE MIGHT CAUSE ANY OTHER ROXIO OR ADAPTEC SOFTWARE INSTALLED ON THE PC TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE UNINSTALL ANY OTHER ROXIO OR ADAPTEC SOFTWARE FIRST BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE LISTED PROCEDURE.

1. Renaming the Take Two system file
   
   
   • Click on the Start button, and then select Search
   • Search your Local Hard Disks for the following file prtseqrd.sys
   • If you do not find this file, please go to step 2
   • If found, right click on the file and then click on rename. Change the file extension to ROX (i.e. prtseqrd.sys would be renamed to prtseqrd.rox)
     
     NOTE: 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. right hand corner of the window
   
   
   
2. Remove Easy CD Creator 5 from Add/Remove Programs
   
   
   • Click on the Start button, then go to Setting and select the Control Panel
   • Double click on the Add/Remove Programs icon
   • Uninstall Adaptec Easy CD Creator 5, if prompted choose No to reboot the PC
   • Then click the X in the top right hand corner of the Window to close the control panel
   
   
   
3. Removing Directories from your Hard Drive
   
   NOTE: All directories stated might not be found
   
   
   • Click on the Start button, then right click on the My Computer icon and then select Open
   • Double click on the icon for the Local Disk that the software was installed to
   • Double click on the Program Files folder
   • Locate the Roxio and Adaptec folders, right click on each folder and choose Delete
   • Go to C:\\Program Files\\Common Files folder, locate the Roxio Shared and Adaptec Shared folders, right click on each folder and choose Delete
   • Go to C:\\Program Files\\Common File\\InstallShield folder, locate the Engine and Iscript folders and rename them to Engine.ROX and Iscript.ROX. Once all the directories are remove right click on the "X" in the top right hand corner of the window to close it
   
   
   
4. Rename additional files on your hard drive
   
   NOTE: All files in the list might not be found
   
   
   • Click on the Start button, and then select Search
   • Search your Local Hard Disks for the following files:
     
     *CDR4_2k.sys
     *CDR4_XP.sys
     *Cdr4dll.dll
     *Cdr4vsd.sys
     *Cdr4vsd.vxd
     *Cdral.dll
     *CDRALw2k.sys
     *Cdrtc.dll
     
     
     
   • If found, right click on the file and then click on rename. Change the file extension to ROX (i.e. cdrtc.dll would be renamed to cdrtc.rox)
   • After all files are searched for and renamed close the search window by clicking on the "X" in the top right hand corner of the window
   
   
   WARNING: THE NEXT STEPS INVOLVES EDITING YOUR SYSTEM REGISTRY. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU EXPORT YOUR REGISTRY BEFORE SYSTEM DAMAGE. WE RECOMMEND THAT IF YOU DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE EDITING YOUR REGISTRY THAT YOU SKIP THESE STEPS.
   
   
5. To export a copy of your registry, please do the following:
   
   
   • Click on the Start button, then select Run
   • Type regedit and click the OK button
   • Locate and left click FILE in the upper left hand corner of the Registry Editor, then click on Export
   • Choose the Desktop as the location to save the file in, and name the file regbackup
   • Also ensure that under the Export Range section there is a dot beside All
   • Click on the Save button. Your registry should now be backed up to a file named regbackup.reg on your desktop.
   
   
   
6. Remove the Roxio and Adaptec registry entries
   
   
   • Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key (looks like a folder) by double clicking it (or clicking the + next to it.)
   • Expand the SOFTWARE Key
   • Locate the Roxio and Adaptec folders, right click each folder and click on Delete
   • If prompted to confirm the delete click the Yes button
   • Collapse the keys that you expanded by double clicking the expanded key (or clicking the "-" next to them.)
   • Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER key
   • Expand the SOFTWARE key
   • Locate the Roxio and Adaptec folders, right click on each folder and click on Delete
   • If prompted to confirm the delete click the Yes button
   • Collapse the keys that you expanded by double clicking the expanded key (or clicking the "-" next to them.)
   
   
   
7. Remove the UpperFilters and LowerFilters values:
   
   
   • Expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key (looks like a folder) by double clicking it (or clicking the "+" next to it.)
   • Expand the SYSTEM Key
   • Expand the CurrentControlSet Key
   • Expand the Control Key
   • Expand the Class Key
   • Please look for a key containing the following string of letter and numbers: {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
   • High light this key by left clicking once on it
   • On the right hand side you are looking for UpperFilters and LowerFilters under the Name column, once you find these please delete them by right clicking on them and choosing delete
     
     Note: It will be easier to use the Registry editor in the future if you collapse the keys that you expanded by double clicking the expanded key (or clicking the "-" next to them.)
     
     
   • Please exit the registry by clicking on the "X"in the top right hand corner of the screen
   
   
   
8. Renaming the Take Two system file
   
   
   • Click on the Start button, and then select Search
   • Search your Local Hard Disks for the following file prtseqrd.rox
   • If found, right click on the file and then click on rename. Change the file extension to SYS (i.e. prtseqrd.rox would be renamed to prtseqrd.sys)
   
   
   
9. Shut down and Reboot the PC
   
   
   • Click on the Start button, then click on Shut Down
   • Choose the Restart option and click the OK button
   • Adaptec Easy CD Creator 5 should now be removed from your PC