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Gatorade Frost · 09-29-2005, 09:27 AM

Is there any easy way to uninstall the sound drivers off of a computer? Installing drivers is pretty straight forward, but uninstalling them off of like an HP computer doesn't seem quite as simple to me. Is there any simple way that I could do this?

Jinn · 09-29-2005, 09:31 AM

Depends entirely on the drivers and the sound card they're made for. Creative tends to be fairly easy to remove, and they're the majority of the marketshare right now..

Sometimes, you'll have to remove specific DLLs to do it, as well. If you mean removal so that you can install new ones, then you should be fine with the Add/Remove of Creative stuff. If you need it completely gone, then you'll need to put in more work..

flat5 · 09-29-2005, 12:12 PM

Perhaps boot into safe mode.
Start-Settings-Control Panel-system-Hardware-
Device Manager-Sound....Controllers
Delete all or what you don't want.

But if you don't install new drivers, they may reapear on the next boot.

Gatorade Frost · 09-29-2005, 06:54 PM

Hm... You don't know of any drivers that are just... non-working? Like a driver-placebo that doesn't do anything?

flat5 · 09-30-2005, 02:24 AM

check the box "Disable in this profile" ?

Should do about the same thing.

09-29-2005, 09:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
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09-29-2005, 09:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jinn Lover - Protector - Teacher Location: Seattle, WA	Depends entirely on the drivers and the sound card they're made for. Creative tends to be fairly easy to remove, and they're the majority of the marketshare right now.. Sometimes, you'll have to remove specific DLLs to do it, as well. If you mean removal so that you can install new ones, then you should be fine with the Add/Remove of Creative stuff. If you need it completely gone, then you'll need to put in more work.. __________________ "I'm typing on a computer of science, which is being sent by science wires to a little science server where you can access it. I'm not typing on a computer of philosophy or religion or whatever other thing you think can be used to understand the universe because they're a poor substitute in the role of understanding the universe which exists independent from ourselves." - Willravel

09-29-2005, 06:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gatorade Frost Rookie	Hm... You don't know of any drivers that are just... non-working? Like a driver-placebo that doesn't do anything? __________________ I got in a fight one time with a really big guy, and he said, "I'm going to mop the floor with your face." I said, "You'll be sorry." He said, "Oh, yeah? Why?" I said, "Well, you won't be able to get into the corners very well." Emo Philips

09-29-2005, 12:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
flat5 Very Insignificant Pawn Location: Amsterdam, NL	Perhaps boot into safe mode. Start-Settings-Control Panel-system-Hardware- Device Manager-Sound....Controllers Delete all or what you don't want. But if you don't install new drivers, they may reapear on the next boot.

09-30-2005, 02:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
flat5 Very Insignificant Pawn Location: Amsterdam, NL	check the box "Disable in this profile" ? Should do about the same thing.