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Old Apr 14, 2006, 03:42 PM   #1
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Litterally MANUALLY uninstalling drivers

I need to fully uninstall this old soundcard i got, but no driver remover i can find supports the removal of its drivers. I already uninstalled the component, and removed it from add / remove programs, but some files are still there.

I have to remove them by hand because they are conflicting with other components in my computer.

How would i go about doing this? I already know what .sys files i need to get rid of, its just whenever i cut them / delete them, about 5 seconds later they come back.

Is there a way i can make it so they dont come back?
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name of the .sys file you want to remove?
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Old Apr 16, 2006, 11:28 PM   #3
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The ones casuing the issues are:

splitter.sys
kmixer.sys
drmkaud.sys
aec.sys
DMusic.sys
swmidi.sys
OVSound2.sys
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Some of the system files above (kmixer.sys, splitter.sys, aec.sys and swmidi.sys) are protected files and has been listed on the current list that was created during the last reboot. This is reason why you cannot remove it while you are in Windows.

The %SystemRoot%\System32\DllCache folder by default caches all files on Windows XP installations as long as there is enough disk space available. Windows File Protection (WFP) protects operating system files from being replaced by third-party programs or being accidentally deleted. When a file that is protected by this process is deleted or overwritten, WFP automatically replaces the file with the original version.
WFP initializes and generates a list of files that are currently in the %SystemRoot%\System32\DLLCache folder each time the computer is booted.

When a WFP protected file is overwritten or deleted, WFP checks the digital signature of the new file to see if it matches the digital signature listed in a catalog. If the digital signatures do not match, WFP replaces the file with the original version.

When it is replacing files, WFP looks in the following locations to find the correct version:
%SystemRoot%\System32\DllCache folder, %SystemRoot%\Driver Cache\<Platform>\Driver.cab file and/or in the Original Windows installation source (which could be a network share or a local CD-ROM drive). the source location is stored in Windows registry.


as for this Q "Is there a way i can make it so they dont come back?"
there maybe a way, but, this may not be as easy as i think that i can explain to you. i'll try to find a way to explain to you whan i can.
i've problem with english writing, and my answer will probably come out not as easy as it sounds to you.
as i like to make sure that you will not have any problem and maintain your system stability after those files have been removed, so i'll have to find a good article that can explain things better than me.

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Old Apr 17, 2006, 10:03 AM   #5
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Awesome. Thanks in advance.
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the article explains everything but i can't seem to find it now, so you will have to do without it.
you're doing this at your own risk. good luck.

first, create a full back up of the system with one of the third-party imaging programs, or back up at least your most important files to other drives or partitions. and then disable the WFP, then backup the files that you want to remove and remove them in both the drivers and dllcache folders.

these two links below open up to pages that XP's users wants to know the following...

...disable windows file protection
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...rch+this+group

...delete system and hidden files
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...rch+this+group
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