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How to uninstall Sound Blaster Z-Series from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove Sound Blaster Z-Series for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Creative Technology Limited. More info about Creative Technology Limited can be read here. More information about Sound Blaster Z-Series can be found at . The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's choice. You can remove Sound Blaster Z-Series by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{4C6CD3EB-BC0F-4B59-B20C-26BD766166E1}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. SBZ.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 856.50 KB (877056 bytes) on disk.

Sound Blaster Z-Series is comprised of the following executables which take 2.76 MB (2896168 bytes) on disk:

  • Setup.exe (31.50 KB)
  • AddCat.exe (41.50 KB)
  • CtHSvc64.EXE (118.50 KB)
  • CtEpDef32.exe (22.00 KB)
  • CtHdaSvc.EXE (111.50 KB)
  • setup.exe (272.50 KB)
  • setup.exe (249.00 KB)
  • SBSpkCal.exe (572.07 KB)
  • CTSUAppu.exe (428.72 KB)
  • SBZ.exe (856.50 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 1.01.08 of Sound Blaster Z-Series. You can find below info on other versions of Sound Blaster Z-Series:

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall Sound Blaster Z-Series.

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series

The files below were left behind on your disk by Sound Blaster Z-Series's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\AMD64\AddMCat.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\AMD64\ctDco64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\AMD64\ctHda.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\AMD64\CtHdaC64.DLL
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\AMD64\CtHdAs64.DLL
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\AMD64\ctHDb.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\AMD64\CTHMLX64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\AMD64\CTHRFX64.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\AMD64\CtHSvc64.EXE
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\cthda.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\ctHda.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\ctHda.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\cthda64.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\CTHMLX32.hda
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\CTHMLX64.hda
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\CTHRFX32.hda
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\CTHRFX64.hda
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\I386\AddMCat.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\I386\ctDco32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\I386\CtEpDef32.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\I386\ctHda.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\I386\CtHdaCtl.DLL
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\I386\CtHdAsio.DLL
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\I386\CtHdaSvc.EXE
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\I386\ctHDb.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\I386\CTHMLX32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\I386\CTHRFX32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\Lang\cthdabrz.reg
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\Lang\cthdachs.reg
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\Lang\cthdacht.reg
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\Lang\cthdadut.reg
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\Lang\cthdaeng.reg
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\Lang\cthdafrn.reg
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\Lang\cthdager.reg
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\Lang\cthdaita.reg
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\Lang\cthdajpn.reg
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\Lang\cthdakor.reg
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\Lang\cthdapol.reg
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\Lang\cthdarus.reg
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Driver\Lang\cthdaspn.reg
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\install.bat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Setup.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Support\AMD64\AddCat.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Support\AMD64\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Support\AMD64\setup.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Support\I386\AddCat.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Support\I386\setup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\Support\I386\setup.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Program\uninstall.bat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\CTAudEp.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\CTAudEp.rsc
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\CTLdRsR.rsc
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\CTLoadRs.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\de-DE\CTAudEp.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\de-DE\CTLdRsR.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\de-DE\SBSpkCal.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\en-US\CTAudEp.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\en-US\CTLdRsR.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\en-US\SBSpkCal.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\es-ES\CTAudEp.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\es-ES\CTLdRsR.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\es-ES\SBSpkCal.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\fr-FR\CTAudEp.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\fr-FR\CTLdRsR.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\fr-FR\SBSpkCal.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\HookWndU.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\HWAboutU.DLL
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\it-IT\CTAudEp.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\it-IT\CTLdRsR.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\it-IT\SBSpkCal.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\ja-JP\CTAudEp.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\ja-JP\CTLdRsR.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\ja-JP\SBSpkCal.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\ko-KR\CTAudEp.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\ko-KR\CTLdRsR.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\ko-KR\SBSpkCal.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\mfc42u.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\msvcp60.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\msvcrt.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\nl-NL\CTAudEp.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\nl-NL\CTLdRsR.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\nl-NL\SBSpkCal.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\pl-PL\CTAudEp.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\pl-PL\CTLdRsR.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\pl-PL\SBSpkCal.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\pt-BR\CTAudEp.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\pt-BR\CTLdRsR.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\pt-BR\SBSpkCal.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\ru-RU\CTAudEp.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\ru-RU\CTLdRsR.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\ru-RU\SBSpkCal.rsc.mui
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\SBSpkCal.bff
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\SBSpkCal.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\SBSpkCal.rsc
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\SBSpkCalAbt.bff
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\SwInfo.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\WaveFile\lfenoise.wav
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\WaveFile\noise.wav
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\WaveFile\tone.wav

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Creative Tech\Audio Endpoint Selection\Sound Blaster Z-Series Control Panel
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Creative Tech\Sound Blaster Z-Series Control Panel
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\BE3DC6C4F0CB95B42BC062DB6716661E
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Creative Tech\Installation\Sound Blaster Z-Series
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Creative Tech\Software Installed\Sound Blaster Z-Series Control Panel
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Creative Tech\Sound Blaster Z-Series Extras
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{4C6CD3EB-BC0F-4B59-B20C-26BD766166E1}

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\BE3DC6C4F0CB95B42BC062DB6716661E\ProductName


A way to erase Sound Blaster Z-Series with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sound Blaster Z-Series is an application marketed by the software company Creative Technology Limited. Sometimes, people want to remove it. This is easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY practice to remove Sound Blaster Z-Series is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Sound Blaster Z-Series or simply activate the Search field and type in "Sound Blaster Z-Series". If it is installed on your PC the Sound Blaster Z-Series application will be found automatically. When you click Sound Blaster Z-Series in the list of apps, some information about the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Sound Blaster Z-Series, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Sound Blaster Z-Series:





  • The software company is: http://www.creative.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{4C6CD3EB-BC0F-4B59-B20C-26BD766166E1}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Sound Blaster Z-Series.
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8. After uninstalling Sound Blaster Z-Series, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Sound Blaster Z-Series that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Sound Blaster Z-Series using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Sound Blaster Z-Series by Creative Technology Limited from your PC, we are not saying that Sound Blaster Z-Series by Creative Technology Limited is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Sound Blaster Z-Series in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-07-02 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-02 05:41:24.313