Realtek AC'97 Audio

How to uninstall Realtek AC'97 Audio from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Realtek AC'97 Audio for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. Further information on Realtek Semiconductor Corp. can be found here. The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97 folder (same installation drive as Windows). RunDll32 is the full command line if you want to uninstall Realtek AC'97 Audio. CPLUtl64.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 109.00 KB (111616 bytes) on disk.

Realtek AC'97 Audio installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 9.15 MB (9599488 bytes) on disk.

• CPLUtl64.exe (109.00 KB)
• RTLCPL.EXE (8.97 MB)
• SoundMan.exe (76.00 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 5.12 of Realtek AC'97 Audio. Click on the links below for other Realtek AC'97 Audio versions:

• 5.23
• 5.28
• 5.19
• 5.17
• 5.13
• 5.36
• 5.16
• 5.10
• 5.33
• 5.37
• 5.22
• 5.29
• 5.11
• 5.30
• 5.27
• 5.24
• 5.34
• 5.35
• 5.09
• 5.18

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97

The files below were left behind on your disk by Realtek AC'97 Audio's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm.cat
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm0.cat
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm0.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm1.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm10.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm11.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm12.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm13.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm14.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm15.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm16.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm17.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm18.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm2.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm3.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm4.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm5.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm6.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\alcwdm64.sys
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm7.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm8.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcwdm9.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm.cat
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\ALCXWDM.SYS
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm0.cat
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm0.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm1.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm10.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm11.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm12.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm13.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm14.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm15.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm16.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm17.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm18.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm19.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm2.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm20.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm21.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm22.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm23.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm24.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm25.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm26.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm27.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm3.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm4.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm5.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm6.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm7.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm8.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\Alcxwdm9.inf
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\ALSndMgr.cpl
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\ALSNDMGR.WAV
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\CPLUtl64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\RtlCPAPI.dll
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\RTLCPL.EXE
• C:\Program Files\Realtek AC97\SoundMan.exe

Generally the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\nView\WindowManagement\1007485_realtek_5_641_0209_2006
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\nView\WindowManagement\1007789_realtek_5_10_0_5307
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Realtek
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{FB08F381-6533-4108-B7DD-039E11FBC27E}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Realtek

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\IntcAzAudAddService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LANPkt\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LANPkt\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\RTL8023xp\DisplayName

How to erase Realtek AC'97 Audio with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Realtek AC'97 Audio is a program released by Realtek Semiconductor Corp.. Sometimes, computer users want to remove it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this manually takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY practice to remove Realtek AC'97 Audio is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Realtek AC'97 Audio or simply click the Search field and type in "Realtek AC'97 Audio". If it exists on your system the Realtek AC'97 Audio application will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Realtek AC'97 Audio in the list of apps, the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Realtek AC'97 Audio, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Realtek AC'97 Audio.


8. After uninstalling Realtek AC'97 Audio, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Realtek AC'97 Audio which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Realtek AC'97 Audio using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Realtek AC'97 Audio by Realtek Semiconductor Corp. from your computer, we are not saying that Realtek AC'97 Audio by Realtek Semiconductor Corp. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Realtek AC'97 Audio supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.