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A way to uninstall Sound Blaster Z-Series from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Sound Blaster Z-Series for Windows. It is developed by Creative Technology Limited. More information on Creative Technology Limited can be found here. Detailed information about Sound Blaster Z-Series can be found at . Usually the Sound Blaster Z-Series program is installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series directory, depending on the user's option during install. You can remove Sound Blaster Z-Series by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{09601B21-AACD-445B-86B6-94D90410A23F}. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. Sound Blaster Z-Series's main file takes about 856.50 KB (877056 bytes) and its name is SBZ.exe.

The following executables are installed along with Sound Blaster Z-Series. They take about 2.80 MB (2941216 bytes) on disk.

  • Setup.exe (31.50 KB)
  • AddMCat.exe (49.90 KB)
  • CtHSvc64.EXE (127.90 KB)
  • AddMCat.exe (49.90 KB)
  • CtEpDef32.exe (30.40 KB)
  • CtHdaSvc.EXE (120.90 KB)
  • AddCat.exe (41.50 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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This page is about Sound Blaster Z-Series version 1.01.11 alone. For other Sound Blaster Z-Series versions please click below:

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Sound Blaster Z-Series has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories that were left behind:
  • 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\cthda32.cat
  • 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\Version.ini
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Creative\Sound Blaster Z-Series\Sound Blaster Speaker Setup\WaveFile\lfenoise.wav

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\12B10690DCAAB544686B499D40012AF3
  • 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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{09601B21-AACD-445B-86B6-94D90410A23F}

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\12B10690DCAAB544686B499D40012AF3\ProductName


How to delete Sound Blaster Z-Series from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sound Blaster Z-Series is a program offered by the software company Creative Technology Limited. Some computer users try to remove this program. Sometimes this is difficult because uninstalling this by hand requires some knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY action to remove Sound Blaster Z-Series is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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

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  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Sound Blaster Z-Series or simply click the Search field and type in "Sound Blaster Z-Series". If it exists on your system the Sound Blaster Z-Series application will be found very quickly. When you select Sound Blaster Z-Series in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Sound Blaster Z-Series, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Sound Blaster Z-Series:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.creative.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{09601B21-AACD-445B-86B6-94D90410A23F}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Sound Blaster Z-Series.
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8. After removing Sound Blaster Z-Series, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Sound Blaster Z-Series that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Sound Blaster Z-Series with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall 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 software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Sound Blaster Z-Series in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2019-10-07 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-10-07 02:33:32.033