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Uninstall Creative MediaSource Guide

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Then the computer started giving me the H/W error messages. AC3 extension attached to: CTCMS.EXE.ACW extension attached to.

Some users may experienced the above problems while using their computer. Normally, if you are unable to successfully remove a program, your computer may have either one or several of the below problems:

• Creative MediaSource was not properly or completely installed previously.
• Windows system is unable to locate the default uninstaller of the program.
• Some of the program file has been deleted mistakenly.
• Related registry entries of the program has been corrupted.
• Your computer has been infected by virus and the system is not function properly.

Program description

Creative MediaSource program is developed by the company named Creative Technology Ltd . The official website of the developer is www.creative.com . Normally the program size is around 9.91 MB. The default installation directory of the program is C:Program FilesCreativeMediaSourceCTCMS.exe. The default uninstaller of the program is RunDll32 C:Program Files1COMMON~1INSTAL~1PROFES~1RunTime0901Intel32Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup 'C:Program FilesI . Among all its users globally, 64.59% are from United States ,the program is also popular in the countries of United Kingdom and Germany. Users with the percentage of 64.59% run this program on the operating system of Windows XP.

Detailed information about the program

• Program Directory: C:Program FilesCreativeMediaSource
• Default Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:Program Files1COMMON~1INSTAL~1PROFES~1RunTime0901Intel32Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup 'C:Program FilesI
• Program size: 9.91 MB
• Executable file: CTCMS.exe
• Executable file location: C:Program FilesCreativeMediaSourceCTCMS.exe
• MD5: 158f01fa31fc0caa80a717d65d56a78f
• Program official website: www.creative.com

Associated files of Creative MediaSource:

• MFInfou.dll - Creative Media File Information Module (DLL to get media file information)
• SkinChsr.dll - Skin Chooser Plug-in Property Page (Creative MediaSource 2 Skin Chooser Plug-in)
• CTMigMgr.dll - CTMigMgr Dynamic Link Library (CTMigMgr DLL)
• CTABase.dll - CTABase Dynamic Link Library (CTABase DLL)
• CTECMig.dll - CTECMig Dynamic Link Library (CTECMig DLL)
• CTMBase.dll - CTMBase Dynamic Link Library (CTMBase DLL)
• CTImpt3u.exe - ImportSwordFish Application (Creative Import Wizard File)
• HookWnd.dll - Creative Dialog Skin Engine
• HookWndU.dll
• CTCMS.exe - Creative MediaSource (Creative MediaSource Player)
• CTEAXCln.dll - EAX Clone Module
• CTMxEng.dll - Creative MediaSource Mixer DLL
• CTPlayQU.dll - Playback Queue Module
• CTRecEng.dll - Creative MediaSource Recording DLL
• CTSevPro.dll - Creative MediaSource Service Process DLL
• CTTranQU.dll - Transfer Queue Module
• CTVidWnd.dll - Creative MediaSource Video Window DLL
• CTAbout.dll - Creative About Box
• CTAudSel.dll - CTAudSel library
• CMSRegOW.exe - CMSRegOW
• CTIntrfu.dll - CTIntrfc
• CTRegSvu.exe - CTRegSvr
• CTDetect.exe - Creative MediaSource Detector
• CTCMSGo.exe - Creative MediaSource Go!
• CTIntrfc.dll

Creative MediaSource program security rating---

Warning: The MD5 file of Creative MediaSource program (158f01fa31fc0caa80a717d65d56a78f) is detected by the following online threat detection engines as possible malware.

Antivirus	Result	Update
AVG	20141109
AVware	20141109
Ad-Aware	20141109
AegisLab	20141109
Agnitum	20141108
AhnLab-V3	20141109
Antiy-AVL	20141109
Avast	20141109
Avira	20141109
Baidu-International	20141107
BitDefender	20141109
Bkav	20141107
ByteHero	20141109
CAT-QuickHeal	20141108
CMC	20141107
ClamAV	20141109
Comodo	20141109
Cyren	20141109
DrWeb	20141109
ESET-NOD32	20141109
Emsisoft	20141109
F-Prot	20141109
F-Secure	20141109
Fortinet	20141108
GData	20141109
Ikarus	20141109
Jiangmin	20141108
K7AntiVirus	20141107
K7GW	20141107
Kaspersky	20141109
Kingsoft	20141109
Malwarebytes	20141109
McAfee	20141109
McAfee-GW-Edition	20141109
MicroWorld-eScan	20141105
Microsoft	20141109
NANO-Antivirus	20141109
Norman	20141109
Qihoo-360	20141109
Rising	20141108
SUPERAntiSpyware	20141109
Sophos	20141109
Symantec	20141109
Tencent	20141109
TheHacker	20141107
TotalDefense	20141109
TrendMicro	20141109
TrendMicro-HouseCall	20141109
VBA32	20141108
VIPRE	20141109
ViRobot	20141109
Zillya	20141107
Zoner	20141107
nProtect	20141107

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How can I remove Creative MediaSource

Please be aware that regular removal step may not be able to remove all the Creative MediaSource programs components, some of the registry entries will still exist inside the computer after the regular removal. To correctly and completely uninstall Creative MediaSource, we strongly recommend using third party removal tool to do the removal for you completely and safely .

Steps to remove Creative MediaSource by using professional removal tool

• Download removal tool here and install it with ease.
• Open the uninstall tool, locate and select Creative MediaSource program.
• Click Analyze button and perform the regular removal.
• Click Scan leftover button and click ‘Delete’ to removal all found files/folders/registry entires.
• Click OK button to finish the removal.

Uninstall Creative MediaSource with default uninstaller

For Windows 8 users

• Move the mouse pointer to the bottom right of your screen to activate Win8 side menu.
• Go to Settings > Control Panel > Uninstall a program
• Find out where Creative MediaSource is in the program list.
• Right click on the program name, click Uninstall option to activate the default uninstaller.
• Follow the instruction to proceed.
• Restart your PC after the process finished.

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For Windows 7 users

• Click Windows button at the bottom left of the screen
• Click Control Panel > Click Uninstall a program link.
• Find out where Creative MediaSource is in the program list.
• Locate Creative MediaSource in the list, right click on it and select Uninstall.
• Follow the instruction to finish the removal.
• Reboot the system afterwards.

(If you met problems in the middle of the process, it is recommended to install Total Uninstaller to help you forcibly remove the Creative MediaSource program.)

Program additional information

The program is popular in the following countries.

1. United States
2. 63.99%

1. United Kingdom
2. 6.68%

1. Germany
2. 4.33%

1. Canada
2. 3.09%

1. France
2. 2.10%

1. Netherlands
2. 1.86%

1. Italy
2. 1.86%

1. Sweden
2. 1.61%

1. Greece
2. 1.11%

1. Japan
2. 1.11%

1. Spain
2. 1.11%

1. Belgium
2. 0.99%

1. Australia
2. 0.99%

1. Brazil
2. 0.74%

How to deal with Creative MediaSource program leftovers

The problem: To completely uninstall Creative MediaSource is not always that simple, the default uninstaller that came with the program always fails to remove all the components of Creative MediaSource. For example, the registry entries that created during the program installation are always left inside the computer even you perform the regular removal, also, leftovers may include installation folder, temporary files, cache files, etc. To manually find out and remove these leftovers is not only tedious but also a risk-involved task since you need to reach the registry editor and sort out the unwanted entries or keys of the target program, and then remove them one by one, sounds easy, isn’t it? Well, the fact is, Windows registry is a place that you don’t want to mess up, an straightforward example, if you mistakenly delete a wrong key/entry, some of the program in your computer may stop working, it may even result in system malfunction.

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Still having problem with uninstalling Creative MediaSource?

Due to different PC environments, the program removal may end up with different consequences, if you had tried out the above provided solutions and is still unable to completely uninstall Creative MediaSource, please leave your message as comment below, and we will try our best to help you out.

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Event Viewer maintains logs about program, security, and system events on your computer. You can use Event Viewer to view and manage the event logs, gather information about hardware and software problems, and monitor Windows security events. Event Log helps you track more information about an unknown error, such as the following one:

Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience

This message does not give any further information right? But, Windows would have recorded more information about this error in the Event Log. Here is how to access the Event Viewer:

• Click Start, Run and type eventvwr.msc
• Select Application entry in the left pane
• In the right-pane, look for the Error entry denoted by a Red X

Sort by date and track-down the entry based on what time the error exactly occurred. Locate and double-click the entry and you'll see more information in the resulting dialog, as given below:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 7/11/2004
Time: 6:16:42 PM
User: N/A
Computer: SUPERCOMPUTER
Description:
Faulting application explorer.exe, version 6.0.2800.1106, faulting module shell32.dll, version 6.0.2800.1106, fault address 0x0019dec6.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c ion Fail
0010: 75 72 65 20 20 65 78 70 ure exp
0018: 6c 6f 72 65 72 2e 65 78 lorer.ex
0020: 65 20 36 2e 30 2e 32 38 e 6.0.28
0028: 30 30 2e 31 31 30 36 20 00.1106
0030: 69 6e 20 73 68 65 6c 6c in shell
0038: 33 32 2e 64 6c 6c 20 36 32.dll 6
0040: 2e 30 2e 32 38 30 30 2e .0.2800.
0048: 31 31 30 36 20 61 74 20 1106 at
0050: 6f 66 66 73 65 74 20 30 offset 0
0058: 30 31 39 64 65 63 36 0d 019dec6.
0060: 0a .

This indicates that Explorer has crashed with the resulting module named Shell32.dll. This information is vital for a troubleshooting personnel. Click the copy button at the top and copy the whole event and paste it to a Notepad document and save it.

The Event ID can further be drilled-down using these sites:

Another Example:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Application Error
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 12/30/2004
Time: 2:41:34 PM
User: N/A
Computer: SUPERCOMPUTER
Description:
Faulting application explorer.exe, version 6.0.2900.2180, faulting module
hyperbar.dll, version 1.0.1.1, fault address 0x0000e956.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74 Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c ion Fail
0010: 75 72 65 20 20 65 78 70 ure exp
0018: 6c 6f 72 65 72 2e 65 78 lorer.ex
0020: 65 20 36 2e 30 2e 32 39 e 6.0.29
0028: 30 30 2e 32 31 38 30 20 00.2180
0030: 69 6e 20 68 79 70 65 72 in hyper
0038: 62 61 72 2e 64 6c 6c 20 bar.dll
0040: 31 2e 30 2e 31 2e 31 20 1.0.1.1
0048: 61 74 20 6f 66 66 73 65 at offse
0050: 74 20 30 30 30 30 65 39 t 0000e9
0058: 35 36 0d 0a 56.