How do i uninstall realtek high definition audio driver?
got a eee pc 2g surf running windows xp and i want to uninstall the sound driver because for some reason its taking up over a gb of space... whenever i go to uninstall it in add/remove program i get an error saying:
>SetupDLL\SetupDLL.cpp (391)
pAPP:Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
PVENDOR:Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
PGUID:f132af7f-7bca-4ede-8a7c-958108fe7dbc
$11.50.0.42618
@Windows XP Service Pack 3 (2600) BT_OTHER 376.21
Atualizada:i understand that i will have no sound.... and not having enough space is not the issue.... i just want to know how to get rid of it because obviously this driver is messed up as the driver on the official web site is only around 80 mb. and its showing up a 1200 mb
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If you can’t find the right Audio drivers manually I would recommend just getting a software program that can do it for you. There is a program I use which will find drivers for just about all hardware devices. The best part is it takes a snapshot of your system specifications and matches the right driver to go with it. Perform a free driver scan at:
http://www.best-driver-updater.com/drivers/sound-c...
Also, you can get the driver from their official sites:
http://www.hp.com/
If you remove the driver you will have no sound. The driver will not be taking up a GB of memory it may be taking up 1GB of space on the hard drive but as your hard drive will be 80+GB the amount occupied will be negligeable. Removing it will have no effect on performance
If you have an alternative sound driver, I would initially repair the realtek by reinstalling the driver setup program, - you should then be able to uninstall it and use the driver of your choice
Okay - just simply RESTART you COMPUTER - then the FOUND NEW HARDWARE wizard should Reinstall the Driver(s) for you. If this doesn't work; go to: START RUN Type in: devmgmt.msc Look for any YELLOW Question Marks or Exclamtion Marks Right click where there is YELLOW and choose UNINSTALL Choose Yes when prompted for "are you sure" Restart your PC
Warning:
If you uninstall that driver, then your PC won't have any sound. That means you won't be able to listen to music or watch videos with sound on your computer.
Here are some advice to save up some space on your computer:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnbvOXzOTJ0&feature...
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOXTc95ywUU
Probably, the best way to free up some space on your PC is to upgrade it's hard drive:
- http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-...