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Removing leftover bits of NCH software
Hi, I think I have something leftover from an uninstall and I'd prefer to get rid of whatever is left if possible please.
My CPU was consistently running at 50% when using audio programs (iTunes, VLC etc) and the culprit was the System Process. I later found out it was "stdriverx64.sys" specifically, and that it is associated with NCH software. As such I've attempted to remove those programs (via Control Panel). This has solved the CPU problem and all but two of the programs seem to have been removed successfully.
The remaining programs are "Prism Video File Converter" and "Express Zip". If I log in as Admin, these are NOT present in the Control Panel uninstall screen, however they are present when logged in as my usual user account (no admin rights). Clicking uninstall does not work: for Prism nothing happens, and for Express Zip I get the message "Access denied while deleted registry contents" followed by a reboot request which does not help. The same thing happens via CCleaner. I also tried a different third party uninstaller but it was also unable to help ("Best Uninstall Tool").
Is there a way I can get rid of these?
Thanks for any help!
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit + Service Pack 1