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Windows 7: Drivers - Clean Left over Files after Uninstalling
Drivers - Clean Left over Files after Uninstalling How to Clean Left Over Driver Files with Driver Sweeper
Published 09 May 2010
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Featured Tutorial | | | How to Clean Left Over Driver Files with Driver Sweeper
 Information This tutorial with explane how to clean driver files left over after uninstalling hardware such as: Graphic Card, Sound, Microsoft mouse and even PhysX using Driver Sweeper, not cleaning left over files from uninstalling drivers can result in problems when utilizing the hardware.
Driver Sweeper is very easy to use. You only have to select the drivers you want to clean up.
The best way to clean drivers is to first uninstall the drivers using the official uninstallers, reboot in Safe Mode and run Driver Sweeper. However, rebooting and not going into Safe Mode also works, but can cause some files not to be cleaned.
What can it be used for ?
The current supported drivers are NVIDIA (Display and Chipset), ATI (Display), Creative (Sound), Ageia (PhysX), MMouse, Realtek (Sound), NEC (USB), Fresco Logic (USB), Marvell (Storage), JMicron (Storage), HP (Printer).
All the settings are saved in an ini file. Nothing is created in the registry, so it's possible to use it as a portable program. Log files can be saved to the hard disk and viewed as well. You can find the logs under the Tools menu.
System requirements:
Operating Systems - Any Windows version (32-bit and 64 bit) with Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 or higher installed.
Disk Space (Downloaded) - 5MB
Disk Space (Installed) - 20MB
1. Download and Install the ProgramYou can download the program here:
After installing the program you NEED to run the program as "Administrator", if you don't you will receive a error message and will not be able to run the program.
2. Running the ProgramA) Uninstall the driver from Programs and Features within the Control Panel as your usually would, restart the computer if needed.
B) Run the program, select the driver you wish to clean by clicking on the check box.
C) After clicking the drivers you with to clean you can do one of two things you can click the Analyse button to see what is left over or you can click Clean to clean the left over files and registry entries straight away.
D) Afterwards you will be prompted to Restart the computer, after this is done you can install the new drivers
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09 May 2010
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Great guide, but there's a spelling error: "3. After clicking the drivers you with to clean you can do one of two things you can click the "Analyse" button to see what is left over or you can click "Clean" to clean the left over files and registry entries strait away."
Straight is spelled wrong. ^ But other than that, excellent guide  . | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built/ Built by me, CR-48
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU INTEL CORE I5 750 180x20 all powersaving 1.168v
Motherboard MSI P55-GD55
Memory OCZ 4GB DDR3 PC3-10666 (7-7-7-20-2t) @1.651v
Graphics Card ASUS 9800GT GLACIATOR FANSINK
Sound Card ONBOARD REALTEK ALC889
Monitor(s) Displays VIEWSONIC VX924, VIZIO VS420LF1A
Screen Resolution VX924: 1280x1024 75hz, VS420LF1A: 1920x1080 60hz(1080p)
Keyboard Logitech K520
Mouse LOGITECH M310
PSU OCZ MODXSTREAM PRO 700 WATT SEMI-MODULAR
Case ANTEC 900
Cooling CoolerMaster Hyper 212+
Hard Drives HITACHI Deskstar HD31000 IDK/7K 1TB 7200RPM 32MB CACHE SATA II
Internet Speed CHARTER PIPELINE 15MB DOWN/ 3MB UP
Other Info ROUTER: DLINK DIR-655, Netgear WNR3500L (SamKnows)
MODEM: MOTOROLA SB6120
HTPC: AMD Athlon II x2 255 C3, Pegatron M2N78-LA (Violet 3.02) , Galaxy NVidia Geforce 210, HP OEM 300WATT PSU, Zalman Z7 Plus, SAMSUNG 3GB PC2-5300, SEAGATE 80GB SATA, Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1800
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09 May 2010
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Fixed thanks for the heads up. | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 (Build 6.1.7601)
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (G0 Kentsfield) LGA775 (FC-LGA6)
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R (Rev. 2.1)
Memory Corsair TW3X4G1333C9A 4GB PC-10600 (2x XMS3 2GB)
Graphics Card ASUS nVIDIA GeForce 560
Sound Card RealTek ALC885/889A/890
Monitor(s) Displays ChiMei CMV CT-730D 17inch (LCD Monitor)
Screen Resolution 1280-1024 60Hertz (Ture Colour 32bit)
Keyboard Labtec Media Desktop Y-SAD65
Mouse Razer DeathAdder 3G Infrared Sensor (1800DPI)
PSU ANTEC 750w Earthwatts
Case Thermaltake Shark (VA7000SWA ATX) Full Tower
Cooling Front 120mm fan (1400 RPM) /Rear 120mm (1400 RPM) blue LED
Hard Drives 2x Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive ST3160815AS (AHCI)
Internet Speed Telstra BigPond Elite Liberty ADSL2+ 24Mbps/256kbps
Other Info ASUS PCE-N13 802.11n Wireless LAN card
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14 Sep 2010
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First post updated, new version 2.50. | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 (Build 6.1.7601)
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (G0 Kentsfield) LGA775 (FC-LGA6)
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R (Rev. 2.1)
Memory Corsair TW3X4G1333C9A 4GB PC-10600 (2x XMS3 2GB)
Graphics Card ASUS nVIDIA GeForce 560
Sound Card RealTek ALC885/889A/890
Monitor(s) Displays ChiMei CMV CT-730D 17inch (LCD Monitor)
Screen Resolution 1280-1024 60Hertz (Ture Colour 32bit)
Keyboard Labtec Media Desktop Y-SAD65
Mouse Razer DeathAdder 3G Infrared Sensor (1800DPI)
PSU ANTEC 750w Earthwatts
Case Thermaltake Shark (VA7000SWA ATX) Full Tower
Cooling Front 120mm fan (1400 RPM) /Rear 120mm (1400 RPM) blue LED
Hard Drives 2x Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive ST3160815AS (AHCI)
Internet Speed Telstra BigPond Elite Liberty ADSL2+ 24Mbps/256kbps
Other Info ASUS PCE-N13 802.11n Wireless LAN card
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25 Oct 2010
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NEW version 2.60 first post updated. | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 (Build 6.1.7601)
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (G0 Kentsfield) LGA775 (FC-LGA6)
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R (Rev. 2.1)
Memory Corsair TW3X4G1333C9A 4GB PC-10600 (2x XMS3 2GB)
Graphics Card ASUS nVIDIA GeForce 560
Sound Card RealTek ALC885/889A/890
Monitor(s) Displays ChiMei CMV CT-730D 17inch (LCD Monitor)
Screen Resolution 1280-1024 60Hertz (Ture Colour 32bit)
Keyboard Labtec Media Desktop Y-SAD65
Mouse Razer DeathAdder 3G Infrared Sensor (1800DPI)
PSU ANTEC 750w Earthwatts
Case Thermaltake Shark (VA7000SWA ATX) Full Tower
Cooling Front 120mm fan (1400 RPM) /Rear 120mm (1400 RPM) blue LED
Hard Drives 2x Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive ST3160815AS (AHCI)
Internet Speed Telstra BigPond Elite Liberty ADSL2+ 24Mbps/256kbps
Other Info ASUS PCE-N13 802.11n Wireless LAN card
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25 Oct 2010
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Thanks Crispy.
Never had any issues (as yet) with driver uninstalls.
Will have a go at driver sweeper for future uninstalls.
Regards | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Win7 HP (x64)/Win7 Ultimate (x64)
CPU Core i7 920
Motherboard Intel X58
Memory 6 x 2GB Corsair XMS3
Graphics Card CF HD4890
Sound Card Asus Xonar
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2408WFP
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1200
Keyboard Razer Lycosa/N52te
Mouse Razer Lachesis
PSU Corsair HX1000W
Case Antec 1200
Hard Drives 2 x 150GB WDC Velociraptors (Raid 0)
1 x 1TB Seagate
1 x 1.5TB Seagate
Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number [June 2013] - Full Tower
OS Windows 7 Professional SP1 - x64
CPU Ivy Bridge Core i5 K
Motherboard Asus H77 Chipset (ATX)
Memory G.Skill DDR3 PC3-12800 (16Gb)
Graphics Card Sapphire HD 7770 Vapor-X Oc
Sound Card SBXi-Fi Xtreme Audio (w/5.1 sound system)
Monitor(s) Displays Asus Led 21,5"
Screen Resolution 16/9
Keyboard Razer + Razer gamepad
Mouse Razer
PSU 700w 80+ Gold (ErP Lot6 ready)
Case Thermaltake Chaser A71
Cooling Gelid Solutions (PWM Push/pull Fans)
Hard Drives Internal:
500Go Sata 6Gb/s (x2)
500Go Sata 3Gb/s (x2)
SSD 60Go Sata 6Gb/s
Antivirus MSE 4.2
Browser IE10 Rtm
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31 Jan 2011
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Ya i know about that, I was just updating it, all updated now 2.8.5 latest version.
9/2/2011: Download Link updated.
Last edited by Crispy; 08 Feb 2011 at 04:38 PM..
| | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 (Build 6.1.7601)
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (G0 Kentsfield) LGA775 (FC-LGA6)
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R (Rev. 2.1)
Memory Corsair TW3X4G1333C9A 4GB PC-10600 (2x XMS3 2GB)
Graphics Card ASUS nVIDIA GeForce 560
Sound Card RealTek ALC885/889A/890
Monitor(s) Displays ChiMei CMV CT-730D 17inch (LCD Monitor)
Screen Resolution 1280-1024 60Hertz (Ture Colour 32bit)
Keyboard Labtec Media Desktop Y-SAD65
Mouse Razer DeathAdder 3G Infrared Sensor (1800DPI)
PSU ANTEC 750w Earthwatts
Case Thermaltake Shark (VA7000SWA ATX) Full Tower
Cooling Front 120mm fan (1400 RPM) /Rear 120mm (1400 RPM) blue LED
Hard Drives 2x Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive ST3160815AS (AHCI)
Internet Speed Telstra BigPond Elite Liberty ADSL2+ 24Mbps/256kbps
Other Info ASUS PCE-N13 802.11n Wireless LAN card
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09 Feb 2011
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So this just removes the old files left over after the uninstallation of the said drivers? It doesn't clean the extracted or temporary files that the installers create? For example, when installing an Nvidia driver, it will be extracted first (as far as i know). After installation, we don't need those files anymore right? It doesn't clean these right?
I've downloaded the application but will wait for a response before I start using it. Cheers! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Own Build
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1
CPU AMD Athlon II x4 Propus 2.9 GHz
Motherboard ASUS M2N68 AM-PLUS
Memory Transcend 2 x 2 GB DDR2800
Graphics Card Sapphire Radeon HD 5670 1GB GDDR5
Sound Card On-board 6-Channel HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 18' Chimei 95ND
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768
Keyboard A4tech KL-126 Backlit Keyboard
Mouse A4tech N400 Padless Mouse
PSU Generic 600W
Case Generic Transparent Side
Cooling Generic 2 x 80mm Fans (.28A side case fan)
Hard Drives 1 x 80 GB SATA 7200 RPM
1 x 500 GB SATA 7200 RPM
1 x 1 TB Western Digital MyBook Essentials
Internet Speed 2Mb/s DL, 0.9Mb/s UL
Other Info Aztech DSL5001EN
Nokia 701 Custom Firmware
1 X 32GB Documents USB
1 X 2GB Bootable USB
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09 Feb 2011
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That "NVIDIA" folder you just delete manually, this program is designed to delete the left over files once you have uninstalled the driver through "Programs and Features", there can be problems caused if you just uninstall then install the new drivers, the old and new drivers may conflict with each-other and cause errors. | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Service Pack 1 (Build 6.1.7601)
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (G0 Kentsfield) LGA775 (FC-LGA6)
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-EP35C-DS3R (Rev. 2.1)
Memory Corsair TW3X4G1333C9A 4GB PC-10600 (2x XMS3 2GB)
Graphics Card ASUS nVIDIA GeForce 560
Sound Card RealTek ALC885/889A/890
Monitor(s) Displays ChiMei CMV CT-730D 17inch (LCD Monitor)
Screen Resolution 1280-1024 60Hertz (Ture Colour 32bit)
Keyboard Labtec Media Desktop Y-SAD65
Mouse Razer DeathAdder 3G Infrared Sensor (1800DPI)
PSU ANTEC 750w Earthwatts
Case Thermaltake Shark (VA7000SWA ATX) Full Tower
Cooling Front 120mm fan (1400 RPM) /Rear 120mm (1400 RPM) blue LED
Hard Drives 2x Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 160-GB Hard Drive ST3160815AS (AHCI)
Internet Speed Telstra BigPond Elite Liberty ADSL2+ 24Mbps/256kbps
Other Info ASUS PCE-N13 802.11n Wireless LAN card
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