- 1). Run an anti-spyware program such as Spybot Search & Destroy (see Resources). Since Kazaa installs a number of adware and spyware programs, a tool such as Spybot Search & Destroy will be able to detect and remove files associated with Kazaa. Some of these files may remain on your computer until you restart it. If the anti-spyware program asks to restart your computer, allow it to do so. After your computer restarts, any remaining files associated with Kazaa will be removed.
- 2). Uninstall Kazaa from your system. You will need to access your computer's control panel. Navigate to Control Panel in the Start menu. Select Add/Remove Programs. Look for entries in the Add/Remove Programs panel that are related to Kazaa or Kazaa Media Desktop. Click the "Remove" button associated with these entries. When finished looking for these two entries, also search the control panel for the following spyware programs: Altnet, B3d Projector, BullGuard, Cydoor, the GAIN Network, Gator, IncrediFind, JoltID, My Search Bar, n-Case, NewDotNet, Peer Points Manager, PerfectNav, SaveNow and TopSearch.
- 3). Delete any remaining files and folders associated with Kazaa. Open My Computer. The folders you will need to manually delete are as follows:
PROGRAM FILES\KAZAA
WINDOWS\START MENU\PROGRAMS\KAZAA
WINDOWS\DESKTOP\Kazaa Media Desktop.lnk
WINDOWS\DESKTOP\My Shared Folder.lnk
WINDOWS\DESKTOP\Kazaa Promotions.lnk
WINDOWS\SYSTEM\Cd_clint.dll
WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Cd_clint.dll - 4). Delete registry entries associated with Kazaa. To do this you will need to open Regedit, a built-in Windows registry editing tool. To run Regedit click "Start" and select Run from the menu. Type "Regedit" and hit "Enter." Regedit will now be displayed. To delete an entry in Regedit, right-click it and select "Delete." You will want to delete the following items:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\KAZAA
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\KAZAA
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\
CURRENTVERSION\RUN\KAZAA
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\
CURRENTVERSION\RUN\P2P NETWORKING
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\
UNINSTALL\KAZAA MEDIA DESKTOP_IS1
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