Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Extras
Overview
Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Extras is a software program developed by Creative Technology Ltd. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The setup package generally installs about 27 files. The installed file AutoUpdate.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 63% of users of Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Extras come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.creative.com
Help link: www.creative.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Creative
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\09\01\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{2
Files installed by Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Extras
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HELPER.EXE - Creative Product Registration (Creative Product Registration helper application)
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InetReg.exe - Product Registration Program
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AutoUpdate.exe - Creative Software AutoUpdate
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AutoUpdateA.exe
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CTSUApp.exe - Creative Software AutoUpdate Manager
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CTSUAppu.exe
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AddCat.exe - Creative Daisy Chain System (Installation of Catalog File)
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CTSi.exe - Creative System Information
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SBRnPCIe.exe - Sound Blaster Control Panel
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setup.exe - Creative Technology Ltd (Driver Setup Tool)
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CTAudSvc.exe - Creative Audio Service
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CtHdaS64.EXE - Creative Audio Product (Creative High Definition Audio Service)
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CtHdaSvc.EXE
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MusicSvr.exe - Creative Music Server
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NotiMan.exe - Notification Manager
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ALchemy.exe - Creative ALchemy
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CTSched.exe - Creative CTSched (Creative Scheduler)
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oalinst.exe - OpenAL Installer
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CTRegSvr.exe - CTRegSvr
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CTRegSvu.exe
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CTSURun.exe - CTSURun
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AddMCat.exe - AddCat
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CtEpDef32.exe
Behaviors exhibited
4 Scheduled Tasks
- ALchemy.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{444A7FFB-027E-4AD8-83EE-0EC6F97FE407}' (runs on registration).
- CTSUAppu.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F9EB8847-EBD3-4A90-8E71-B00AE245BF77}' (runs on registration).
- AutoUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{13231116-DDAC-43E6-8F12-0A39678E2F1E}' (runs on registration).
- CTSUApp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FA918D15-4C07-4806-94AD-40968E711ECA}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- SBRnPCIe.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 7.
Service
- CTAudSvc.exe runs as a service named 'CTAudSvcService' (CTAudSvcService).
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- AutoUpdate.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Creative Software Update' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\Software Update\AutoUpdate.exe" /Silent.
- CTSched.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'CreativeTaskScheduler' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\CTSched.exe" /logon.
2 Startup Files (User Run Once)
- CTSURun.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'CTSU' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\Software Update\CTSURun.exe".
- AutoUpdate.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'CTAutoUpdate' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Creative\Shared Files\Software Update\AutoUpdate.exe" /RunFromInstaller.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- SBRnPCIe.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Control Panel' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Creative\Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe\Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Control Panel\SBRnPCIe.exe" /r.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| NotiMan.exe |
| Memory: | 2.17 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000019468% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000063% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000131% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 366 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 0 Bytes | |
| CTSched.exe |
| Memory: | 1014 KB | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000337% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 7,866 | |
How do I remove Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Extras?
You can uninstall Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Extras from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Extras, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Extras.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
54.82% |
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| Windows 10 |
44.68% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.33% |
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| Windows XP |
0.17% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Professional |
20.60% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
17.61% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.95% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
13.95% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
8.14% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.81% |
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Geography
62.92% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
62.92% |
| Germany |
10.05% |
| United Kingdom |
5.22% |
| Canada |
4.44% |
| Australia |
2.87% |
| Italy |
1.44% |
| France |
1.17% |
| Netherlands |
1.17% |
| Austria |
0.91% |
| Sweden |
0.78% |
| Belgium |
0.65% |
| Finland |
0.65% |
| Japan |
0.65% |
| Brazil |
0.39% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
51.06% |
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| GIGABYTE |
23.40% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
6.74% |
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| Acer |
6.38% |
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| Alienware |
6.03% |
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| ASUS |
5.67% |
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| MSI |
0.71% |
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Common models |
| Dell XPS 8700 |
25.71% |
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| Dell XPS 8500 |
9.09% |
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| ASUS All Series |
8.46% |
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| Alienware Aurora-R4 |
5.33% |
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| Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 |
4.08% |
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| Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 |
1.88% |
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About Creative Technology Ltd
Creative designs, manufactures and distributes digitized sound and video boards, computers and related multimedia, and personal digital entertainment products.
Publisher URL: us.creative.com