Creative Live! Central 2
What is Creative Live! Central 2?
Creative's Live! Central software is designed to let users share what they've recorded on social networking sites. It also has a touchscreen-enabled user interface, which is engineered for use with touchscreen Windows computers.
Overview
The most common release is 2.00.29, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 primary executable is named ctlvcentral2.exe. The setup package generally installs about 57 files and is usually about 20.08 MB (21,053,071 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.creative.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Creative\Creative Live! Cam\Live! Central 2
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\09\01\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{5
Estimated size: 20.08 MB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Creative Live! Central 2
| Program executable: | ctlvcentral2.exe |
| Name: | Live! Central 2 |
| CTLVCentral2.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\creative\creative live! cam\live! central 2\ctlvcentral2.exe |
| MD5: | 4452b3d4116ec5f81acf33a80f264473 |
Additional files:
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HWAboutU.DLL - Creative Dialog Skin Engine About Box
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CTPVViewEngU.dll - Photo View and Media Playback Engine (CTPVViewEng)
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CTSUSDKu.dll - Creative Software AutoUpdate Plugin (CTSUSDK)
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CTWebUpload.dll - Web Upload Dynamic Link Library (CTWebUpload DLL)
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CTCapture.dll - CTCapture Dynamic Link Library (CTCapture DLL)
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CTPreview.dll - CTPreview Dynamic Link Library (CTPREVIEW DLL)
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CTVidHand.dll - CTVidHand Dynamic Link Library (CTVidHand DLL)
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CTCabu.dll - Creative Technology Ltd CTCab (CTCab)
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CTLoadRs.dll - CTLoadRs Dynamic Link Library
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CTWebCam.dll - CTWebCam Dynamic Link Library (CTWebCam DLL)
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CTSUAppu.exe - Creative Software AutoUpdate (Creative Software AutoUpdate Manager)
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CTView.dll - CTView Dynamic Link Library (CTVIEW DLL)
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HookWndU.dll - Creative Dialog Skin Engine
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CTAudEp.dll - Audio Endpoint Selection
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CTAutoT.dll - Creative Live! Cam Suite (Auto Tuning Plug-in)
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CTButtonCtrl.dll - Button Control Plug-in
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CTPicCtrlDe.dll - Picture Control Plug-in
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CTVidManU.dll - Creative Video Manager (CTVidMan)
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MxLibu.dll - Creative Mixer Library
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RecCtrlU2.exe - Creative Live! Central (Creative Recording Control)
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CTVCtrls.dll - Video Controls Plugin (Video Controls Plugin Library)
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CTAvatar.dll - AvatarEffects Plugin (AvatarEffects Plugin Library)
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CTVidFX.dll - VisualEffects Plugin (VisualEffects Plugin Library)
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CTDShare.dll - DesktopShare Plugin
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CTIVBasicU.dll - Photo-Video Library (CTIVBasic)
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CTMSlide.dll - MediaShow Plugin (MediaShow Plugin Library)
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UtubeUploader.dll - YouTube Uploader
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CTCamCtrl.exe - Live! Central2
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CTCamPS.dll
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CTHOOK.dll - CTHook Plugin
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CTTDViewU.dll - Photo Manager (CTTDViewDll)
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AvatarImport.exe - AvatarImport (AvatarImport Application)
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ShareEmailU.dll - Share Email (ShareEmail)
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AVFXImport.exe - AVFXImport (AVFXImport Application)
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CtAudIfc.dll - Creative Audio Processing Interface
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CTAudioFX.dll - Creative Audio Effects Plug-in
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CTNCancel.dll - Creative Noise Cancellation Plug-in
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CTPControl.dll - Creative Parental Control Plug-in
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CtPinMgr.dll - Creative Setting and Effect Plug-in Manager
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CtWLMBtn.dll - Windows Live Messenger Button
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- CTSUAppu.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F9EB8847-EBD3-4A90-8E71-B00AE245BF77}' (runs on registration).
- CTLVCentral2.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{BB1B83B5-1045-49DC-8F76-12AE43897342}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- CTLVCentral2.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Live! Central 2' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Creative\Creative Live! Cam\Live! Central 2\CTLVCentral2.exe" /mode2.
How do I remove Creative Live! Central 2?
You can uninstall Creative Live! Central 2 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 Creative Live! Central 2, 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 Creative Live! Central 2.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win Vista 1%
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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 10%
Keep it 90%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
65.04% |
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| Windows Vista |
13.01% |
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| Windows XP |
12.20% |
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| Windows 10 |
9.76% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
41.46% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.45% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
12.20% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
9.76% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.32% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
3.25% |
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Geography
45.58% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
45.58% |
| Germany |
10.20% |
| United Kingdom |
7.48% |
| Sweden |
4.76% |
| Canada |
4.76% |
| DK |
4.08% |
| Norway |
2.72% |
| France |
2.04% |
| Finland |
2.04% |
| Israel |
2.04% |
| Ireland |
2.04% |
| Poland |
2.04% |
| India |
1.36% |
| Czech Republic |
1.36% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
27.69% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
24.62% |
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| Dell |
23.08% |
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| Intel |
9.23% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.69% |
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| American Megatrends |
3.08% |
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| ASUS |
1.54% |
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| Packard Bell |
1.54% |
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| Medion |
1.54% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron 545 |
2.17% |
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| Acer Aspire M5802/M3802 |
2.17% |
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| Acer Aspire M3900 |
2.17% |
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| Acer Aspire 5532 |
2.17% |
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| Acer Aspire T180 |
2.17% |
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| Sony VGN-NR32M_S |
1.09% |
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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