Sound Blaster X-Fi Go! Pro
What is Sound Blaster X-Fi Go! Pro? (from Creative Technology Ltd)
Creative's Sound Blaster X-Fi Go! Pro brings incredible enhanced 3D audio to any computer, anywhere! Designed for maximum portability, this sound card is small enough to fit into your pocket and even fits on your key ring! Enjoy incredible 3D Surround with any headphones in movies, games and enhance all of your PC and ... Read more
Overview
Sound Blaster X-Fi Go! Pro is a program developed by Creative Technology Ltd. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 software installer includes 43 files and is usually about 54.59 MB (57,236,767 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 68% of users of Sound Blaster X-Fi Go! Pro come from the United States, it is also popular in Japan and Saudi Arabia.
Program details
URL: www.creative.com
Help link: www.creative.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Creative\Sound Blaster X-Fi Go Pro
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: 54.59 MB
Files installed by Sound Blaster X-Fi Go! Pro
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KSAIM32.exe - Creative Audio Processing Object Interface Module (Self installation)
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KSAIM64.exe
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KSAPO32.dll - Creative Audio Processing Object Module
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KSAPO64.dll
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SBAVMon.DLL - Creative SB AVStream Monitoring Utility
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KsDvInst.dll - Creative Technology Limited CtDvInst (CtDvInst)
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ksppld32.dll - Creative Property Page Loader Module
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ksppld64.dll
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CTAPR2.exe - Audio Playback Redirection Engine
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SBMCPlugin.ocx - Sound Blaster Media Center Plugin
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KSXPPI32.dll - KSXPPI Device Enumeration Module
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KSXPPI64.dll
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CTSetPPg.dll - Creative Settings Property Page
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CTMCWavu.dll - CTMChWav Dynamic Link Library (CTMChWav DLL)
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AddCat.exe - Creative Daisy Chain System (Installation of Catalog File)
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HookWndU.dll - Creative Dialog Skin Engine
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KSVSPI32.dll - Creative Vista SPI Module (Creative KS Vista SPI Module)
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KSVSPI64.dll
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CTAudEp.dll - Audio Endpoint Selection
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KSRun.dll - KSRun Persistence Module
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setup.exe - Creative Technology Ltd (Driver Setup Tool)
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WndTrnsU.dll - WindowTransition Module (WindowTransition DLL)
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CTAudCS.dll - Creative Audio Console
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CTAudCS.exe - Creative Audio Console Launcher
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CTAudCSV.dll
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MxLibu.dll - Creative Mixer Library
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AsioDev.dll - Creative ASIO Devices
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CtrlSrcu.dll - Creative Theme Engine (Creative Theme Engine RTX Base Control DLL)
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CTThemeu.dll - Creative Theme Engine DLL
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EntC.exe - Entertainment Console
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PopUpMu.dll - Creative Theme Engine Popup Menu plug-in
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ThmResu.dll - Creative Theme Engine Theme Resources DLL
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VolPanlu.exe - Creative Volume Panel
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WizCPLu.dll - Creative Theme Engine Wizard Control Panel Framework DLL
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CTPPage.dll - Audio Property Page (Sound Blaster Properties)
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CTAboutu.dll - Creative About Box
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CTAudMon.dll - Audio Monitoring
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CTAudSeu.dll - CTAudSel library
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CTIntrfu.dll - CTIntrfc
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CTRegSvu.exe - CTRegSvr
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EntConsl.dll - Console (Entertainment Console DLL)
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CTIniFu.dll - CTIniF
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- CTAudCS.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{DDB324E0-98B0-4E08-8EAE-E2E0ACBB03EF}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- VolPanlu.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named VolPanel_Reg_HKLMWow6432Run.
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- VolPanlu.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'VolPanlu.exe' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Creative\Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro\Volume Panel\VolPanlu.exe".
- CTAPR2.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'CTAPR2' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Creative\USB Sound Blaster HD\Console Launcher 3\Entertainment Console\CTAPR2.exe" /r.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| VolPanlu.exe |
| Memory: | 8.77 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0003230630% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00012970% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00019337% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 3,436,246 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 2.25 KB | |
How do I remove Sound Blaster X-Fi Go! Pro?
You can uninstall Sound Blaster X-Fi Go! Pro 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 X-Fi Go! Pro, 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 X-Fi Go! Pro.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win Vista 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 3%
Keep it 97%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
58.79% |
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| Windows 10 |
33.94% |
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| Windows XP |
3.64% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.64% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.74% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.85% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
11.55% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
7.90% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.38% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.47% |
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Geography
67.65% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
67.65% |
| Japan |
8.43% |
| Saudi Arabia |
5.01% |
| United Kingdom |
3.87% |
| Germany |
2.28% |
| Canada |
1.59% |
| Finland |
0.91% |
| France |
0.91% |
| Italy |
0.91% |
| Greece |
0.68% |
| Netherlands |
0.68% |
| Poland |
0.68% |
| Vietnam |
0.68% |
| Australia |
0.46% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
25.27% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
19.89% |
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| Acer |
17.74% |
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| ASUS |
10.22% |
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| Toshiba |
9.14% |
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| Lenovo |
4.30% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.23% |
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| MSI |
2.69% |
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| Apple |
1.61% |
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| Intel |
1.61% |
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| Samsung |
1.61% |
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| Sony |
1.61% |
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Common models |
| ThirdWave Corporation Pri... |
4.35% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.90% |
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| TOSHIBA SATELLITE C75-A |
2.90% |
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| Dell Studio XPS 8100 |
2.17% |
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| Dell Inspiron 5720 |
2.17% |
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| Acer Aspire 5750Z |
2.17% |
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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