[SlashRaid]

Many of you may have read my post a few weeks back about Brilliant's software that comes along with the KaZaA download. If you'd like to remove it follow these steps:

• 1.) In the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Programs. One of your options should be "b3d Projector." Select this and hitChange/Remove.

  You should get a message that the uninstall has been successful/unsuccessful. If your good to go search your computer for a folder named BDEis folder will contain a file named bdeclean.exe. Run bdeclean.exe to complete the first part of the uninstall then delete the folder BDE

  Caution: There is another piece of software that is known to create a file called BDE,Borland Database Engine. If you think you may have this software installed, or if there is any doubt whatsoever, do not delete this directory (BDE).

  
  

• 2.) Now, in the Temp directory you should find a folder called Brilliant. This contains many of the software's files, just delete the whole thing.

  
  

• 3.) Finally, you will need locate and remove some additional Brilliant Digital files that have been placed in critical system-level computer directories. You should be able to locate them in the your System Folder or use your search function.
  
  [list]
  
• bdedownloader.dll
  
• bdedata2.dll
  
• bdefdi.dll
  
• bdeinsta2.dll
  
• bdeinstall.exe
  
• bdesecureinstall.cab
  
• bdesecureinstall.exe
  
• bdeverify.exe
  
• bdeverify.dll

Note: Be sure to do your proper back ups of the system before going on this delete fest. This should work for must any windows OS.

Resource:

• How to uninstall Brilliant's software ZDNet UK

Good Luck.

Additional KaZaA postage:

• KaZaA Lite - Famous P2P Client With Out the Spyware
  
• KaZaA Removed from Download.com

(Edited by SlashRaid at 12:24 pm on April 16, 2002)

[Cookie Mobster]

I would just go with Kazaa light. It is a loot more robust that kazaa and it seams to be faster (in my own opinion, without benchmark test, geez it is only a p2p program).

Cheers Sam