How to remove CTDVDDet error

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CTDVDDet.EXE file information

The process CTDVDDET belongs to the software CTDVDDET or Starry Night Enthusiast or DVD Solution or Pinnacle MPEG Realtime Codec or ORDATA II and KORDATA v or Argus Digital Camera or Sound Blaster Audigy or SmartSound Quicktracks Plugin or CTDVDDet.EXE or PANTONE(R) colorist or VIAhm or Knoll Light Factory or DivX Web Player or ZyGoVideo or GameTap or HP Image Zone Express or CTDVDDET.EXE" or Sony Ericsson Device Data by Creative Technology Ltd (www.creative.com).

Description: File CTDVDDet.EXE is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\ (mainly C:\Program Files\Creative\SBAudigy2ZS\DVDAudio\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 45056 bytes (97% of all occurrence), 40960 bytes, 24076 bytes, 27660 bytes, 222684 bytes, 37188 bytes, 38924 bytes, 53248 bytes.
The file is not a Windows core file. The application starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The program is not visible. Therefore the technical security rating is 49% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

External information from Paul Collins:

"CTDVDDet" is not required to run at start up. Auto-detect and play a DVD when using a Creative Soundblaster Audigy2 soundcard. Uses about 2.2 MB of memory. Disable it by heading to the MediaSource DVD Audio Player, selecting Tools, then uncheck the Auto Start box. It should not start up automatically again

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as CTDVDDet.EXE, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the CTDVDDet.EXE process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

Links: CTDVDDet.EXE, CTDVDDet.EXE

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User Comments

Detect DVD audio when DVD audio is detected disable optical and digital sound
bestshareware (further information)

gehört mit zur Creative Soundcard
Albe

Detect DVD audio when DVD audio is detected disable optical and digital sound card outputs
Armour

Used with Creative Audigy soundcards. It detects insertion of a DVD in your drive and starts up Creative's DVD Audio Player. Not required if you don't have a DVD drive. Disable Auto Launch/Auto Play in Creative DVD Player to remove from running tasks, then disable in MSConfig.
j00

ctdvddet.exe is a process belonging to the Creative Soundblaster sound card drivers. It automatically detect and plays DVDs. This is a non-essential process. Disabling or enabling this is down to user preference.
LeperMessiah

dvd audio component

Part of Creative Soundcard to start DVD-Audio
ole007

Summary: 7 users think CTDVDDet.EXE is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous.

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