It sounds as if you're saying this appears as a window at some point..
If you want to check for something starting up, use these two free tools which each let you search everything they list in 1 quick search:
a. startups: Autoruns, free from MS
b. scheduled tasks: as a searchable linear list: Taskschedulerview by Nirsoft (free).
sorry I was a little hasty in my previous post
screen shot of Task Scheduler of SRS Premium Sound startup task
delete that task and it won't load on startup
is this your computer JohnGray?
only way to get rid of those srs files from the Windows\System32\SRSLabs folder is to uninstall/remove Realtek High Definition Audio from the Programs & Features control panel. I don't delete the DLL files manually as I let the Realtek setup program remove them.
then I'd reinstall the Realtek audio driver with a different INF file. ex. my HP m8417c computer has Realtek ALC888S with hardware ID "HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_103C2A6C&REV_1001" - I get this kind of info from Device Manager, listed in the Sound, video and game controllers section and look at Realtek High Definition Audio. The Realtek audio driver setup program chooses HDXCPCold.INF from the WIN64 folder of the Realtek audio driver package because HWID "HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_103C2A6C" is listed in that INF file. If no specific ID is listed in certain INF files, the setup program "defaults" or falls back to using HDXRT.INF if HDXCPCold.INF does not exist. I either remove or rename the HDXCPCold.inf file before running setup so it will use the default HDXRT.INF file (and it won't install any SRS files into the SRSLabs folder) - or if installing the Realtek audio drivers thru Device Manager, I choose the option "let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer" and specify the folder that has the HDXRT.inf file.
I find that installing the Realtek audio drivers with a different INF file on my HP computer makes the onboard Realtek ALC888s device work almost the same - minus the SRS DLL files and no SRSLabs folder created in the System32 folder.
aww crap!
It looks like some HP Compaq Elite 8300 PCs use Realtek audio while other HP Elite 8300s use IDT Audio [look at the back or under the PC itself and look for the HP product number]
OP's HP 8300 computer does not use IDT audio, bro67. one of his screenshots mentions Realtek high definition audio on his machine
I've just installed the 8746.1 Realtek HDA drivers on my HP computer and here's a screenshot of the SRS files installed in that SRS Labs folder
no EXE files installed there that would be loaded at startup - all files are DLL files
Yes, you've found exactly what I've got. I've tried a couple of things to delete the .CPL entry, but have temporarily given up. Thanks for your efforts!
no problem, JohnGray.
though you did not tell me what kind of "hardware device ID" your Realtek HD audio device is using on your HP Elite computer? this is where I can look up the specific hardware ID of the Realtek audio device:
How to Find Hardware ID: 9 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow
mine has HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_103C2A6C
I ask that kind of info because the Realtek HDA driver setup program may install & setup your Realtek audio device with certain INF files that mention specific hardware IDs (or HWIDs).
I do remember conducting an experiment where I changed certain registry entries to make the Realtek audio control panel display a different UI on my old HP computer (I kinda changed it from the classic Realtek HD Audio Manager interface to show either "Beats Audio" or "DTS Sound" - I couldn't get rid of either one later on; similar to what you were experiencing) I eventually came up with a solution to that problem. I renamed the CPL file called "RTSnMg64.cpl" found in the Windows\System32 folder to "RTSnMg64" [I removed the .cpl extension], then type control.exe to load the Classic Control Panel and click on the link to display "All control panel items" and the "Beats Audio" or "DTS Sound" is gone (I also had to change or remove some registry entries relating to either beats audio or dts sound). I then close the control panel window, rename "RTSnMg64" back to "RTSnMg64.cpl" and reload the control panel window and I get back the classic Realtek HD Audio Manager control panel app. It was an unusual solution but it worked
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