Can't remove Sound Blaster Live! software from Control Pa

Hi,My Sound Blaster Li've 5. digial card isn't being recognised by my system and seems to be faulty. I tried removing the software but when I click on the Sound Blaster Li've! in the control panel nothing happens. I still have the Creative folder in my programs. I run Windows XP SP2. I have tried also under Safe Mode with the same result. Is there a Creative Software cleaner/uninstaller program (that doesn't look for the card first)?

Let's make this easy.
First download and install Driver Cleaner Pro; http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Uninstallers/Driver-Cleaner-Professional.shtml
Then clean out all creative and creative lite drivers then delete any folder in your system that has the name creative on it (usually find these with a quick File or Folders search in the start menu. Then download and install Crap Cleaner; http://ccleaner.com/, go a head and clean out files and do scan of the registry with ccleaner and remove unneeded reg stuff. Now reboot. One more thing, if you still see the "Device Control" icon in the control panel you must remove it's corresponding .cpl file in the "\windows%base%\system32\" folder.

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