1.

Go to Add/Remove Programs

2. Uninstall the Catalyst Install manager (Express Uninstall)

3. Reboot the computer and log back into windows as normal

4. Go to folder options and select show hidden files and folders

The next part of the guide will remove all ATi/AMD files and folders from the computer.

5. Go to your C drive and remove the AMD folder

6. Double click the Program Data folder (Normally hidden) and remove all ATi/AMD
folders

7. Go back to C and double click Program Files and remove all ATi/AMD folders

8. Go back to C and double click Program Files (x86) and remove all ATi/AMD folders

9. Go back to C and double click Users

10. Access the name of your windows profile and double click AppData (Normally
hidden)

11. Check the Local, LocalLow and Roaming folders for any ATi/AMD folders and
remove them.

12. Go back to Users and check the Default folder (Normally hidden)

13. Double click AppData (Normally hidden)

14. Check the Local and Roaming folders for any ATi/AMD folders and remove them.

The next part of the guide will remove registry entries left by the AMD drivers.
15. Close everything down and go back to your desktop

16. Click start, then type regedit.

17. Click HKEY_CURRENT_USER and extend the folder

18. Click Software and extend the folder

19. Remove all AMD and ATi Folders

20. Click Wow6432Node and extend the folder (Within the software folder)

21. Remove the AMD folder

22. Click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and extend the folder

23. Click SOFTWARE and extend the folder

24. Remove all AMD and ATi Folders

25. Click Wow6432Node and extend the folder

26. Remove all AMD and ATi Folders

27. Click HKEY_USERS and extend the folder

28. Click .DEFAULT and extend the folder

29. Click Software and extend the folder

30. Remove all AMD and ATi folders

31. Click S-1-5-18 and extend the folder

32. Click Software and extend the folder

33. Remove all AMD and ATi folders

34. Click S-1-5-21-1632250243-966907716-928185508-1000 and extend the folder

35. Click Software and extend the folder

36. Remove all AMD and ATi Folders

37. Close down regedit and empty your recycle bin

38. Undo the folder options change to hide the hidden folders

39. Reboot

40. Install your AMD/Nvidia drivers and reboot

(Remember, if you look in some of the folders mentioned in this guide but dont have
any AMD/ATi folders, just move to the next appropriate step. This means the uninstall
option has removed such files for you. But as we know, the uninstaller still leaves a lot of
things behind) Do at your own risk.