readme.txt file 4/09/99

Pinnacle/Fiji cleanup in NT 4.0
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Voyetra Turtle Beach has created an .inf file that removes the registry keys for the 
Pinnacle/Fiji in NT 4.0.  It is currently a Beta version and is provided to 
automate the process of removing the Pinnacle/Fiji from NT 4.0.  It works
in most cases. 

The first course of action is to remove the current driver from the Multimedia -> Devices section.  Go to Start -> Run -> Settings -> Multimedia and go to the Devices tab.  Click on the + sign next to Audio Devices and highlight the Pinnacle/Fiji audio device... then click the remove button.  Restart the machine.  Then, run the .inf file which is ntpincl.inf. To do that right click on the file and then select install from the menu that appears.  You will see the hour glass momentarily.  

To check if it was successful, go to Control Panel -> Multimedia -> Devices tab.
See if there are any Pinnacle/Fiji devices present under Audio or MIDI.  
The .inf file will not remove other media devices.  

If you see Audio or MIDI for pinnacle.dll, (THIS OCCURS IF YOU RUN THE.INF BEFORE YOU REMOVE THE PINNACLE/FIJI AUDIO DEVICE) you'll need to edit the registry in 
two places.  Otherwise, if you see other Pinnacle or Fiji devices, run the .inf
file again making sure the install option was selected.

If after restarting the machine, nothing appears in the Audio or MIDI sections, 
you may proceed with installing the new drivers.  

Editing the registry
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DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS PROCEDURE IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT EDITING THE REGISTRY.  
INSTEAD, SEEK THE HELP OF A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN.  Turtle Beach can not be held responsible if something goes wrong while editing the registry.  

NOTE: before editing the registry, it is strongly recommended that a backup be
made of it.  For details on backing up the Windows Registry, please see Microsoft
Help.  

Due to the fact that NT does not always remove registry entries when devices are 
removed, the registry may have some corruption.  Don't worry, it is fairly easy
for someone familiar with using regedit to fix.  

To edit the registry AFTER running the ntpincl.inf file, 

1.  Go to Start -> Run and type regedt32
    You'll note that it looks somewhat like Explorer.  The registry editor view 
    is divided into folders on the left and keys and values on the right.
    It is rarely a good idea to delete a folder in the left pane!  You could 
    wipe out the entire registry so be careful.  Also, note that each Registry
    group has it's own window.  You can maximize the one you are working on to
    see more of it on screen.

2.  To access the keys and values we want to take out, simply click with the 
    mouse on the folder, just like you would do in Explorer.  It is organized
    into Folders and Subfolders just like files.  Clicking on the folder opens 
    it displaying more folders or what is contained within.  The right window
    pane will display any keys and values present.  

3.  The keys that may possibly be left are:

     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
      SOFTWARE
       Microsoft
        WindowsNT
         CurrentVersion
          Drivers32

    To get to the Drivers32 folder, click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, then 
    click on the SOFTWARE folder below that, and then the Microsoft folder
    etc.  
          
      delete any keys in the right windows pane in that have pinnacle.dll 
      as their value such as 
          midix: REG_SZ: pinnacle.dll
          wavex: REG_SZ: pinnacle.dll
          auxx: REG_SZ: pinnacle.dll
          mixerx: REG_SZ: pinnacle.dll
           where "x" is a number, for example, midi1: REG_SZ: pinnacle.dll

      To do that, click on the midi1: REG_SZ: pinnacle.dll so that it is 
      hilighted.  Then, press the Delete key on the keyboard.  Windows will
      ask if you are sure.  Say yes, and the key will be removed along with
      it's value.

    Now, do the same thing in this folder: 

     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
      SOFTWARE
       Microsoft
        WindowsNT
         CurrentVersion
          Userinstallable.drivers

            delete any keys that have pinnacle.dll as their value such as 
            midix: REG_SZ: pinnacle.dll
            wavex: REG_SZ: pinnacle.dll
            auxx: REG_SZ: pinnacle.dll
            mixerx: REG_SZ: pinnacle.dll
             where "x" is a number, for example, midi1: REG_SZ: pinnacle.dll

  Shut down the computer, power off, wait 10 seconds or so, and then reboot 
  the machine.  It should now be clean and ready for the drivers to be 
  reinstalled.

  If on the remote chance that something is still left behind, use Win 95's 
  regedit to do a search for pinnacle.dll.  It is included in NT for this 
  reason.  NT's regedt32 does not have the ability to search for a particular
  value.  Just go to Start -> Run and type regedit.  In regedit, go to 
  Edit -> Find and type in pinnacle.dll.  Make sure that My Computer is 
  hilighted before doing the search.  Then, if anything is found, write down all
  the folders that lead to it.  An easy way to do this is to go to File and 
  Export Registry.  You'll see at the bottom the whole list of folders.  
  Write this down and continue searching until no more values are found.  
  DO NOT DELETE anything using regedit.  It could lead to a corrupt 
  registry.  Anything that is found will need to be removed using regedt32.  
  Once this is done, restart and you should now have a clean system.

  