# Uninstalling Roxio software

Roxio Creator is a common preinstalled application on many <span class="caps">OEM</span> systems. You may wish to remove it to reduce system overhead or in favor of your preferred CD burning program, such as Nero, Imgburn, CDRWin, etc.

Uninstallation via Add/Remove Programs in Windows normally works, but to fully clean up any remaining fragments, the following Roxio KB article is helpful:

[http://kb.roxio.com/content/kb/Creator/000086CR](http://kb.roxio.com/content/kb/Creator/000086CR)

Special instructions for Windows Vista:  
[http://kb.roxio.com/content/kb/Creator/000127CR](http://kb.roxio.com/content/kb/Creator/000127CR)