Remove Nero 7's "Nero Scout" from My Computer

This does not get rid of the tray icon. This only gets rid of the icon in My Computer. You should be able to right-click on the tray icon and disable that version of scout from there.

Click Start > Run, and type:
regsvr32 /u "%commonprogramfiles%\Ahead\Lib\MediaLibraryNSE.dll"

To undo (put it back) :
regsvr32 "%commonprogramfiles%\Ahead\Lib\MediaLibraryNSE.dll"

This will not cause any harm.

UPDATE: A wiki page has been created, which contains multiple fun DLL registrations, including this one. Check it out and email me if you have any additions (mcooke@DjLizard.net)

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103 Responses to “Remove Nero 7's "Nero Scout" from My Computer”

# indo on January 24th, 2006 12:25 PM

This was the most informative site I found regarding removing Nero Scout. Thanks, keep up the good work.
# DjLizard on January 24th, 2006 2:16 PM

That's pretty funny considering that the 'most informative site' contains just one post with only two lines in it, HEH. Glad it could help though :)
# 135135 on January 24th, 2006 5:25 PM

Thanx I needed that.
# Aaron on January 25th, 2006 4:10 AM

I agree with Indo, that tip worked perfectly, and was gratly appreciated. Take that Nero :p
# John on January 25th, 2006 9:29 PM

I am very pleased with that registry entry. It removed that annoying icon of Nero Scout out of the folder My Computer. Does Nero Scout no longer exist in my machine? If so, god bless!

Be well and share love,
John
# DjLizard on January 25th, 2006 9:31 PM

It still exists, but is no longer being loaded and referenced by explorer.exe/My Computer.
# icecube2t8 on January 28th, 2006 5:30 AM

you are a diamond geezer lizard m8,,,,,, ive been trying for ages to rid the nero scout from my computer and youve done it thanks alot … now could you tell me if i can reinstall nero without any probs ??? thanks
# DjLizard on January 28th, 2006 7:42 PM

You can undo this by taking out the "/u" part and running the command again. You can reinstall with no issues – it will simply put back the Nero Scout anyway.
# Northstar on January 29th, 2006 8:32 AM

Yeah got rid of at last… thank you very much. I hate all these software companys installing stuff i may NOT want to use… ask me next time Ahead!
# Yeah! on February 2nd, 2006 3:24 PM

Pure genius! Works like a charm. Thanx a lot!
# Russ on February 2nd, 2006 3:41 PM

Yes, thanks indeed for that – not sure if it was Nero Scout, but something was certainly hogging up my system, and now it's unregistered, things seems a little smoother.

Cheeky fockers.

Love the java comment preview thing – I installed Wordpress a while back but seemingly don't have all that much to blog about.

Thanks again.
# CoolBits on February 5th, 2006 3:37 AM

w00t! +1 for DjLizard!
# Ed on February 7th, 2006 3:04 PM

Thanks I hate programs that dont have full uninstall solutions, especially demo's.
The program wont uninstall using the remove programs window either it says there is some error and stops. Appreciate the fix, I was sick of seeing that icon on my computer.
# BorisValkov on February 10th, 2006 6:03 AM

here is another way aswell…

Open RegEdit then go to the following KEY and delete it…

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace\{3D6BE802-FC0D-4595-A304-E611F97089DC}

and NERO SCOUT is gone…
# DjLizard on February 10th, 2006 8:08 AM

That's what unregistering the DLL actually does. It's safer for our users not to send them into regedit though ;)
# S2 on February 22nd, 2006 11:17 AM

Thank You verry much for this little trick! verry helpfull!

Keep It up

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| SacrificalSoldier |
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# Sky on February 23rd, 2006 4:53 AM

Nice tip, thanks!
# Johny on February 26th, 2006 9:27 AM

Many thanks, excellent info! :)
# ASIF SALAM on March 7th, 2006 10:51 AM

awsome shit:D…its was gone with in a sec..thanX peeps:D
# risc on March 7th, 2006 2:30 PM

Thanks very much for the tip. As soon as I installed Nero 7 I was looking for a way to remove this rather useless "Nero Scout".
# satsun on March 9th, 2006 12:42 AM

Awesome, thanks. Scout has been driving me crazy for a while and for some reason it took me a while to just search the net for a removal solution.

THANKS!
# Adam on March 9th, 2006 10:02 AM

Another THANK YOU. I so fucking hate when companies think it's cool to install crap that I don't want and don't even bother providing instruction on how to remove the stuff. Every time I instal Windows and then apps I waste good 30 minutes removing all the crap Adobe, Ahead, Creative and others put in the system. Adam.
# grawity on March 19th, 2006 5:03 AM

YES! Finally removed that sh*t. THANKS!
# Robert on March 19th, 2006 3:04 PM

Thank you! You rule! That icon in my computer was …i repet WAS thanx to you, a rock tight to my neck. I tried to deactivate it using nero but with no success. Thank you!
# Chappers on March 23rd, 2006 10:23 AM

Brilliant!! Worked perfectly!

Thank you very much
# Ruiter on March 23rd, 2006 5:16 PM

Thanx. It worked! Finaly removed that t*cking link! :-)
# westcam on March 24th, 2006 6:04 PM

WOAH!! it works!!!

finally get rid of this ******* icon.

thanks for informations.
# john on March 25th, 2006 11:37 AM

Thank you.
# badshot on March 26th, 2006 1:02 PM

sweet! thanks for the tip, that damn scout icon was starting to really irritate me.
# caps_gram on April 2nd, 2006 4:52 PM

trouble with getting rid of nero 7 demo, stupid mistake, all programs are deleted, but add/remove installer states its still there, tried removing it, no luck, it states it needs nero.msi, but no lukc wiuth that either..yougot any ideas?
# DjLizard on April 2nd, 2006 6:02 PM

Remove the entry for Nero with the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility
# luis on April 2nd, 2006 7:15 PM

The Nero Scout has issues with Microsoft Picture It and Photoshop. This fix, fixes the problem. Keep up the great work, dude. Thanks!!
# Thalgor on April 4th, 2006 7:29 AM

You magnificent bastard, I salute you.
# Shadow on April 8th, 2006 10:42 AM

Thank you very much. That thing was bugging me!!
# Garrett on April 8th, 2006 9:46 PM

THANK YOU!!!! Stupid scout icon is the most retarded thing in the world! :)
# Big AL on April 15th, 2006 9:11 PM

Thanks !! Worked perfectly. Now trying to find a way to get Logitech Gallery icon out of "My Computer" and I'll really be happy.
# TripK on April 26th, 2006 8:59 AM

The latest April 24?) Nero 7 is even worse! I can't get their thing off the task bar.
# TripK on April 26th, 2006 12:43 PM

A user in afterdawn had the solution to getting it off the taskbar. Open Scout from the task bar, select "options", then check the box to enable Scout. Once enabled the two checkboxes below can be unchecked. Uncheck them, uncheck the "Enable Scout" box, and it goes away.
# girlfreddy on April 26th, 2006 7:19 PM

i still have the icon on taskbar. tried the options but it says "initialization error:please install nero again"? now what?
# WindSong on April 28th, 2006 9:52 PM

Reinitialize it, then follow TripK's tip, then remove it again
# AmooMan on April 29th, 2006 8:10 PM

Cheers Windsong &TripK
Reinitialized it and options on scout then unclick 2 boxs and then kill scout again.
Worked like a treat :)
Cheers
# dap on May 10th, 2006 7:23 PM

Awsome, worked like a charm.
# jellybrain on May 10th, 2006 8:41 PM

Aye aye! Eeee argggh fantastic DjLiizard! Scout be gone! Me salutes you!
# kookee on May 18th, 2006 3:29 AM

o wow that was too freaking awesome. so simple and easy. that thing was annoying the hell out of me. i love google n u!
# zielpunkt on May 20th, 2006 4:54 AM

nice reg-hack.
kudos to you !

perhaps we should all send a mail to nero-inc claiming a removal feature of "nero-scout"… well at least the ones who own a legal copy *rofl*
# rob on June 19th, 2006 12:06 AM

thank you, love nero 7 but i hate that freakin icon!
# pac on June 27th, 2006 6:19 PM

Thanks a lot, rid me of one of my most hated annoyances. Excellent work.
# SingaporeLassi on June 30th, 2006 6:05 PM

Can someone help, please? :) I am trying to remove Nero 7 Demo but it keeps coming up that my "Shellbase is corrupt or missing". I've tried to repair, re-install, no luck. Nero sent the remove all tool but that bloody thing was no good either. HELP! PLEASE :)
# Luke on July 6th, 2006 8:56 AM

Thanks, Awesome! Keep up the good work… stupid nero scout software…
# Jones on July 6th, 2006 9:44 AM

I'm booking marking this page if you make stuff that easy. That was the quickest, easiest solution that could ever exist for a known computer problem. Thank you. You're a hero.
# Gene Wis on July 9th, 2006 12:21 PM

I can't get nero 7 to burn a cd in my dvd burner.it will burn dvd's but not cd's can anyone help please.
# DjLizard on July 9th, 2006 12:37 PM

Your drive is probably failing. It is not uncommon for one format to fail burning and another to continue working when an optical drive is on its way out.

Technical support is a bit beyond DjLizard.net's scope, so I'd ask Lunarsoft.net for support, or take it to a PC shop.
# Adrian on July 12th, 2006 10:48 PM

Thanks a shitload, keep it up! :)
# Scott on July 16th, 2006 10:55 AM

Thanks! I've been trying to get rid of that stupid thing for a long time! I would have demanded my money back but I never paid for it !!! LOL
# Tweak on July 19th, 2006 9:00 AM

I just used Tweakui and then you can untick it from the my computer menu
# DjLizard on July 19th, 2006 10:05 AM

I'm pretty sure that if you do that, it won't actually unregister the component… it merely hides it. I haven't verified this though.
# nerohater on July 21st, 2006 1:10 AM

Thanks for dealing with this Nero Nightmare, DJL !!

I still have Nero Scout listed under My Computer in explorer. I did Start > Run
regsvr32 /u "%commonprogramfiles%\Ahead\Lib\MediaLibraryNSE.dll"

and I got the error message:

LoadLibrary("C:\ProgramFiles\CommonFiles\Ahead\Lib\MediaLibraryNSE.dll") failed – The specified module could not be found

I tried the trick suggested in this page by BorisValkov and deleted the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE… registry entry, but I still see Nero Scout in My Computer. Any more ideas?? Tnx a bunch!
# DjLizard on July 22nd, 2006 2:07 PM

That's odd…. it must be somewhere else? Do a search of all of your hard drive(s) for MediaLibraryNSE.DLL… and then change the path accordingly when doing regsvr32 /u.
# Monayi on August 7th, 2006 7:54 PM

Thanks
# WilderBeast(BE) on August 9th, 2006 8:52 AM

Nice website my friend.
# alex on September 3rd, 2006 12:28 PM

Scout gave me a lot of problems interfering with all of the Adobe software on my machine……Many many thanks.
# hphung on September 23rd, 2006 8:16 PM

Thanks for the help, man i had such a hard time trying to unstll the Nero after the trail period. many thanks
# Jonna on September 24th, 2006 6:49 AM

Thanx man :)

i hate spam ;D {
# Bob on September 28th, 2006 9:46 PM

Grat Job. That was about to make me make me unhappy, as I jsut installed the latest version when "The Scout" showed up. Unregistering punked that little scout up!
Can't believe there is no uninstall in the options.
# JinX on October 9th, 2006 4:48 AM

Hey thanks a lot for this small but useful tip. That stupid icon always bothered me.
# S2 on October 25th, 2006 10:13 AM

Used it again
Still love your tweak!!

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| SacrificalSoldier |
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# ebin25 on November 18th, 2006 4:33 PM

does not work in vista rtm
# Damian on November 19th, 2006 9:12 AM

CHEERS ALOT – THANKS VERY MUCH!
# whyJoe on November 22nd, 2006 3:13 PM

You can't use the regsvr /u method in the Vista RTM 'cause it returns with an error. But it's probably just because UAC is on. Just find Command Prompt on the start menu and right-click to run it as an administrator, then type the regsvr command at the prompt. If that doesn't work, deleting the registry key (as mentioned above) does work.
# DjLizard on November 24th, 2006 3:56 AM

whyJoe is correct.

Another method is to CTRL+ALT+DEL (to open Task Manager), and then click the "Show processes from all users" button on the Processes tab which will activate UAC and grant Task Manager Administrative access, and then you can go to File > New task… and run it from there.
# Darren on December 7th, 2006 8:26 AM

God bless you….
# Jerry Broadhag on January 12th, 2007 3:12 PM

Receive the following message while trying to Remove, Repair, or Reinstalling Nero 7 Ultra Edition.
"Shellmanger database is corrupt or missing".
# Fulg on January 14th, 2007 11:42 PM

Awesome info, thanks! You also (indirectly) managed to tell me how to get rid of "My Sharing Folders" from MSN with that link. Cool!

As whyJoe said above, on Vista you need to run this from an elevated command prompt otherwise it just gives an error (DllUnregisterServer failed with error code 0×80070005).

Cheers mate!
# DjLizard on January 15th, 2007 12:50 AM

Jerry Broadhag: that's a pretty common problem. You should probably post at some Nero support forum or shoot them an email. I'm pretty sure the first step is to use their Nero removal tool, though.
# RF on January 18th, 2007 1:14 PM

this nero toolbar is the biggest mistake they ever made, just for fun check for yourself how many registrykeys this searchtool adds…

i work alot with (against) spyware, and i have rarely seen spyware that uses this agressive installations!
i f*cking payed for this program, and i didnt pay for it to f*ck up my computer
# RF on January 18th, 2007 1:29 PM

just removed all the registrykeys that had "nerosearch" in it, reboot and deleted every file containing "nerosearch" in its name…

the searchbar is gone, all files are gone, no registrykeys remain…
until now nero itself is still working fine :)

for me its not enough to not see the toolbar anymore, when i know its there i want it gone…
if it lasts i dont know, so everything is at own risk, when it doesnt last (or gives errors) it is time for me to return to my previous nero :(
# RF on January 18th, 2007 2:28 PM

i have the solution :)

when installing nero 7 you are asked what to install, when you choose custom you are able to select the optional components etc.
select whatever you want, like or need, but pay attention to the last screen!!!

on the last screen where you are congratulated and such, but there is an tiny option like this:
"configure nero scout at first startup" or something like that…

select this option, and after the reboot a screen appears where you can configure nero scout, and ofcourse disable and uncheck everything… this will result in no searchbar, no taskbar search, nothing :D

this is not actually about removing nero scout, but about never activating it at al!
removing every file and registrykey with "nero search" in it will have the same results, but it is for sure that you run into trouble when you ever wanna update or reconfigure your install!!!
believe me, i tried :P

now i am wondering what auto-update has to do with nero scout at all…
# nero on January 31st, 2007 8:34 PM

thanks, this worked perfectly =)
# dallas on February 4th, 2007 5:33 PM

No matter what I do I cannot get the 2 Nero Scout programs to stop loading at startup

NMBgMonitor.exe
NMIndexStoreSvr.exe

I have tried:

1. Unchecking the box inside the Nero Scout options (at the top right) , then clicking "apply, and ok" – had zero effect

2. Going manually into the registry (to Hkey local machine – > Software -> Ahead -> Nero Scout) and deleting the entire folder. No effect (except when I try to run nero scout it doesn't load = good, but doesn;t rid the .exe's from startup)

3. Run : regsvr32 /u "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Ahead\Lib\MediaLibraryNSE.dll"
No effect

4. Made a .REG file and ran it – exactly the following:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace \{3D6BE802-FC0D-4595-A304-E611F97089DC}]
@="Nero Scout"

(I even did another one where the space after "\NameSpace\" is removed)

No effect.

5. Going to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MyComputer\NameSpace \{3D6BE802-FC0D-4595-A304-E611F97089DC} in the registry and delete "Nero Scout".

- when I go to this location, there is no entry matching this (I assume I already got it in above steps)

When I restart these 2 stupid Nero Scout programs are there.

I run Tea Timer (Spybot S&D) and Startup Monitor, is there a way to force them to not load (ban them forever?)

Are there any other ways to remove them from startup / registry?

Thanks
# DjLizard on February 4th, 2007 6:16 PM

Your reg file shouldn't have the @="Nero Scout" part, but that's okay… try deleting the startup items using Sysinternals Autoruns.
# S2 on February 5th, 2007 5:57 PM

I end up using this every time I rebuild my PC! I have a shortcut in my use every rebuild folder!

Thanks Agan
# abuahmed on February 8th, 2007 6:25 AM

Hi!

It is a great work.

Can I use the same procedure to remove Nero Search
which is located also on Task bar???

Thanks.
# Saskia on March 14th, 2007 10:28 AM

CRAP! I can't delete it in Vista Ultimate. What to do?
# wibblar on March 21st, 2007 12:56 PM

I've had to write a batch file for this for work as we cannot have Nero scout/search running on the network.

the only thing i cant get it to do is autmatically uncheck the nero search toolbar

If anyone wants the batch file email me @ neroremove@wintermeyer.co.uk

Its fully annotated and easy to see what its actually doing for those who are worried about it being a virus :)

If anyone can advise on automatically removing the nero search input button in the toolbar i would appriciate it!
# wibblar on March 21st, 2007 12:56 PM

oh yeah that is for XP Pro (not vista)
# wibblar on March 22nd, 2007 12:38 PM

For anyone who is interested I've now worked out how to close the search task bar automatically ended up pretty simple
regmon 4tw \o/
# Nemesis on March 24th, 2007 2:18 AM

Nero Scout Remover :
http://www.filefactory.com/file/a0db16/

All done automatically.
# eben on March 31st, 2007 6:44 AM

to stop this 2 files from loading in startup go to …

NMIndexingService.exe
———————–
Cntrol Panel => Administrative Aools => Services => NMIndexingService
and push STOP & Disable.

NMBgMonitor.exe
——————

Run => "regedit" => HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\NMBgMonitor

Right Click => Delete
# Jircalius on April 4th, 2007 9:49 AM

Thanx for the tip.
Also notice you should uncheck the option of integrating the Nero Scout to the Tray in settings and then unregister the dll. Otherwise you wont be able get to the settings (then the obvious solution si to register the dll, change the settings and then unregister).

Thanx for the other tips in the responses, too.
# GCOMDH on April 14th, 2007 9:52 PM

I had tried everything but nothing could get rid rid of Nero search on my task bar. Then I went ahead and did the following:

Boot Windows in SaFE mODE.

Log into Administrator

Go into Windows search.

Check "search all drives" and "search hidden folders"

Search for "Nerosearch"

You should get about 7 results.

DELETE THEM ALL!!!!!!

Reboot into Windows normally.

Now Nero search should be gone.
# HappyNow on April 22nd, 2007 12:56 PM

FINALLY… I like another poster hated the fact that Scout was in My Computer, but never bothered to search for a solution until now.

PS – this works in Vista also.

Thanks for the tip.
# GrassHoper on April 29th, 2007 6:29 AM

Just create a disable-nero-scout.bat file containing :

regsvr32 /u "%commonprogramfiles%\Ahead\Lib\MediaLibraryNSE.dll" pause

On Vista, run it via right-clic/Run with administrative rights.

"Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler". Albert Einstein
# Kdub22 on May 22nd, 2007 8:50 AM

I recently purchased nero 7 ultra from best buy and I can't get it to install. I can see the nero icon when I look at the disc drive, when I click it I get to the folders but I still can't get it to install. I previously had nero loaded on my computer and a trial version as well, I thought they were gone; could leftovers from those programs be the cause of my problem?
# DjLizard on May 22nd, 2007 5:45 PM

Sorry, we won't be able to help you much with Nero issues. I just posted this bit about the Scout because it's a common question.

Since you purchased it, you are entitled to some form of support through Ahead, so I suggest you give them a call.
# Conor Maher on May 27th, 2007 12:00 PM

Thanks man :)
# Soylent on June 1st, 2007 4:30 PM

Awesome. This prompted me to also try to get rid of the My Sharing Folders shortcut (which worked):

regsvr32 /u "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\fsshext.[my version number].dll"
# DjLizard on June 1st, 2007 6:07 PM

Did you find that on my wiki or did you have to figure it out?

Thanks to your post, I noticed my link above points to the wrong wiki page. I've corrected it so that it goes here:
http://wiki.djlizard.net/DLLs
# paul on June 23rd, 2007 3:02 PM

u can always right click on tool bar and in options unclick nero search
# John Cranston on June 26th, 2007 10:52 AM

Doesn't work :-(
# DjLizard on June 26th, 2007 3:46 PM

Any particular clues you could give us as to why? Errors, etc?

Also note that this post is from December 2005, and may not apply to newer versions of Nero 7. I hated Nero 7 so I am using other products.
# Maggodrowner on July 7th, 2007 4:03 PM

Thanks for that DJLizard..searches were taking for ever, having to search all through nero scout..thanks to you its now gone..
Regards
# Brian Gregory on July 18th, 2007 4:40 PM

Why would one need to do this?

If you don't tick the "enable NERO scout" box then no icon.
# DjLizard on July 18th, 2007 8:51 PM

Well, almost TWO YEARS AGO when this was posted, there was no box to not tick.

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