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Should I remove Corel PaintShop Pro X8?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,264
United States Rank #6,966
Reach 0.0485%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 16.42 days
484.42 days >
Average installed length: 254.53 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
18.3.0.13 1.68%
18.2.0.68 0.31%
18.2.0.61 42.41%
18.1.0.67 21.15%
18.0.0.125 0.21%
18.0.0.124 32.98%
18.0.0.120 1.26%

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Corel PaintShop Pro X8

Overview

Corel PaintShop Pro X8 is a software program developed by Corel. The most common release is 18.2.0.61, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The setup package generally installs about 116 files and is usually about 2.09 MB (2,187,389 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 54% of users of Corel PaintShop Pro X8 come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.corel.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel PaintShop Pro X8\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel PaintShop Pro X8\Setup\{85C69B9B-F9BD-4A60-BD83-F2B7E081ED39}\SetupARP.exe /arp
Estimated size: 2.09 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Corel PaintShop Pro X8

  • DIM.EXE - Corel Common Framework (DIM x32)
  • PCUPOSA5W.DLL - PCUPOSA5W x32
  • PCUPOSA5X.DLL - PCUPOSA5X x32
  • PCUPOSA5Y.DLL - PCUPOSA5Y x32
  • PPPCUNLR.DLL - PPPCUNLR x32
  • PUA.EXE - Corel Update Helper x32
  • Renderer.dll - Corel Painter Engine (Renderer Dynamic Link Library)
  • RiffIO.dll - RiffIO Dynamic Link Library
  • CoreOrganizer.dll - Corel PaintShop Pro (Core Organizer DLL)
  • CoreSlideshow.dll - PSP Slideshow module
  • IPP.dll - IPP (IPP Core DLL)
  • tBar7.dll - Corel Corporation - Setup Engine Addon
  • SetupXML.dll - SetupXML Dynamic Link Library
  • Script.dll - Script Dynamic Link Library
  • InstallCode.DLL - InstallCode x32
  • MSICrlPCU.DLL - MSICrlPCU x32
  • PCUDataIntl.DLL - PCUDataIntl x32
  • SerChckV2.DLL - SerChck x32
  • SetupIntegration2.dll
  • SetupIntegration.dll
  • kptaxiom.dll - KPT Collection (KPT)
  • kptaxiomui.dll
  • KPTXHub.dll
  • mCComponent.dll
  • mCEffect.dll
  • mCParmServer.dll
  • mCPSFilterSys.dll
  • mPlatformUtils.dll
  • mPSUtils.dll
  • uisys.dll
  • SetupARP.exe - Setup Launcher Utility
  • Setup.exe
  • CoreSvgIdentify.dll - SVGIdentify Dynamic Link Library (Corel SVGIdentify DLL)
  • CoreSvgImport.dll - SVGImport Dynamic Link Library (Core SVGImport DLL)
  • bps3dll.dll (by Bengt Computer Graphics) - BCG Dynamic Link Library (Postscript/PDF Dynamic Link Library)
  • CObjExt.dll - PSP ObjectExtract DLL
  • CoreBrowserUtil.dll - PSP Browse Utilites DLL
  • CoreCapture.dll - PSP Capture DLL
  • CoreCmd.dll - PSP Command Processor DLL
  • CoreColorMgr.dll - PSP Color Manager DLL
  • CoreControls.dll - PSP Controls DLL
  • CoreEnums.dll - PSP CoreEnums DLL
  • CoreErrorCodes.dll - PSP Error Codes DLL
  • CoreFace.dll - PSP CoreFace DLL
  • CoreFileFormats.dll - PSP File Formats DLL
  • CoreFileUtil.dll - PSP File Utilities DLL
  • CoreGDI.dll - CoreGDI DLL
  • CoreGeocode.dll - Corel CoreGeocode DLL
  • CoreHDREngine.dll - Corel HDR Engine DLL
  • CoreHistoryPalette.dll (by PSP Software) - Corel History Palette DLL
  • CoreHook.dll - PSP Hook DLL
  • CoreImageFormats.DLL - Corel Image Formats DLL
  • Corel PaintShop Merge.exe - Corel PaintShop Merge X8 (32-bit)
  • Corel PaintShop Pro.exe - Corel PaintShop Pro X8 (32-bit)
  • CoreLanguage.dll - PSP Language DLL
  • CoreLayerPalette.dll - PSP Layer Palette DLL
  • CoreLearningCenter.dll - PSP LearningCenter DLL
  • CoreMaterialPalette.dll - PSP Material Palette DLL
  • CoreMemory.dll - PSP Memory DLL
  • CoreMIP.dll - PSP MIP DLL
  • CoreMultimedia.dll - CoreMultimedia DLL

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Autoplay Handler
  • Corel PaintShop Pro.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'Corel PaintShop Pro X8ShowPicturesOnArrivalHandler' with the ProgID of 'PaintShopProX8.Image' and the action verb 'Revoir.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • PUA.EXE is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Corel Update Helper' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel PaintShop Pro X8\pua.exe" /t.

How do I remove Corel PaintShop Pro X8?

You can uninstall Corel PaintShop Pro X8 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Corel PaintShop Pro X8, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Corel PaintShop Pro X8.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 80%
Win 7 1%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 80.10%
Windows 7 19.90%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 41.28%
Windows 10 Pro 29.83%
Windows 7 Home Premium 7.98%
Windows 7 Professional 5.57%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.36%
Windows 8.1 3.68%

Distribution by countryGeography

53.72% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 53.72%
  Italy 8.18%
  Germany 6.86%
  United Kingdom 6.20%
  Canada 4.71%
  Netherlands 3.88%
  France 3.31%
  Australia 2.15%
  Russia 0.91%
  DK 0.66%
  Belgium 0.58%
  Spain 0.58%
  Switzerland 0.50%
  Japan 0.50%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 30.43%
Dell 21.34%
ASUS 13.04%
Acer 11.26%
Lenovo 8.50%
GIGABYTE 4.74%
Toshiba 3.36%
Medion 1.98%
Alienware 1.78%
Samsung 1.58%
MSI 0.99%
Intel 0.99%
Common models
ASUS All Series 10.03%
Dell XPS 8700 5.54%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.11%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.42%
Dell Inspiron 3847 2.08%
Dell XPS 8500 2.08%

About Corel

Corel makes a speciality of graphics processing.
Publisher URL: www.corel.com

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