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Should I remove Digital microscope?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #10,712
United States Rank #11,939
Reach 0.0327%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 22.94 days
676.87 days >
Average installed length: 355.64 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2009.03.18 100.00%

Digital microscope

Overview

Digital microscope is a program developed by Vimicro. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 49.92 MB (52,345,677 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 36% of users of Digital microscope come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.vimicro.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Vimicro Corporation\VMUVC
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{71A51A91-E7D3-11DB-A386-005056C00008}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Estimated size: 49.92 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by Digital microscope

  • VMonitor.exe - VMonitor (Monitor SnapShot Button)
  • vmuvc.exe
  • amcap.exe (by Microsoft) - DirectX 9.0 Sample (Capture Application (Sample))
  • borlndmm.dll (by Inprise) - Borland Memory Manager
  • cc3250mt.dll (by Inprise) - Borland C++ Builder 5.0 (Borland C++ Multi-thread RTL (WIN/VCL MT))
  • FrameWizard.exe - User Define Frame Wizard
  • FrameWizardV.exe - FrameWiz Application

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • amcap.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A7E4D21D-88E4-43D6-8AC3-3988748247CC}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • VMonitor.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'VMonitorVMUVC' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Vimicro Corporation\VMUVC\VMonitor.exe" VMUVC.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

VMonitor.exe
Memory:2.27 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0008908208%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00054593%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00034489%
0.015104% average
Switches/sec:8
70 average

How do I remove Digital microscope?

You can uninstall Digital microscope 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 Digital microscope, 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 Digital microscope.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win Vista 0%
 
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 7 60.90%
Windows 10 26.58%
Windows XP 6.49%
Windows Vista 6.03%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.40%
Windows 7 Professional 13.86%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.68%
Windows 10 Home 7.17%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.54%
Windows 10 Pro 5.14%

Distribution by countryGeography

35.81% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 35.81%
  United Kingdom 15.41%
  Germany 12.30%
  Italy 6.35%
  France 3.78%
  Australia 2.97%
  Canada 1.89%
  Brazil 1.76%
  Sweden 1.62%
  Austria 1.62%
  Spain 1.22%
  Netherlands 1.08%
  Taiwan 0.95%
  Norway 0.95%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 24.66%
Dell 22.76%
Acer 17.34%
ASUS 9.49%
GIGABYTE 5.69%
Medion 4.61%
Samsung 4.34%
Lenovo 3.25%
Toshiba 2.98%
Intel 2.71%
American Megatrends 1.36%
Sahara 0.81%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.97%
ASUS All Series 4.42%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.42%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 2.76%
MEDIONPC MS-7728 2.76%
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 2.21%

About Vimicro

Vimicro is a fabless chip company which specializes in research and development and production and marketing of multimedia processors for PCs and mobile phones.
Publisher URL: www.vimicro.com

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