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Driver Magician 3.68

What is Driver Magician?  (from GoldSolution Software)

Driver Magician offers a solution for device drivers backup, restoration, update and removal in Windows operating system. It identifies all the hardware in the system, extracts their associated drivers from the hard disk and backs them up to a location of your choice. Then when you format and reinstall/upgrade your o...  Read more

Overview

Driver Magician 3.68 is a program developed by GoldSolution Software. 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 is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 4.12 MB (4,318,864 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 45% of users of Driver Magician come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.drivermagician.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Driver Magician\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Driver Magician\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 4.12 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Driver Magician 3.68

  • Driver Magician.exe - Driver Magician (Device drivers backup ,restoration, update and removal tool)
  • Setup.exe - Driver Magician Setup
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • 12-4_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc.exe (by Advanced Micro Devices) - CATALYST 12-4 (12-4_vista_win7_64_dd_ccc)
  • AutoIntall.dll
  • Register.exe - register tool
  • SBAX_PCDRV_LB_2_18_0017.exe (by Creative Technology Ltd) - SB Audigy Series Web Update (Self installation)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Driver Magician.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{1538C26E-A89B-4CE5-9179-B48C8F9C8D14}' (runs on registration).
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • unins000.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Driver Magician\unins000.exe'.
  • Driver Magician.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Driver Magician\Driver Magician.exe'.

How do I remove Driver Magician?

You can uninstall Driver Magician 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 Driver Magician 3.68, 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 Driver Magician.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 69%
Win XP 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#22,864

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 72.29%
Windows XP 14.46%
Windows Vista 7.23%
Windows 10 6.02%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 34.55%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.79%
Windows 7 Professional 16.36%
Microsoft Windows XP 13.94%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.45%
Windows 10 Home 3.03%

Distribution by countryGeography

44.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 44.67%
  Germany 14.21%
  France 6.09%
  Canada 3.55%
  United Kingdom 2.54%
  Italy 2.54%
  Belgium 2.03%
  Romania 2.03%
  Austria 1.52%
  Australia 1.52%
  Spain 1.52%
  Israel 1.52%
  India 1.52%
  Philippines 1.52%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.80%
Dell 25.77%
Acer 21.65%
ASUS 6.19%
GIGABYTE 6.19%
Toshiba 4.12%
Sahara 3.09%
Intel 2.06%
Lenovo 2.06%
Samsung 2.06%
Common models
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.86%
ASUSTeK X101CH 1.90%
Acer Aspire 5742G 1.90%
Acer Aspire 5738 1.90%
Compaq-Presario AY030AA-A... 1.90%
Dell Dell DXP061 1.90%

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