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Should I remove FTR Player?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
United States Rank #40,894
Reach 0.0009%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 4.76 days
93.22 days >
Average installed length: 48.98 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
5.7.1.0 58.82%
5.7.0.0 41.18%

FTR Player

Overview

FTR Player is a software program developed by FTR Pty. The most common release is 5.7.1.0, 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. 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 setup package generally installs about 58 files and is usually about 12.14 MB (12,731,249 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 85% of users of FTR Player come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and AL.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\FTR\ForTheRecord\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{9224A64B-1A11-4356-B73D-3D6CBEFB065C}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0409 -removeonly
Estimated size: 12.14 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by FTR Player

  • FTRSearchFolders.exe - TheRecord Foundation Objects (FTR Search Folder Manager)
  • FTR.Util.RemovableWriterControl.dll - RemovableWriterControl
  • TheRecordPlayer.exe - TheRecord Player (TheRecord Player Application)
  • FoundationObjectFactories.dll - TheRecord Edge
  • TRContentFileSourceFilter.dll
  • TRFtpRepositoryObjects.dll - Access to files on an FTP Server
  • TRGoldWAVContentFile.dll - Access FTR Legacy Audio recordings.
  • FTR.Util.UpdateChecker.dll - UpdateChecker
  • FTR.QNotes.dll - QuickNotes
  • FTRAACDecoder.dll - TheRecord (FTR AAC Decoder DMO)
  • FTRAlgorithm.dll - FTR Algorithms Utilities
  • FTRCommonInterfaces.dll - Definition of common FTR Interfaces
  • FTRDeinterleaver.dll - FTR Deinterleaver
  • FTRFtp.dll - FTR's FTP engine
  • FTRGenericWriter.dll - FTR Generic Writer
  • FTRGenericWriterFast.dll - FTR Generic Writer Fast
  • FTRGoldMain.exe - FTR Reporter
  • FTRLinkClient.ocx - TheRecord Communicator Client ActiveX Control
  • FTRLinkServer.exe - TheRecord Communicator - Server
  • FTRMediaWriter.dll - FTR Media Writer
  • FTRRecorderInterfaces.dll - FTR Recorder Interfaces
  • FTRWaveWriter.dll - Creates WAV files when saving to FTR Gold format.
  • HIDWatch.dll
  • PCMSpeedControl.dll - FTR PCM Speed Control Filter
  • TheRecordCommunicatorClient.ocx
  • TheRecordCommunicatorServer.exe
  • ContentPlayer.dll - FTR Gold (Content Player)
  • FTR.WordList.dll - WordList
  • FTRPeakLevels.dll - FTR (FTR Peak Levels 2a)
  • FTR.TREdge.SearchFolders.dll (by FTR) - TheRecord SearchFolders (FTR.TREdge.SearchFolders)
  • TREFoundationObjectInterfaces.dll (by FTR) - Interface library for TheRecord Edge Foundation Objects.
  • TheRecordPlayerService.exe - PlayerService
  • Tippee.exe - Tippee
  • FTR.Forms.Open.dll - Open
  • FoundationObjectInterfacesPS.dll
  • FTR.Util.UpdateChecker.XmlSerializers.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Autoplay Handler
  • TheRecordPlayer.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'TheRecordMediaOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'trmContent.1' and the action verb 'AutoPlay.
Scheduled Task
  • TheRecordPlayer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C5A7E5B9-81FE-463D-9A36-350478FCF433}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • FTRSearchFolders.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'FTR Search Folders' which loads as C:\Program Files\FTR\ForTheRecord\FTRSearchFolders.exe.

How do I remove FTR Player?

You can uninstall FTR Player 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 FTR Player, 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 FTR Player.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 88%
Win 7 (SP1) 12%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 88.24%
Windows 7 11.76%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 35.29%
Windows 10 Pro 35.29%
Windows 8.1 11.76%
Windows 7 Home Premium 5.88%
Windows 7 Professional 5.88%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.88%

Distribution by countryGeography

85.19% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 85.19%
  Canada 7.41%
  AL 3.70%
  PR 3.70%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 53.33%
Dell 26.67%
ASUS 13.33%
Toshiba 6.67%
Common models
HP ENVY TS 17 Notebook PC 13.33%
TOSHIBA Satellite C75D-B 6.67%
LENOVO 20D90027US 6.67%
HP HP Beats 15 Notebook P... 6.67%
HP HP 15 Notebook PC 6.67%
HP ProDesk 400 G1 MT 6.67%

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