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What percent of users and experts removed it?
10% remove it90% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #38,516
United States Rank #42,026
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Versions

VersionDistribution
2.8.0 100.00%

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GIMP 2.8.0-rc1

What is GIMP -rc1?

GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an image retouching and editing tool. GIMP has tools used for image retouching and editing, free-form drawing, resizing, cropping, photo-montages, converting between different image formats, and more specialised tasks. Animated images such as GIF and MPEG files can be created using an animation plugin.

About  (from The GIMP Team)

GIMP is a freely distributed piece of software suitable for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition, and image authoring. It is a powerful piece of software with capabilities not found in any other free software product. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert-quality photo-retouching program, an ...  Read more

Overview

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 primary executable is named gimp-2.8.exe. The setup package generally installs about 83 files and is usually about 251.22 KB (257,253 bytes). The program uses the GLib GNOME library.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: gimp-win.sourceforge.net
Help link: www.gimp.org/docs
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\uninst\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 251.22 KB

Program filesFiles installed by GIMP 2.8.0-rc1

Program executable:gimp-2.8.exe
Name:GNU Image Manipulation Program
Path:C:\Program Files\gimp 2\bin\gimp-2.8.exe
MD5:356153024d8715a83e0e562b4668223f
Additional files:
  • alien-map.exe (by Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis and the GIMP Development Team) - GNU Image Manipulation Program (GNU Image Manipulation Program Plug-In)
  • align-layers.exe (by Spencer Kimball, Peter Mattis and the GIMP Development Team)
  • animation-optimize.exe
  • animation-play.exe
  • antialias.exe
  • apply-canvas.exe
  • blinds.exe
  • blur.exe
  • blur-gauss.exe
  • blur-gauss-selective.exe
  • blur-motion.exe
  • border-average.exe
  • bump-map.exe
  • bz2-1.dll
  • bzip2.exe
  • cartoon.exe
  • channel-mixer.exe
  • checkerboard.exe
  • cml-explorer.exe
  • color-cube-analyze.exe
  • color-enhance.exe
  • color-exchange.exe
  • colorify.exe
  • color-rotate.exe
  • color-to-alpha.exe
  • dbus-bash-completion-helper.exe
  • freebl3.dll (by Mozilla Foundation) - Network Security Services (NSS freebl Library)
  • gimp-console-2.8.exe
  • gimptool-2.0.exe
  • libatk-1.0-0.dll (by Sun Microsystems) - atk
  • libbabl-0.1-0.dll
  • libcairo-2.dll
  • libcroco-0.6-3.dll
  • libcurl-4.dll
  • libdbus-1-3.dll
  • libdbus-glib-1-2.dll
  • libenchant.dll (by none) - libenchant
  • libexif-12.dll
  • libexpat-1.dll
  • libexslt-0.dll
  • libffi-5.dll
  • libfontconfig-1.dll
  • libfreetype-6.dll
  • libgailutil-18.dll
  • libgcc_s_sjlj-1.dll
  • libgcrypt-11.dll (by g10 Code GmbH) - libgcrypt (Libgcrypt - The GNU Crypto Library)
  • libgdk_pixbuf-2.0-0.dll - GTK+ (GIMP Toolkit)
  • libgdk-win32-2.0-0.dll - GIMP Drawing Kit
  • libgegl-0.2-0.dll
  • libgeoclue-0.dll
  • libgimp-2.0-0.dll
  • libgimpbase-2.0-0.dll
  • libgimpcolor-2.0-0.dll
  • libgimpconfig-2.0-0.dll
  • libgimpmath-2.0-0.dll
  • libgimpmodule-2.0-0.dll
  • libgimpthumb-2.0-0.dll
  • bzip2.dll
  • freetype6.dll
  • gspawn-win32-helper.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • wininst-9.0.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{61FC47B8-E3EF-4C11-9E85-1A02C1053E58}' (runs on registration).
  • pythonw.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{20BC6655-A21B-4BFB-A2C8-68F30DCFF9DA}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • pythonw.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Python27\pythonw.exe'.

How do I remove GIMP -rc1?

You can uninstall GIMP -rc1 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 GIMP 2.8.0-rc1, 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 GIMP -rc1.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 70%
Win 7 4%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#38,516

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 73.58%
Windows 10 11.32%
Windows XP 9.43%
Windows Vista 5.66%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 47.17%
Windows 7 Professional 13.21%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.32%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.43%
Windows 10 Home 5.66%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 3.77%

Distribution by countryGeography

36.07% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 36.07%
  Germany 19.67%
  Czech Republic 11.48%
  Poland 6.56%
  Finland 4.92%
  Canada 4.92%
  Switzerland 3.28%
  Belgium 1.64%
  France 1.64%
  Australia 1.64%
  Spain 1.64%
  BA 1.64%
  Slovakia 1.64%
  Hungary 1.64%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.19%
Dell 19.05%
GIGABYTE 14.29%
Acer 14.29%
American Megatrends 9.52%
ASUS 7.14%
Toshiba 4.76%
Gateway 2.38%
Medion 2.38%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 530 4.44%
Dell XPS 8300 4.44%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.44%
TOSHIBA Satellite L350 2.22%
Packard Bell EasyNote TE1... 2.22%
Gigabyte Z68P-DS3 2.22%

About The GIMP Team

GIMP is primarily developed by volunteers as a free software project under the GNU project.
Publisher URL: www.gimp.org

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