Should I remove Guild Wars?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #5,268
United States Rank #4,357
Reach 0.0942%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 23.38 days
689.57 days >
Average installed length: 362.32 days
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Guild Wars
from ArenaNet, Inc.
What is Guild Wars?
Guild Wars is a competitive online role-playing game where players use a 3D avatar to interact with the world around them. The game predominantly features a third person perspective but also has the option of first person. Guild Wars does not have a typical subscription fee.
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 primary executable is named Gw.exe. The setup package generally installs about 12 files and is usually about 880.17 MB (922,923,179 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.guildwars.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\guild wars
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -uninstall
Estimated size: 880.17 MB
Files installed by Guild Wars
| Program executable: | Gw.exe |
| Name: | Guild Wars |
| Guild Wars Game Client |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\guild wars\Gw.exe |
| MD5: | ac5a89c71f11adf4a4472dc851d572cf |
Additional files:
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Gw2.exe - Guild Wars 2 (Guild Wars 2 Game Client)
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Guild Wars.exe - Guild Wars (Guild Wars Game Client)
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Gw.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Gw.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B21F87FE-9D0C-42A2-90E5-F469FC4F37B8}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove Guild Wars?
You can uninstall Guild Wars from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Guild Wars, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Guild Wars.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win Vista 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #5,268
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
63.20% |
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| Windows 10 |
30.28% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.88% |
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| Windows XP |
2.59% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.05% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
39.22% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.02% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.72% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
8.75% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
8.05% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
3.84% |
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Geography
56.17% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
56.17% |
| France |
8.29% |
| Germany |
5.97% |
| United Kingdom |
5.84% |
| Canada |
4.25% |
| Netherlands |
2.79% |
| Australia |
2.02% |
| Belgium |
1.46% |
| Finland |
1.29% |
| Italy |
1.16% |
| Sweden |
1.03% |
| Poland |
1.03% |
| Spain |
0.82% |
| Norway |
0.69% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
20.32% |
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| Acer |
18.94% |
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| Dell |
16.38% |
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| ASUS |
13.19% |
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| GIGABYTE |
11.70% |
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| Toshiba |
5.64% |
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| Alienware |
3.94% |
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| Lenovo |
3.83% |
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| Samsung |
2.98% |
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| MSI |
2.02% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.06% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
6.92% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.97% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
3.58% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.39% |
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| Acer Aspire V3-571G |
2.15% |
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| MSI MS-7693 |
2.15% |
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