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Should I remove Hallmark Card Studio Express?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #21,001
United States Rank #10,761
Reach 0.0099%

Versions

VersionDistribution
14.0.0.36 1.02%
14.0.0.35 3.06%
13.0.4.3 41.33%
13.0.2.1 8.16%
9.0.0.15 22.45%
7.0.0.30 19.90%
3.0.0.4 4.08%

Other programs by Creative Technology Ltd

Hallmark Card Studio Express

What is Hallmark Card Studio Express?  (from Creative Technology Ltd)

Design cards for all occasions – birthdays, holidays, weddings, anniversaries - or just to say hello. Including Business Cards, Puzzles, Recipe Cards, Gift Card Holders, 3D Calendars, Milestone Birthday & Holiday Photo Card collections. Faster and easier to use than ever before with new card preview and magnification o...  Read more

Overview

Hallmark Card Studio Express is a program developed by Creative Technology Ltd. The most used version is 13.0.4.3, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 114 files and is usually about 545.46 KB (558,549 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 98% of users of Hallmark Card Studio Express come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Australia.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.hallmarksoftware.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Creative Home\Hallmark Card Studio Express 5.0\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{8777089A-4CF4-44BA-910B-9A4580669DED}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 545.46 KB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Hallmark Card Studio Express

  • HCS.exe - Hallmark Card Studio Express 5.0
  • Avanquest.PhotoEffectUILib.dll (by Avanquest CDC) - Avanquest CDC PhotoEffectUILib (PhotoEffectUILib)
  • Google.GData.Client.dll (by Google) - Google GData Client Libraries (Google Data API Core Library)
  • Google.GData.Extensions.dll (by Google) - Google Data API Extensions Library
  • Google.GData.YouTube.dll - Google Data API YouTube Library
  • Engine.dll
  • EngineInterop.dll
  • Lfbmpu.dll (by LEAD Technologies) - LEADTOOLS® for Win32 (BMP filter (Win32))
  • Lfcmpu.dll (by LEAD Technologies) - CMP filter (Win32)
  • Lfcmwu.dll - JPEG2000 filter (Win32)
  • Lfepsu.dll - EPS filter (Win32)
  • Lffaxu.dll - FAX filter (Win32)
  • lffpxu.dll - FPX filter (Win32)
  • Lfgifu.dll - GIF filter (Win32)
  • Lfj2ku.dll
  • Lfmspu.dll - MSP filter (Win32)
  • Lfpcdu.dll - PCD filter (Win32)
  • Lfpctu.dll - PCT filter (Win32)
  • Lfpcxu.dll - PCX filter (Win32)
  • Lfpngu.dll - PNG filter (Win32)
  • Lfpsdu.dll - PSD filter (Win32)
  • Lftgau.dll - TGA filter (Win32)
  • Lftifu.dll - TIF filter (Win32)
  • Lfwmfu.dll - WMF filter (Win32)
  • Avanquest.PhotoEffectLibrary.dll (by Avanquest CDC) - PhotoEffectLibrary
  • CommonUtilLibrary.dll - CommonUtilLibrary
  • ContentManagement.dll - ContentManagement
  • FileDlgExtenders.dll (by Decebal Mihailescu) - FileDlgExtenders
  • HtmlHelp.dll - HtmlHelp library
  • AddressBookCore.dll - AddressBookCore
  • CoreLib.dll (by Avanquest) - PA Core Library
  • CSReportError.dll (by Nova Development) - CSReportError
  • BrowserUtil.dll - BrowserUtil
  • FacebookAPI.dll (by Facebook) - FacebookAPI
  • FileBrowser.dll (by Weesp) - FileBrowser
  • ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll (by ICSharpCode.net) - #ZipLibrary (SharpZipLib for .NET Framework 2.0)
  • AEXReader.dll - AexReader
  • HaruPDF.dll - Haru Free PDF Library [msvc]
  • HCS.XmlSerializers.dll
  • KnobControl.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • HCS.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{5E101F01-B213-4D9D-B2B8-EBE2EAEBD039}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Hallmark Card Studio Express?

You can uninstall Hallmark Card Studio Express 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 Hallmark Card Studio Express, 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 Hallmark Card Studio Express.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win 7 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#21,001

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 60.71%
Windows 10 18.37%
Windows Vista 17.35%
Windows XP 3.57%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 51.02%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 14.29%
Windows 7 Professional 6.63%
Windows 8.1 5.61%
Windows 10 Home 4.59%
Microsoft Windows XP 3.57%

Distribution by countryGeography

97.56% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 97.56%
  Canada 1.83%
  Australia 0.30%
  Germany 0.30%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 46.15%
Dell 27.56%
Acer 14.10%
GIGABYTE 3.21%
Toshiba 3.21%
ASUS 1.92%
Intel 1.28%
Lenovo 1.28%
Samsung 0.64%
Gateway 0.64%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 620 4.69%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.91%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.91%
Dell Inspiron 560 3.13%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.13%
Gateway ZX4300 3.13%

About Creative Technology Ltd

Creative designs, manufactures and distributes digitized sound and video boards, computers and related multimedia, and personal digital entertainment products.
Publisher URL: us.creative.com

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