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What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #10,025
United States Rank #16,810
Reach 0.0360%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 41.36 days
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Average installed length: 222.80 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
7.7.0 100.00%

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 7.7.0

What is K-Lite Mega Codec Pack?

K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of audio and video codecs for Microsoft Windows that enables the operating system and its software to play various audio and video formats generally not supported by the operating system itself. The Full edition includes 31 additional components and four additional tools beyond those included in the Standard edition, as well as adding video encoding capabilities to Microsoft Windows PCs. However, no encoding or conversion tool is included in the package.

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 installer includes 47 files and is usually about 51.47 MB (53,974,311 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: codecguide.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\K-Lite Codec Pack\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\K-Lite Codec Pack\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 51.47 MB

Program filesFiles installed by K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 7.7.0

  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • dsconfig.exe (by MONOGRAM Multimedia, s.r.o) - DSConfig
  • mediainfo.exe
  • avcodec-lav-53.dll
  • avformat-lav-53.dll
  • avi.dll
  • avs.dll
  • avss.dll
  • avutil-lav-51.dll
  • bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS
  • bass_aac.dll (by MaresWEB) - BASS_AAC (Advanced Audio Coding and MPEG-4 add-on for the BASS library)
  • bass_alac.dll (by MaresWEB) - Apple Lossless Audio Codec add-on for the BASS library
  • bass_tta.dll - BASS_TTA (The True Audio add-on for the BASS library)
  • CodecTweakTool.exe
  • CodecTweakTool_564.exe - Codec Tweak Tool 5.6.4 (Codec Tweak Tool)
  • dxr.dll
  • ff_kernelDeint.dll
  • ff_liba52.dll
  • ff_libdts.dll
  • ff_libfaad2.dll
  • ff_libmad.dll
  • ff_samplerate.dll
  • ff_unrar.dll (by Alexander Roshal) - RAR decompression library
  • ff_wmv9.dll
  • ffmpeg.dll
  • ffmpegmt.dll
  • FLT_ffdshow.dll
  • gdsmux.exe
  • graphstudio.exe (by MONOGRAM Mutimedia s.r.o) - MONOGRAM GraphStudio (GraphStudio)
  • klcp_installer.exe - K-Lite Codec Pack (K-Lite Codec Pack Setup)
  • libavcodec.dll
  • libbluray.dll
  • libFLAC.dll
  • libmpeg2_ff.dll
  • libmplayer.dll
  • MACDec.dll (by Matthew T. Ashland) - Monkey's Audio (Monkey's Audio DLL Library)
  • mediainfo.dll (by MediaArea.net) - MediaInfo (All about your audio and video files)
  • psvince.dll (by Vincenzo Giordano) - psvince (psvince.dll for InnoSetup Extensions)
  • SetACL_x64.exe (by Helge Klein) - SetACL (SetACL 2)
  • SetACL_x86.exe (by Helge Klein)
  • StatsReader.exe - StatsReader
  • swscale-lav-2.dll
  • TomsMoComp_ff.dll
  • unins001.exe
  • VobSubStrip.exe
  • vsfilter.dll (by MPC-HC Team) - VSFilter (VobSub & TextSub filter for DirectShow/VirtualDub/Avisynth)
  • xmllite.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft XML Core Services (Microsoft XmlLite Library)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • StatsReader.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CC6835CD-86F2-4766-919D-5D494E60D9A2}' (runs on registration).
  • dsconfig.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{232E9FAE-EF50-479F-851C-F46674DF6086}'.

How do I remove K-Lite Mega Codec Pack?

You can uninstall K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 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 K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 7.7.0, 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 K-Lite Mega Codec Pack.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#10,025

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 76.87%
Windows 10 10.72%
Windows XP 9.17%
Windows Vista 3.10%
Windows Server 2003 0.14%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 35.79%
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.65%
Windows 7 Professional 12.87%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.19%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.83%
Windows 7 Enterprise 2.26%

Distribution by countryGeography

19.43% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 19.43%
  Brazil 17.41%
  Iran 7.29%
  IQ 2.97%
  Germany 2.43%
  United Kingdom 2.43%
  Italy 2.43%
  Taiwan 2.43%
  Russia 1.89%
  Indonesia 1.75%
  India 1.75%
  France 1.62%
  Argentina 1.48%
  Canada 1.48%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 21.25%
Dell 21.02%
Acer 20.09%
GIGABYTE 10.85%
ASUS 8.78%
Samsung 5.77%
Lenovo 5.54%
Toshiba 2.77%
Intel 1.85%
Sahara 1.15%
American Megatrends 0.92%
Common models
Dell Inspiron N5110 5.26%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.78%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.83%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.39%
HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... 2.39%
HP ProBook 4530s 2.39%

About Codec Guide

Codec Guide is the organization that developes the K-Lite Codec Pack which is a collection of audio and video codecs for Windows that enables the OS and installed software to play various audio and video formats not supported by Windows itself.
Publisher URL: codecguide.com

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