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Should I remove Karen's Power Tools?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0005%

Versions

VersionDistribution
9.04.0006 10.00%
9.04.0005 10.00%
9.04.0001 20.00%
8.03.0004 10.00%
8.02.0001 10.00%
5.03.0008 10.00%
5.02.0003 10.00%
1.00.0001 10.00%
1.00.0000 10.00%

Karen's Power Tools

Overview

Karen's Power Tools is a software program developed by Karen Kenworthy. The most common release is 9.04.0001, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 40 files and is usually about 11.56 MB (12,119,552 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 93% of users of Karen's Power Tools come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.karenware.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\karenware cd\timecop
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{F6FD21BE-7C2F-4F59-B12E-B45061027851}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 11.56 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Karen's Power Tools

  • pttimecop.exe - Karen's Power Tools (Karen's Time Cop)
  • ptmatch.exe - Karen's MatchMaker
  • ptreplicator.exe - Karen's Replicator

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • ptreplicator.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E5010DCF-9C03-4EFF-99A8-47CB0F9DAE92}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
  • ptreplicator.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PTReplicator.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\Karen's Power Tools\Replicator\PTReplicator.exe.

How do I remove Karen's Power Tools?

You can uninstall Karen's Power Tools 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 Karen's Power Tools, 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 Karen's Power Tools.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win XP 10%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 60.00%
Windows 10 20.00%
Windows Vista 10.00%
Windows XP 10.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.00%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 10.00%
Windows 10 Pro 10.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Medi... 10.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

92.59% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 92.59%
  Brazil 3.70%
  Canada 3.70%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 37.50%
Dell 25.00%
Intel 25.00%
Acer 12.50%
Common models
AWARD_ AWRDACPI 12.50%
Hewlett-Packard Presario ... 12.50%
FUJITSU LIFEBOOK AH531 12.50%
HP-Pavilion NY554AA-ABA e... 12.50%
Dell OptiPlex 9020 12.50%
HP-Pavilion KT369AA-ABA a... 12.50%

About (from Karen Kenworthy)

Karen is the author of the popular Power Tools, free programs that make life with Windows a lot easier.
Publisher URL: www.karenware.com

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