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What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #25,605
United States Rank #13,950
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VersionDistribution
20.00.0000 100.00%

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Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20

What is Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20?  (from Broderbund)

Maximize your productivity with Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20 . Whether you want to learn essential keyboarding skills or improve overall typing efficiency--success is at your fingertips! This comprehensive instructional system combines detailed assessments, dynamic personal instruction and skill-building games...  Read more

Overview

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20 is a program developed by Broderbund. 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 main program executable is MavisBeacon.exe. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 97.16 MB (101,877,409 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 93% of users of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20 come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Australia.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.Broderbund.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Broderbund\Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{23B591D7-1C20-44FB-97C2-6953AE67DE18}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 97.16 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20

Program executable:MavisBeacon.exe
Name:Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20
Path:C:\Program Files\Broderbund\Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20\MavisBeacon.exe
MD5:007cf35bc2875aeba0149c32748fd962
Additional files:
  • MavisBeacon.exe - Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20
  • bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • MavisBeacon.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F262D320-F5A4-48AE-8798-3E20002BA417}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20?

You can uninstall Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20 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 Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20, 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 Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 20.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#25,605

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 56.06%
Windows Vista 22.73%
Windows 10 14.39%
Windows XP 6.82%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 47.73%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 18.18%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.82%
Windows 10 Home 6.06%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.30%
Windows Vista Home Basic 4.55%

Distribution by countryGeography

92.66% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 92.66%
  Canada 5.05%
  Australia 0.92%
  GU 0.46%
  India 0.46%
  Philippines 0.46%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 38.68%
Dell 25.47%
Toshiba 15.09%
Acer 4.72%
Gateway 4.72%
ASUS 3.77%
American Megatrends 1.89%
GIGABYTE 1.89%
Lenovo 1.89%
Samsung 1.89%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.73%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.73%
Dell Inspiron 3520 1.82%
Gateway ZX4800 1.82%
ASUS All Series 1.82%
HP G72 Notebook PC 1.82%

About Broderbund

Brøderbund Software (now owned by The Learning Company) is an American maker of video games, educational software and The Print Shop productivity tools.
Publisher URL: www.broderbund.com

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