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Should I remove Microsoft Filter Pack?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,875
United States Rank #9,641
Reach 0.0433%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 36.24 days
208.28 days >
Average installed length: 109.43 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
14.0.7015.1000 62.02%
14.0.6029.1000 15.71%
14.0.4763.1000 22.27%

Typically installed together

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Microsoft Filter Pack 2.0

What is Microsoft Filter Pack?  (from Microsoft)

The Microsoft Filter Pack is a single point-of-distribution for Office IFilters. IFilters are components that allow search services to index content of specific file types, letting you search for content in those files. They are intended for use with Microsoft Search Services (Sharepoint, SQL, Exchange, Windows Search)...  Read more

Overview

Microsoft Filter Pack 2.0 is a software program developed by Microsoft. The most common release is 14.0.7015.1000, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The setup package is about 499 KB (510,976 bytes) when donwloaded. 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 39% of users of Microsoft Filter Pack come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=161343
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\longbow software\the longbow reviver
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{95140000-2000-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 499 KB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft Filter Pack 2.0

  • editbin.exe - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 (Microsoft® Linker Stub)

How do I remove Microsoft Filter Pack?

You can uninstall Microsoft Filter 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 Microsoft Filter Pack 2.0, 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 Microsoft Filter Pack.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 65%
Win Server 2003 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#8,875

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 68.03%
Windows 10 23.42%
Windows XP 6.32%
Windows Vista 2.11%
Windows Server 2003 0.12%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 20.33%
Windows 7 Home Premium 19.39%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.08%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.15%
Windows 10 Pro 5.20%
Windows 8.1 Pro 4.14%

Distribution by countryGeography

39.25% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 39.25%
  Germany 8.97%
  France 8.56%
  United Kingdom 4.79%
  India 3.26%
  Canada 2.85%
  Italy 2.65%
  Netherlands 2.04%
  Romania 1.94%
  Australia 1.63%
  Brazil 1.43%
  Malaysia 1.22%
  Belgium 1.12%
  Saudi Arabia 0.92%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 30.71%
Hewlett-Packard 23.23%
Acer 13.13%
ASUS 9.70%
GIGABYTE 7.07%
Intel 6.26%
Lenovo 3.64%
Samsung 3.03%
Medion 1.82%
Apple 0.81%
Toshiba 0.61%
Common models
VMware, Inc. VMware Virtu... 6.72%
Microsoft Corporation Vir... 3.56%
ASUS All Series 2.77%
Dell Latitude E6410 2.77%
Dell Latitude E6420 2.77%
Dell XPS 8500 1.98%

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.
Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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