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Should I remove Microsoft Foto Designer Pro?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
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Versions

VersionDistribution
7.0.0.0000 100.00%

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Microsoft Foto Designer Pro 7.0

Overview

Microsoft Foto Designer Pro 7.0 is a software program developed by Microsoft. 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 is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The setup package generally installs about 22 files and is usually about 598.66 KB (613,028 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows Vista (SP2). While about 61% of users of Microsoft Foto Designer Pro come from Germany, it is also popular in the United States and Austria.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?xmlid=fh;DE;picint&ln=de
Help link: support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?LN=DE
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Picture It! 7\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{369B36BE-3D64-4641-9AEA-808D436FE134}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 598.66 KB
Language: German (Germany)

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft Foto Designer Pro 7.0

  • dw15.exe - Microsoft Application Error Reporting
  • Pip.exe - Microsoft Picture It! 7.0 (Picture It! 7.0)
  • GWIG.EXE - Microsoft Picture It!
  • mhpwa7.dll
  • miximp7.dll - MixConvert Module
  • phpimp7.dll - PHPImport Module
  • pidocob7.dll - Picture It! Module
  • pipcore7.dll - Core CD Engine Module
  • DigWebX.dll
  • openscn7.dll - OpeningScreen Module
  • PipPPush.dll - PicturePusher Module
  • WkWinUni.dll - Microsoft® Works 7.0 (Microsoft® Works Unicode Layer)
  • workssvc.dll - Microsoft® Works 6.0 (Microsoft® Works Task Launcher Services)
  • piorg7.dll - PIOrganize Module
  • cpiqrtf5.dll - Microsoft® Quill (Microsoft® Quill 98)
  • MiniQD6.dll
  • ppedit7.dll - PrintEdit Module
  • gdiplus.dll - Microsoft GDI+
  • mhputil7.dll - MHPUtil Module
  • sctv7.dll - SCTV Module
  • piservr5.dll - CPI (CPI Module)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Autoplay Handler
  • Pip.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'MSPictureItViewOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'Microsoft.Picture.It.7.AutoPlay' and the action verb 'AutoPlay.
2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Pip.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{5D85341B-446D-47B1-8BD3-BD0D20C55957}' (runs on registration).
  • dw15.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{1E271C45-5421-4312-B533-000AEA6C245F}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • Pip.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Picture It! 7\Pip.exe'.

How do I remove Microsoft Foto Designer Pro?

You can uninstall Microsoft Foto Designer Pro 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 Foto Designer Pro 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 Microsoft Foto Designer Pro.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 93%
Win 10 4%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
12.90%
United States

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 92.86%
Windows Vista 3.57%
Windows 10 3.57%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 60.71%
Windows 7 Professional 25.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.14%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 3.57%
Windows 10 Pro 3.57%

Distribution by countryGeography

61.29% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
  Germany 61.29%
  United States 12.90%
  Austria 12.90%
  Switzerland 9.68%
  Czech Republic 3.23%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 31.82%
Dell 27.27%
Medion 9.09%
ASUS 9.09%
Toshiba 4.55%
Sony 4.55%
Samsung 4.55%
Hewlett-Packard 4.55%
GIGABYTE 4.55%
Common models
TOSHIBA SATELLITE P770 4.17%
Sony VPCSB1S1E 4.17%
Samsung 550P5C/550P7C 4.17%
MSI MS-7592 4.17%
MEDIONPC MS-7728 4.17%
MEDIONPC MS-7708 4.17%

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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