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Should I remove Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition - ENU?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #25,629
United States Rank #23,089
Reach 0.0066%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.03 days
325.52 days >
Average installed length: 171.04 days

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Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition - ENU

What is Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition - ENU?  (from Microsoft)

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Overview

Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition - ENU is a software program developed by Microsoft. 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 primary executable is named vcsexpress.exe. The setup package generally installs about 97 files and is usually about 108.47 MB (113,735,940 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 49% of users of Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition - ENU come from the United States, it is also popular in Brazil and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/products/visual-studio-express-products
Help link: go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=96782
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition - ENU\setup.exe
Estimated size: 108.47 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition - ENU

Program executable:vcsexpress.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\microsoft visual studio 9.0\common7\ide\vcsexpress.exe
MD5:08274fe8a436c59dfc2ac5df2bce47bd
Additional files:
  • iisresolver.dll - Microsoft (R) Visual Studio (R) 2008
  • MakeZipExe.exe
  • Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.dll
  • Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.EntityDesigner.dll
  • Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.Package.dll
  • Microsoft.Data.Tools.XmlDesignerBase.dll
  • Microsoft.JScript.AuthoringServices.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualBasic.UpgradeSnippet.Dll
  • Microsoft.VisualBasic.UpgradeWizard.Dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.CSharp.Services.Language.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Debugger.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExportTemplate.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.Utilities.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.HostingProcess.Utilities.Sync.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.ORDesigner.Dsl.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.ORDesigner.DslPackage.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.TemplateWizard.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.ToolBoxControlInstaller.dll
  • Microsoft.WizardFramework.dll - Microsoft (R) Visual Studio (R) 2005
  • Microsoft.WizardFrameworkVS.dll
  • atlprov.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 (ATL Attribute Provider)
  • atlprovui.dll
  • bscmake.exe - Microsoft® Browse Information Maintenance Utility
  • bscmakeui.dll - Microsoft® Browse Information Maintenance Utility Errors/Warnings/Messages
  • c1.dll - Microsoft® Visual C Compiler Front End
  • c1xx.dll - Microsoft® Visual C++ Compiler Front End
  • c2.dll - Microsoft® 386 Compiler Back End
  • cl.exe - Microsoft® C/C++ Compiler Driver
  • clui.dll - Microsoft® C/C++ Compiler Driver Satellite Resource DLL
  • compluslm.dll - Complus Library Manager Package
  • csformatui.dll - Visual C#® Formatting Options
  • cvtres.exe - Microsoft® Resource File To COFF Object Conversion Utility
  • cvtresui.dll - Microsoft® Resource File To COFF Object Conversion Utility Errors/Warnings/Messages
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • DevCfg.dll - Device Configuration Package
  • devenv.exe - Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
  • dumpbin.exe - Microsoft® Linker Stub
  • editbin.exe
  • lib.exe
  • link.exe - Microsoft® Incremental Linker
  • linkui.dll - Microsoft® Incremental Linker UI Resources
  • Microsoft.Data.ConnectionUI.Dialog.dll - Microsoft Data Connection UI Dialog
  • Microsoft.Data.ConnectionUI.dll - Microsoft Data Connection UI
  • Microsoft.VisualBasic.UpgradeEngineInterface.Dll - Interop Assembly for VB Upgrade
  • Microsoft.VisualC.STLCLR.dll - Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.ConfigurationUI.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Converters.Interop.dll - Conversion Interop Assembly
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.CSharp.Options.dll - Visual C#® Options
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Compatibility.dll - Visual Studio Data Compatibility
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.dll - Visual Studio Data Framework
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Host.dll - Visual Studio Data Host
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Interop.dll - Visual Studio Data Framework Interop Assembly
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Package.dll - Visual Studio Data Package
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Providers.Common.dll - Visual Studio Data Providers Common
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Providers.Oracle.dll - Visual Studio Data Oracle Provider
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Providers.SqlServer.dll - Visual Studio Data SQL Server Provider
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.DataTools.dll - Visual Database Tools
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.DataTools.Interop.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectConverters.DLL - Visual Studio Project Converters
  • ml.exe - Microsoft® Macro Assembler

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • devenv.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe'.

How do I remove Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition - ENU?

You can uninstall Microsoft Visual C# 2008 Express Edition - ENU 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 Visual C# 2008 Express Edition - ENU, 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 Visual C# 2008 Express Edition - ENU.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 52%
Win Server 2003 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#25,629

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 61.83%
Windows 10 22.90%
Windows Vista 7.63%
Windows XP 6.87%
Windows Server 2003 0.76%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.54%
Windows 7 Home Premium 20.77%
Windows 7 Professional 14.62%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.69%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.92%
Windows 8.1 4.62%

Distribution by countryGeography

48.73% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 48.73%
  Brazil 6.33%
  United Kingdom 6.33%
  Saudi Arabia 5.06%
  Canada 3.16%
  Egypt 2.53%
  Croatia 2.53%
  Czech Republic 1.90%
  Israel 1.90%
  India 1.90%
  Italy 1.27%
  Malaysia 1.27%
  Netherlands 1.27%
  Philippines 1.27%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 34.34%
Hewlett-Packard 20.20%
Acer 15.15%
ASUS 9.09%
GIGABYTE 7.07%
Gateway 3.03%
Intel 2.02%
Lenovo 2.02%
MSI 2.02%
Sahara 2.02%
Toshiba 2.02%
Alienware 1.01%
Common models
Dell Inspiron N5110 3.70%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.78%
GBT GBTUACPI 2.78%
Dell Inspiron 1440 1.85%
Micro-Star CR700 1.85%
ASUSTeK K53E 1.85%

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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