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What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,996
United States Rank #10,949
Reach 0.0272%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 26.31 days
776.26 days >
Average installed length: 407.87 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
301.42 100.00%

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NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver 301.42

What is NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver?

3D Vision is a stereoscopic gaming kit from Nvidia which consists of LC shutter glasses and driver software which enables stereoscopic vision for any Direct3D game, with various degrees of compatibility. There have been many examples of shutter glasses over the past decade, but the NVIDIA 3D Vision gaming kit introduced in 2008 introduced this technology to mainstream consumers and PC gamers. The stereo driver software can perform automatic stereoscopic conversion by using the 3D models submitted by the application and rendering two stereoscopic views instead of the standard mono view.

Overview

Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The primary executable is named nvSCPAPISvr.exe. The setup package generally installs about 26 files and is usually about 24.54 MB (25,732,306 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.nvidia.com/object/3d-vision-main.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.2\NVI2.DLL",UninstallPackage Display.3DVision
Estimated size: 24.54 MB

Program filesFiles installed by NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver 301.42

Program executable:nvSCPAPISvr.exe
Name:Stereo Vision Control Panel API Server
Path:C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\nvSCPAPISvr.exe
MD5:c354621b6b94e10ae7f5cdbe745feb86
Additional files:
  • nvSCPAPISvr.exe - Stereo Vision Control Panel API Server
  • nvStInst.exe - Stereoscpic 3D driver Installer API
  • nvUSBInst.exe - Stereo Vision Emitter Installer API (Stereo Vision Emitter Installer API.)
  • nvUSBInst64.exe
  • nvsttest.exe - NVIDIA 3D Vision Test Application
  • nvstview.exe - NVIDIA 3D Vision Photo Viewer
  • nvstreg.exe - Stereoscpic 3D Registry Tool
  • nvstres.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision Module (0) (NVIDIA 3D Vision Module Resource DLL)
  • NvStereoUtilityOGL.exe - NVIDIA OpenGL Stereo Sample (OpenGL Stereo Sample)
  • Nv3DVisionIePlugin.dll - NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision (NVIDIA 3D Vision IE plugin)
  • Nv3DVisionIePlugin64.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision 64bit IE plugin
  • Nv3DVStreamingIePlugin.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision Streaming IE plugin
  • Nv3DVStreamingIePlugin64.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision 64bit Streaming IE plugin
  • nvimage.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision extention
  • nvimage64.dll
  • nvSCPAPI.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision Control Panel API
  • nvSCPAPI64.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision Control Panel 64bit API
  • nvStereoApiI.dll - NVIDIA API 3D Vision extention
  • nvStereoApiI64.dll - NVIDIA API 64bit 3D Vision extention
  • nvstlink.exe - 3D Vision Shortcut Handler
  • nvstwiz.exe - GeForce 3D Vision Wizard
  • npnv3dv.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision (NVIDIA 3D Vision plugin for Mozilla browsers)
  • npnv3dvstreaming.dll - NVIDIA 3D VISION (NVIDIA 3D Vision Streaming plugin for Mozilla browsers)
  • nvwl.dll - 3D Vision (TV's white list)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Google Chrome Plugins
  • npnv3dvstreaming.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npnv3dvstreaming.dll'.
  • npnv3dv.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npnv3dv.dll'.
2 Mozilla Plugins
  • npnv3dvstreaming.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision' with a plugin key of '@nvidia.com/3DVisionStreaming' for all users of the PC.
  • npnv3dv.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision' with a plugin key of '@nvidia.com/3DVision' for all users of the PC.
Service
  • nvSCPAPISvr.exe runs as a service named 'NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service' (Stereo Service) "Provides system support for NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D driver".

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

nvSCPAPISvr.exe
Memory:2.42 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0019244414%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00087606%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00104838%
0.015104% average

How do I remove NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver?

You can uninstall NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver 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 NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver 301.42, 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 NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver 301.42 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 69%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 91.06%
Windows Vista 5.77%
Windows 10 3.17%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 45.03%
Windows 7 Home Premium 29.27%
Windows 7 Professional 13.88%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 3.75%
Windows 7 Enterprise 1.50%
Windows Vista Ultimate 0.94%

Distribution by countryGeography

46.98% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 46.98%
  Iran 11.03%
  Australia 3.93%
  United Kingdom 3.63%
  India 3.17%
  Philippines 3.17%
  Canada 3.17%
  Egypt 1.96%
  Indonesia 1.81%
  Romania 1.81%
  Thailand 1.51%
  MK 1.36%
  Israel 1.21%
  Malaysia 1.06%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 27.10%
GIGABYTE 16.51%
Acer 15.58%
ASUS 14.64%
Hewlett-Packard 9.35%
Alienware 7.79%
Sony 3.74%
Toshiba 2.80%
Intel 1.56%
Lenovo 0.93%
Common models
Alienware Alienware X51 6.48%
ASUSTeK G74Sx 6.48%
Dell Inspiron N5110 5.56%
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 3.24%
MSI MS-7680 2.78%
ASUSTeK G73Sw 1.85%

About NVIDIA

Nvidia is known for its graphics processing units and dominates the high performance GPU market.
Publisher URL: www.nvidia.com

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