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Should I remove Nikon Message Center?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #6,859
United States Rank #5,723
Reach 0.0629%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.77 days
435.82 days >
Average installed length: 228.99 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
0.91.000 89.52%
0.90.000 10.48%

Nikon Message Center

What is Nikon Message Center?  (from Nikon)

Nikon Message Center is a software application and service that informs users of the latest information regarding updates to Nikon software and firmware upgrades for Nikon products. By downloading and installing this software, the latest download information for supported Nikon software applications and firmware update...  Read more

Overview

Nikon Message Center is a program developed by Nikon. The most used version is 0.91.000, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The main program executable is NkMC.exe. The software installer includes 6 files and is usually about 773.04 KB (791,589 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 55% of users of Nikon Message Center come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: support.nikonusa.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nikon\Message Center
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\0701\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{D2
Estimated size: 773.04 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Nikon Message Center

Program executable:NkMC.exe
Name:Nikon Message Center
Path:C:\Program Files\Common Files\Nikon\Message Center\NkMC.exe
MD5:1537e27f8f2429cea387e3b22dc34eb6
Additional files:
  • MCARecLib.dll - MCARegister
  • MCALang.dll (by FotoNation) - Nikon Message Center Language Library
  • NkMC.exe (by FotoNation) - Nikon Message Center pre-release
  • NkMCLang.dll

How do I remove Nikon Message Center?

You can uninstall Nikon Message Center 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 Nikon Message Center, 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 Nikon Message Center.

USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#6,859
 
REACH
~0.06%
PC installation base

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 51.85%
Windows XP 17.82%
Windows Vista 15.40%
Windows 10 14.76%
Windows Server 2003 0.16%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 38.10%
Microsoft Windows XP 17.66%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 13.74%
Windows 7 Professional 8.34%
Windows 10 Home 6.13%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.50%

Distribution by countryGeography

55.01% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 55.01%
  Germany 7.77%
  United Kingdom 5.83%
  Canada 5.01%
  Italy 4.32%
  France 3.95%
  Belgium 1.75%
  Netherlands 1.69%
  Australia 1.63%
  Austria 1.07%
  Sweden 1.00%
  Japan 0.81%
  Israel 0.69%
  Spain 0.63%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 28.92%
Hewlett-Packard 26.35%
Acer 10.68%
Toshiba 9.32%
GIGABYTE 6.49%
ASUS 5.41%
Intel 3.78%
American Megatrends 3.65%
Samsung 2.03%
Sahara 1.62%
Lenovo 0.95%
Medion 0.81%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 6.85%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.36%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.43%
ASUS All Series 2.80%
Dell Inspiron 530 2.49%
TOSHIBA Satellite L500 2.18%

About Nikon

Nikon specializes in optics and imaging and its products include cameras, camera lenses, binoculars, microscopes, ophthalmic lenses, measurement instruments, and the steppers used in the photolithography steps of semiconductor fabrication, of which it is the world's second largest manufacturer.
Publisher URL: www.nikon.com

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