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What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #21,492
Reach 0.0095%

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.1.1983 4.81%
3.0.1945 35.29%
3.0.1941 43.32%
2.0.607 1.07%
2.0.383 10.16%
2.0.311 0.53%
2.0.225 0.53%
1.0.74 4.28%

O&O DriveLED

What is O&O DriveLED?  (from O&O Software GmbH)

With the help of S.M.A.R.T. (Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) O&O DriveLED evaluates under Windows the information from hard drives, and warns of impending system failures which can often prevent unnecessary loss of data. In a tray icon, the current temperature of each hard drive will be displayed. O...  Read more

Overview

O&O DriveLED is a software program developed by O&O Software GmbH. The most common release is 3.0.1941, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 oodled.exe. The setup package generally installs about 12 files and is usually about 11.76 MB (12,326,015 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows XP. While about 87% of users of O&O DriveLED come from Germany, it is also popular in the United States and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.oo-software.de
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\OO Software\DriveLED\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{CB0A2B23-1966-4567-B012-BD0E52B84BE4}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 11.76 MB

Program filesFiles installed by O&O DriveLED

Program executable:oodled.exe
Name:O&O DriveLED
O&O DriveLED GUI (Win32)
Path:C:\Program Files\OO Software\DriveLED\oodled.exe
MD5:0658dc06e52b2a74998f450f62523cd5
Additional files:
  • oodlag.exe - O&O DriveLED (O&O DriveLED S.M.A.R.T. service (Win32))
  • oodledar.dll - O&O DriveLED Resource DLL (GER)
  • oodledrs.dll - O&O DriveLED Resource DLL (GER/Win32)
  • oodlrwrs.dll - O&O DriveLED Registration Wizard Resources (GER)
  • oodlsurs.dll - O&O DriveLED SplashUp Resources (GER/Win32)
  • ooabout.dll - O&O About
  • oorwiz2.dll - O&O SDK (O&O Registration Wizard (Win32))
  • oorwiz2r.dll - O&O Registration Wizard Resources (GER) (Win32)
  • oosu.dll - O&O SplashUp (Win32)
  • oorwiz.dll - OOSDK (O&O Registration Wizard)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • oodlag.exe runs as a service named 'O&O DriveLED' (O&O DriveLED) "O&O DriveLED Service".
Startup File (User Run)
  • OODLed.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'DriveLED' and executes as C:\Program Files\OO Software\DriveLED\OODLed.exe.

How do I remove O&O DriveLED?

You can uninstall O&O DriveLED 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 O&O DriveLED, 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 O&O DriveLED.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win XP 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 52.41%
Windows XP 25.67%
Windows Vista 17.11%
Windows 10 4.81%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.26%
Microsoft Windows XP 25.81%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 16.13%
Windows 7 Professional 10.75%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.60%
Windows 10 Pro 1.61%

Distribution by countryGeography

86.77% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
  Germany 86.77%
  United States 4.76%
  France 2.12%
  Belgium 1.06%
  Austria 1.06%
  United Kingdom 1.06%
  Switzerland 0.53%
  Portugal 0.53%
  Netherlands 0.53%
  Croatia 0.53%
  Poland 0.53%
  Italy 0.53%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Medion 29.81%
Dell 13.46%
Acer 11.54%
GIGABYTE 9.62%
Hewlett-Packard 8.65%
Intel 7.69%
Sahara 5.77%
American Megatrends 5.77%
Samsung 2.88%
Packard Bell 1.92%
Toshiba 1.92%
MSI 0.96%
Common models
MEDIONPC MS-7502 8.06%
MEDIONPC MS-7366 4.03%
MEDIONPC MS-7091 2.42%
MEDIONPC MS-7318 2.42%
MEDION P6620 2.42%
MEDIONPC AWRDACPI 2.42%

About O&O Software GmbH

The company develops and sells software products for data management and security, the first product beingO&O Defrag.
Publisher URL: www.oo-software.com

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