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What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
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VersionDistribution
1.0.57 57.14%

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Phantasmagoria 2

Overview

Phantasmagoria 2 is a software program developed by Sierra Entertainment. 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 primary executable is named SIERRAW.EXE. The setup package generally installs about 11 files and is usually about 4.91 MB (5,147,167 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 69% of users of Phantasmagoria 2 come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Saudi Arabia.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.sierra.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Sierra\Phantasmagoria 2\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{63AA696A-BF81-4EC1-A863-274F10EA1B20}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 4.91 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Phantasmagoria 2

Program executable:SIERRAW.EXE
Path:C:\Program Files\Sierra\Phantasmagoria 2\SIERRAW.EXE
MD5:5e5e005ef17787ea5b011322a0d39c12
Additional files:
  • DUKDLL95.DLL
  • SDirectX.dll
  • SIERRAW.EXE
  • DOSBox.exe (by DOSBox Team) - DOSBox DOS Emulator
  • libpng13.dll (by LibPng) - LibPng (LibPng: PNG image compression library)
  • MSVCRT40.DLL (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual C++ (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
  • SDL.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • SDL_net.dll
  • SierraLauncher.exe (by Vivendi Universal Games) - SierraLauncher (Sierra Launcher)
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • zlib.dll - zlib data compression library

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • SierraLauncher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F86363A5-70A6-483C-AEB4-46A773E12A93}' (runs on registration).
  • SIERRAW.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{71CD76B9-906A-4FBB-914F-0747135A87EE}' (runs on registration).
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • DOSBox.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\Shadow Warrior Classic\bin\dosbox\DOSBox.exe'.
  • SierraLauncher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\King's Quest Collection\SierraLauncher.exe'.

How do I remove Phantasmagoria 2?

You can uninstall Phantasmagoria 2 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 Phantasmagoria 2, 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 Phantasmagoria 2.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win Vista (SP2) 14%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
69.23%
United States

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 57.14%
Windows 10 28.57%
Windows Vista 14.29%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 42.86%
Windows 10 Home 28.57%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 14.29%
Windows 7 Professional 14.29%

Distribution by countryGeography

69.23% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 69.23%
  France 23.08%
  Saudi Arabia 7.69%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 50.00%
Toshiba 25.00%
Acer 25.00%
Common models
TOSHIBA SATELLITE L750 20.00%
Dell XPS 8700 20.00%
Dell Inspiron 1545 20.00%
ASUS All Series 20.00%
Acer Aspire X3200 20.00%

Publisher URL: www.ign.com/companies/sierra

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