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Should I remove Polar Bowler from Hewlett-Packard Laptops?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0007%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 16.06 days
473.77 days >
Average installed length: 248.93 days

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Polar Bowler from Hewlett-Packard Laptops

What is Polar Bowler from Hewlett-Packard Laptops?

This is a OEM installed trial version of the game included with the WildTangent Games App, pre-installed with the HP PC. Since the game is a trial and required paid Wild Tangent coins for extended use it can be safely removed from the user's PC. The installed Hewlett-Packard My Game Center software is required to run this game.

About  (from WildTangent)

Join a loveable polar bear in a winter wonderland of Arctic fun! Send Polar Bowler tubing through snowflakes and stalagmites. Align his inner tube with the arrows on each icy lane and watch him plunge headfirst into pins. Use your mouse to steer him into spares and strikes, and catch special power-ups along the way! As...  Read more

Overview

It is bundled and preinstalled with various Hewlett-Packard computers. The main program executable is polar.exe. The software installer includes 5 files.

This program is pre-installed on the PC

Such software is installed by the manufacture when delivering the PC to the end user. Some pre-installed programs are considered bloatware as they are simply limited function trials, while others are required for proper PC operation.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: support.wildgames.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WildTangent\Apps\GameChannel\Games\7F8C5718-1BA9-4AAE-96D2-2B04D05F2D54
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\WildTangent\Apps\GameChannel\Games\7F8C5718-1BA9-4AAE-96D2-2B04D05F2D54\Uninstall.exe"

Program filesFiles installed by Polar Bowler from Hewlett-Packard Laptops

Program executable:polar.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\wildtangent\apps\gamechannel\games\7f8c5718-1ba9-4aae-96d2-2b04d05f2d54\polar.exe
MD5:46524e893f830d35d08e7a5cf1fd0270
Additional files:
  • amsdk.dll
  • Uninstall.exe
  • atl.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft (R) Visual C++ (ATL Module for Windows (ANSI))
  • msvcp60.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft (R) C++ Runtime Library

How do I remove Polar Bowler from Hewlett-Packard Laptops?

You can uninstall Polar Bowler from Hewlett-Packard Laptops 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 Polar Bowler from Hewlett-Packard Laptops (remove only), 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 Polar Bowler from Hewlett-Packard Laptops.

OS VERSIONS
Win XP 71%
Win 7 (SP1) 29%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
 
AVERAGE INSTALL LIFESPAN
248.93
Days

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows XP 71.43%
Windows 7 28.57%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Microsoft Windows XP 72.73%
Windows 7 Home Premium 27.27%

Distribution by countryGeography

89.29% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 89.29%
  Iran 3.57%
  Mexico 3.57%
  Singapore 3.57%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 50.00%
Sahara 35.71%
Toshiba 7.14%
Acer 7.14%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite L500 9.09%
Hewlett-Packard Presario ... 9.09%
Hewlett-Packard Pavilion ... 9.09%
HP Pavilion dv8000 (EX177... 9.09%
HP Pavilion dv8000 (EE944... 9.09%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 9.09%

About WildTangent

WildTangent provides branded game services for several PC manufacturers including Toshiba, Gateway, Samsung, HP, Dell,, Acer and Sony VAIO.
Publisher URL: www.wildtangent.com

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