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Should I remove PowerDVD?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #25,602
United States Rank #16,185
Reach 0.0067%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 18.40 days
542.76 days >
Average installed length: 285.18 days

Other programs by CyberLink

PowerDVD 5.7

What is PowerDVD?

CyberLink PowerDVD is a media player for Microsoft Windows. All editions support the viewing of DVD. The Ultra and Pro editions support Blu-ray playback, including the playback of Blu-ray 3D content. PowerDVD is distributed on physical media or by download from the Cyberlink website. It is often bundled with a variety of PC systems and peripheral devices.

About  (from CyberLink)

PowerDVD is the number one choice for media entertainment on PCs with 100 million copies sold annually. PowerDVD DX plays all types of media content – Blu-ray and DVD movies, videos, photos and music, bringing the best-in-class media entertainment to your PC and mobile devices. With the award-winning TrueTheater techno...  Read more

Overview

Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The main program executable is powerdvd.exe. The software installer includes 12 files and is usually about 36.44 MB (38,212,023 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdvd
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Cyberlink\PowerDVD\
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\engine\6\INTEL3~1\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{6811CAA0-BF12-
Estimated size: 36.44 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PowerDVD 5.7

Program executable:powerdvd.exe
Name:Cyberlink PowerDVD 5.0
CyberLink PowerDVD Main Program
Path:C:\Program Files\cyberlink\powerdvd\powerdvd.exe
MD5:33d446d98837214903dc0fae5cf13444
Additional files:
  • SysKernel.dll - Cyberlink PowerDVD 5.0 for Dell (CyberLink System to Kernel Module for PCM)
  • claudrc.dll - CyberLink PowerDVD Player (Resource file of DVD TLL)
  • DVDLauncher.exe - Cyberlink PowerCinema 3.0 (CyberLink PowerCinema Resident Program)
  • CLDeviceDetector.dll - Cyberlink PowerDVD 5.0 (Device Detector Module for PDVD)
  • CLMixerWrapper.dll - Cyberlink Mixer Wrapper Module for PDVD
  • CLRCEngine.dll - Cyberlink Remote Control Module for PDVD
  • SysUI.dll - CyberLink System to UI Module for PDVD
  • Rpc2.dll - RPC2
  • CLAlbumArt.dll
  • gdiplus.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft GDI+
  • msvcp60.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft (R) Visual C++ (Microsoft (R) C++ Runtime Library)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Autoplay Handler
  • PowerDVD.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'PDVDPlayDVDMovieOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'DVD' and the action verb 'PlayWithPowerDVD.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • DVDLauncher.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'DVDLauncher' which loads as "C:\Program Files\CyberLink\PowerDVD\DVDLauncher.exe".

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

DVDLauncher.exe
Memory:898 KB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000266967%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00001906%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00000763%
0.015104% average
I/O reads/min:11 Bytes
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:0 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove PowerDVD?

You can uninstall PowerDVD 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 PowerDVD 5.7, 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 PowerDVD.

OS VERSIONS
Win XP 83%
Win Vista 1%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows XP 87.88%
Windows 7 9.09%
Windows Vista 3.03%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Microsoft Windows XP 88.71%
Windows 7 Home Premium 4.03%
Windows 7 Professional 2.42%
Windows 7 Enterprise 1.61%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 0.81%
Windows Vista Ultimate 0.81%

Distribution by countryGeography

81.15% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 81.15%
  Canada 3.14%
  Germany 2.09%
  Brazil 1.05%
  Norway 1.05%
  Australia 1.05%
  Japan 1.05%
  Spain 1.05%
  Czech Republic 1.05%
  United Kingdom 1.05%
  Hong Kong 0.52%
  Thailand 0.52%
  Belgium 0.52%
  Costa Rica 0.52%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 97.71%
Sahara 1.53%
Gateway 0.76%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 1501 11.11%
Dell Latitude D620 9.40%
Dell Latitude D820 7.69%
Dell Latitude D630 6.84%
Dell OptiPlex 745 ... 5.98%
Dell Latitude D610 4.27%

About CyberLink

CyberLink is a digital entertainment & multimedia products application whose products include video editing application, media middle application, a multimedia application suite, DVD authoring application, picture organizer & viewers & optical disc authoring application.
Publisher URL: www.cyberlink.com

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