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Should I remove Pretty Good Solitaire?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #43,656
United States Rank #32,392
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Versions

VersionDistribution
14.1.0 100.00%

Pretty Good Solitaire version 14.1.0

What is Pretty Good Solitaire?  (from Goodsol Development)

Pretty Good Solitaire is a collection of 820 solitaire card games, from classic games like Klondike, FreeCell, and Spider, to original games found nowhere else. Pretty Good Solitaire contains a solitaire game for every mood. Whether you want an easy, mindless game or an intellectual challenge, you will find it here. Pr...  Read more

Overview

Pretty Good Solitaire version 14.1.0 is a program developed by Goodsol Development. 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 main program executable is goodsol.exe. The software installer includes 8 files and is usually about 35.75 MB (37,489,819 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 70% of users of Pretty Good Solitaire come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Australia.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.goodsol.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\goodsol\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\goodsol\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 35.75 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Pretty Good Solitaire version 14.1.0

Program executable:goodsol.exe
Name:Pretty Good Solitaire
Pretty Good Solitaire from http://www.goodsol.com
Path:C:\Program Files\goodsol\goodsol.exe
MD5:33fef86a957c2558599768319736d9b1
Additional files:
  • gdcard.dll - GDcard (GDcard playing card library)
  • unins001.exe - Inno Setup (Uninstaller)
  • unins002.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • unins000.exe
  • unins003.exe
  • unins004.exe
  • unins005.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • goodsol.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A6C9DC53-1802-4CF4-AB39-66905BE7346F}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • unins001.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Lavalys\EVEREST Home Edition\unins000.exe'.

How do I remove Pretty Good Solitaire?

You can uninstall Pretty Good Solitaire 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 Pretty Good Solitaire version 14.1.0, 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 Pretty Good Solitaire.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 68%
Win XP 3%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#43,656

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 67.50%
Windows 10 30.00%
Windows XP 2.50%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 37.50%
Windows 7 Professional 17.50%
Windows 8.1 15.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.00%
Windows 8 7.50%
Windows 10 Pro 2.50%

Distribution by countryGeography

70.37% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 70.37%
  United Kingdom 7.41%
  Australia 3.70%
  Canada 3.70%
  Taiwan 1.85%
  Norway 1.85%
  Finland 1.85%
  New Zealand 1.85%
  Israel 1.85%
  DK 1.85%
  Turkey 1.85%
  Italy 1.85%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 33.33%
Dell 20.00%
Lenovo 16.67%
Toshiba 13.33%
Acer 6.67%
Intel 3.33%
GIGABYTE 3.33%
ASUS 3.33%
Common models
HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT 6.06%
LENOVO 10120 6.06%
Dell Inspiron 530 6.06%
ASUSTeK K53E 3.03%
Acer Aspire M1935 3.03%
TOSHIBA Satellite L850 3.03%


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