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Should I remove Pretty Good Solitaire - Invention Card Set?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #43,579
United States Rank #31,788
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Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.0 100.00%

Pretty Good Solitaire - Invention Card Set

Overview

Pretty Good Solitaire - Invention Card Set is a software 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 setup package generally installs about 14 files and is usually about 61.7 MB (64,696,039 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 73% of users of Pretty Good Solitaire - Invention Card Set come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.goodsol.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\goodsol\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\goodsol\unins002.exe"
Estimated size: 61.7 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Pretty Good Solitaire - Invention Card Set

  • inventioncards.exe - Pretty Good Solitaire - Invention Card Set (Pretty Good Solitaire - Invention Card Set Setup)
  • basicpack.exe - Goodsol Development Basic Card Set Pack (Goodsol Development Basic Card Set Pack Setup)
  • CodeEnter.exe - Pretty Good Solitaire Code Entry
  • goodsol.exe - Pretty Good Solitaire (Pretty Good Solitaire from http://www.goodsol.com)
  • pgscard.dll - PGScard (PGScard playing card library)
  • gdcard.dll - GDcard (GDcard playing card library)
  • unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
  • unins002.exe - Uninstaller

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • goodsol.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B9394422-86B4-4C3C-9F20-CD5E4966B6F7}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • unins000.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\CDRipper\unins000.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

goodsol.exe
Memory:31.03 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0000370401%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00003000%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00000704%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:659,987
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:2.56 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:30 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Pretty Good Solitaire - Invention Card Set?

You can uninstall Pretty Good Solitaire - Invention Card Set 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 - Invention Card Set, 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 - Invention Card Set.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
Win 7 3%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#43,579

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 65.00%
Windows 10 25.00%
Windows Vista 5.00%
Windows XP 5.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 48.72%
Windows 10 Home 15.38%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.69%
Windows 7 Professional 5.13%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.13%
Microsoft Windows XP 2.56%

Distribution by countryGeography

72.73% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 72.73%
  Canada 5.45%
  Germany 5.45%
  Austria 1.82%
  Australia 1.82%
  DK 1.82%
  Finland 1.82%
  United Kingdom 1.82%
  India 1.82%
  IS 1.82%
  Sweden 1.82%
  South Africa 1.82%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 30.56%
Hewlett-Packard 22.22%
Acer 13.89%
Toshiba 11.11%
MSI 2.78%
Lenovo 2.78%
Intel 2.78%
GIGABYTE 2.78%
Apple 2.78%
Alienware 2.78%
American Megatrends 2.78%
ASUS 2.78%
Common models
Dell Dell DM061 6.06%
Dell Studio 540 6.06%
HP-Pavilion RK569AA-ABA m... 6.06%
TOSHIBA Satellite P75-A 6.06%
TOSHIBA Satellite L650 3.03%
TOSHIBA Satellite C655 3.03%


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