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What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #6,026
United States Rank #5,086
Reach 0.0769%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.70 days
640.03 days >
Average installed length: 336.29 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.74 100.00%

Typically installed together

Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Complete

What is Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Complete?  (from Firaxis Games)

Multiple multiplayer options including the ability to compete with friends via the Internet, play by E-mail modes or compete locally via the Hotseat and LAN modes. Includes four classic games: Sid Meier's Civilization IV, Civilization IV: Warlords expansion pack, Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword expansion pack and Sid...  Read more

Overview

Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Complete is a software program developed by Firaxis Games. 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 civilization4.exe. The setup package generally installs about 35 files and is usually about 130.36 MB (136,689,096 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 54% of users of Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Complete come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.2kgames.com/civ4
Help link: www.2kgames.com/civ4/support.htm
Installation folder: C:\Games\Civ4
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\InstallShield Installation Information\{30D1F3D2-54CF-481D-A005-F94B0E98FEEC}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonl
Estimated size: 130.36 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Complete

Program executable:civilization4.exe
Name:Sid Meier's Civilization 4
Path:C:\games\civ4\civilization4.exe
MD5:eb5bac09ec50778325b0da3ad13c11fa
Additional files:
  • PitBoss.exe - Sid Meier's Civilization 4
  • _setup.dll (by Macrovision) - InstallShield (FLEXnet (R) InstallShield (R) Setup Launcher Resources)
  • autorun.exe - Autorun Application
  • binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
  • boost_python-vc71-mt-1_32.dll
  • Civ4BeyondSword.exe - Sid Meier's Civilization 4 : Beyond The Sword
  • Civ4BeyondSword_PitBoss.exe
  • Civ4v161.exe (by Macrovision) - InstallShield (R) (Setup.exe)
  • Civ4Warlords.exe - Sid Meier's Civilization 4 : Warlords
  • Civ4Warlords_PitBoss.exe
  • CivilizationIV-1.7.4.trn.exe
  • CivIV-ByndSwrd-3.0.0.91.Trn.exe
  • Colonization.exe - Sid Meier's Colonization
  • d3dx9_31.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows®
  • d3dx9_32.dll (by Microsoft)
  • d3dx9_33.dll
  • d3dx9_34.dll
  • dbghelp.dll - Windows Image Helper
  • dsound.dll (by Creative Labs) - Creative ALchemy
  • GameuxInstallHelper.dll - Game Explorer Install Helper DLL
  • hapdbg.dll
  • ISSetup.dll - InstallShield (R) Setup Engine
  • Mss32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Miles Sound System
  • msvcp71.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET (Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library)
  • msvcr71.dll - Microsoft® C Runtime Library
  • msxml3.dll - Microsoft(R) MSXML 3.0 SP 5 (MSXML 3.0 SP 5)
  • PitBoss 2.exe
  • PSAPI.DLL - Process Status Helper
  • python24.dll (by Python Software Foundation) - Python (Python Core)
  • setup.exe
  • vort_dls.dll
  • zlib1.dll - zlib (zlib data compression library)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Civilization4.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A5C5457E-803A-450F-ADBC-2ECF4D26B6A6}' (runs on registration).
  • Colonization.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B7A533E3-27BB-4DE0-B088-12D365034050}' (runs on registration).
4 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Civilization4.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Juegos\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Civilization4.exe'.
  • Colonization.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\2K Games\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization IV Colonization\Colonization.exe'.
  • Civ4BeyondSword_PitBoss.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\Beyond the Sword\Civ4BeyondSword_PitBoss.exe'.
  • PitBoss 2.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\2K Games\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Complete\PitBoss 2.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

setup.exe
Memory:15.23 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0231473585%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.01274744%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.01039992%
0.015104% average
Switches/sec:1,302
70 average

How do I remove Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Complete?

You can uninstall Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Complete 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 Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Complete, 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 Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Complete.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 61%
Win XP 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#6,026

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 63.39%
Windows 10 25.59%
Windows Vista 7.65%
Windows XP 3.36%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 45.44%
Windows 8.1 11.03%
Windows 7 Professional 8.98%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.79%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 6.80%
Windows 10 Home 6.41%

Distribution by countryGeography

54.41% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 54.41%
  Germany 10.84%
  United Kingdom 5.96%
  France 4.72%
  Canada 3.79%
  Australia 2.23%
  Finland 1.76%
  Poland 1.66%
  Sweden 1.35%
  Italy 1.14%
  Netherlands 1.14%
  Austria 0.88%
  Belgium 0.88%
  Czech Republic 0.83%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 27.33%
Dell 21.95%
Acer 15.92%
ASUS 9.33%
Toshiba 8.78%
GIGABYTE 6.70%
Samsung 3.84%
Lenovo 3.29%
Intel 0.99%
Medion 0.99%
Alienware 0.88%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 6.36%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.62%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.89%
ASUS All Series 2.44%
Dell Dell XPS420 2.20%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.20%

About Firaxis Games

Firaxis Games is a video game developer that focuses on strategy games whose titles are frequently prefixed with Sid Meier's name, due to his design and programming contributions and original games.
Publisher URL: www.firaxis.com

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