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Should I remove ThinkVantage GPS?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
10% remove it90% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,484
United States Rank #11,774
Reach 0.0560%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 33.04 days
974.56 days >
Average installed length: 512.06 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.81 15.13%
2.80 37.68%
2.73 12.95%
2.72 3.89%
2.71 5.80%
2.70 3.35%
2.60 9.15%
2.50 6.70%
2.41 0.18%
2.40 2.63%
2.30 0.72%
2.20 0.36%
2.11 0.63%
2.01 0.54%
2.00 0.27%

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ThinkVantage GPS

What is ThinkVantage GPS?

ThinkVantage GPS (Global Positioning System) receives signals from the GPS satellites and determines the location of your ThinkPad.

Overview

ThinkVantage GPS is a software program developed by Lenovo. The most common release is 2.80, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The primary executable is named GPSC.exe. The setup package generally installs about 56 files and is usually about 29.56 MB (30,991,131 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 23% of users of ThinkVantage GPS come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.lenovo.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Lenovo\GPS Enabler\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{6DB21B2C-2BEF-44B4-B264-8EC2BC2369C6}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 29.56 MB

Program filesFiles installed by ThinkVantage GPS

Program executable:GPSC.exe
Name:ThinkVantage GPS
Path:C:\Program Files\Lenovo\GPS Enabler\GPSC.exe
MD5:cdec199e21682a19d25fd8803bdf0e21
Additional files:
  • TvGpsApp.exe - ThinkVantage GPS Enabler
  • TvGpsAppLib.dll
  • TvPBarHelper.dll - TvPBarHelper
  • TvMaps.exe - ThinkVantage Maps
  • AcSvcGpsE.dll - ThinkVantage GPS (ThinkVantage GPS AcSvcGpsE)
  • GPS.exe - GPS
  • GPSC.exe - GPSC
  • GPSEHlpr.dll - ThinkVantage GPS GPSEHlpr
  • GPSEMobileBroadbandBase.dll - ThinkVantage GPS GPSEMobileBroadbandBase
  • GPSESvr.exe - ThinkVantage GPS GPSESvr
  • GPSESvrPS.dll - ThinkVantage GPS GPSESvrPs
  • QualGpsE.dll - ThinkVantage GPS QualGpsE
  • SonyGPSE.dll - ThinkVantage GPS SonyGPSE
  • SonyGPSE2005Wrap.dll - ThinkVantage GPS SonyGPSE2005Wrap
  • SonyGPSE2005WrapV2.dll - ThinkVantage GPS SonyGPSE2005WrapV2
  • tvgpsapp.resources.dll
  • tvmaps.resources.dll
  • Interop.IWshRuntimeLibrary.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'IWshRuntimeLibrary'.
  • Interop.SensEvents.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'SensEvents'.
  • Interop.COMAdmin.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'COMAdmin'.
  • Interop.GPSESvr.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'GPSESvr'.
  • Microsoft.mshtml.dll - Assembly imported from type library MSHTML
  • Device.dll (by Ericsson) - Semc.MobileComputing.Pcsw.Device
  • Card.dll (by Ericsson) - Semc.MobileComputing.Pcsw.Card
  • GobiConnectionMgmt.dll (by Sierra Wireless) - GobiConnectionMgmt (Sierra Wireless Connection Management API)
  • WMCoreAPI.dll (by Ericsson AB) - CXC 172 6753/1 (WMCoreApi-cs)
  • WMCoreApi-c.dll (by Ericsson AB) - CXC 172 6751/1 (WMCoreApi-c)
  • F3507gAPI_SMS.dll - F3507gAPI_SMS
  • QCWWAN2k.dll (by QUALCOMM) - QCWWANCMAPI2k (QUALCOMM Wireless WAN Connection Manager API for Gobi 2000)
  • QCWWAN.dll (by QUALCOMM) - QCWWANCMAPI (QUALCOMM Wireless WAN Connection Manager API)
  • F3507gAPI.dll - F3507gAPI
  • GSVLib.dll - GSVLib
  • GPS_Cpl_Res.dll
  • Lto2At.dll
  • SonyMobileBroadbandGPSE.dll

How do I remove ThinkVantage GPS?

You can uninstall ThinkVantage GPS 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 ThinkVantage GPS, 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 ThinkVantage GPS.

PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Lenovo
 
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 83%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 85.05%
Windows 10 12.05%
Windows Vista 1.72%
Windows XP 1.18%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 68.70%
Windows 10 Pro 9.19%
Windows 7 Enterprise 6.73%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.64%
Windows 7 Home Premium 3.73%
Windows Vista Business 1.18%

Distribution by countryGeography

22.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 22.78%
  Germany 18.59%
  United Kingdom 7.62%
  Norway 5.03%
  Finland 5.03%
  France 3.77%
  DK 3.43%
  Austria 3.10%
  Sweden 2.43%
  Australia 2.35%
  Israel 2.35%
  Italy 2.09%
  Switzerland 1.93%
  South Africa 1.76%

About Lenovo

Lenovo is a PC hardware and electronics company whose products include personal computers, tablet computers, mobile phones, workstations, servers, electronic storage devices and IT management software.
Publisher URL: www.lenovo.com

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