Should I remove Viewpoint Media Player?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
51% remove it49% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #905
United States Rank #405
Reach 0.7589%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.66 days
432.38 days >
Average installed length: 227.18 days
Viewpoint Media Player
What is Viewpoint Media Player?
Viewpoint Media Player (VMP) is a browser graphics rendering plug-in originally produced by Viewpoint Corporation. Viewpoint Media Player is a web browser plug-in that enables users to view 3D content and other rich media, such as Flash content and video, on the Internet. Viewpoint Media Player has been included with various products from AOL, including AOL Instant Messenger (AIM).
About (from MetaCreations)
With our Viewpoint Media Player browser plug-in, you can display the most visually striking and effective rich media-based interactive marketing and advertising available to marketers today. This platform seamlessly displays interactive 3D models, Macromedia Flash® animations and interfaces, 2D images, and streaming vi... Read more
Overview
The main program executable is AxMetaStream.dll. The software installer includes 42 files and is usually about 7.21 MB (7,558,675 bytes).
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\viewpoint\viewpoint experience technology
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Viewpoint\Viewpoint Experience Technology\mtsAxInstaller.exe /u
Estimated size: 7.21 MB
Files installed by Viewpoint Media Player
| Program module: | AxMetaStream.dll |
| Name: | Viewpoint Media Player for Internet Explorer |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\viewpoint\viewpoint experience technology\AxMetaStream.dll |
| MD5: | b683d285f81c01f2a0eed59e79c35c77 |
| Viewpoint Media Player is a browser graphics rendering plug-in originally produced by Viewpoint Corporation. Viewpoint Media Player is a web browser plug-in that enables users to view 3D content and other rich media, such as Flash content... |
Additional files:
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AxMetaStream.dll (by Viewpoint) - Viewpoint Media Player for Internet Explorer
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MtsAxInstaller.exe (by Viewpoint) - Viewpoint Media Player MtsAxInstaller
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npViewpoint.dll - MetaStream 3 Plugin (MetaStream 3 Plugin r4)
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ComponentMgr.dll - ComponentMgr (Viewpoint Media Player Component Manager)
Behaviors exhibited
Google Chrome Plugin
- npViewpoint.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npViewpoint.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- npViewpoint.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Viewpoint Media Player' with a plugin key of '@viewpoint.com/VMP' for all users of the PC.
How do I remove Viewpoint Media Player?
You can uninstall Viewpoint Media Player from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Viewpoint Media Player, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Viewpoint Media Player.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Viewpoint Media Player you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 39%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 51%
Keep it 49%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
41.04% |
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| Windows Vista |
29.58% |
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| Windows 10 |
17.82% |
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| Windows XP |
11.54% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.01% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
30.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
25.57% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
11.37% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
7.34% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
5.96% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.52% |
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Geography
83.43% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
83.43% |
| Germany |
5.21% |
| United Kingdom |
4.52% |
| France |
1.21% |
| Canada |
0.97% |
| Iran |
0.67% |
| Spain |
0.39% |
| Italy |
0.38% |
| Netherlands |
0.27% |
| Australia |
0.23% |
| Brazil |
0.21% |
| Mexico |
0.14% |
| India |
0.11% |
| Indonesia |
0.11% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
45.91% |
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| Dell |
28.15% |
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| Acer |
8.13% |
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| Toshiba |
6.51% |
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| ASUS |
2.34% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.08% |
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| Intel |
1.97% |
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| Lenovo |
1.78% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.26% |
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| Sahara |
1.13% |
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| Gateway |
0.76% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebo... |
9.48% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
7.44% |
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| HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebo... |
4.50% |
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| HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... |
4.46% |
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| Hewlett-Packard Compaq Pr... |
3.12% |
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| HP G60 Notebook PC |
3.10% |
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About MetaCreations
MetaCreations (merged into Viewpoint Corporation) was a software company based on the mergers of MetaTools, Fractal Design, Ray Dream, Specular, and RTG and was best known for its graphics applications, such as Ray Dream Studio, Fractal Design Painter, Bryce, and Kai's Power Tools.