Should I remove Vista Drive Indicator!?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
24% remove it76% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #14,434
United States Rank #33,622
Reach 0.0199%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.43 days
307.73 days >
Average installed length: 161.69 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.2 |
75.51% |
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| 1.7 |
24.49% |
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Vista Drive Indicator!
from KelCorp
What is Vista Drive Indicator!? (from KelCorp)
Vista Drive Icon, changes the drive icons shown in Windows "My Computer", to a nearly Vista drive icon, showing the drive's free space with a smooth colored horizontal bar.
Overview
Vista Drive Indicator! is a program developed by KelCorp. The most used version is 2.2, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 programs's main executable is vistadrive.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 2.34 MB of memory. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 1.01 MB (1,062,413 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows XP as well as Windows XP. While about 21% of users of Vista Drive Indicator! come from Thailand, it is also popular in BD and MA.
Program details
URL: drvicon.sourceforge.net
Installation folder: C:\windows\vistadrive
Uninstaller: rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection Vdrive.inf,uninstall
Estimated size: 1.01 MB
Files installed by Vista Drive Indicator!
| Program executable: | vistadrive.exe |
| Path: | C:\windows\vistadrive\vistadrive.exe |
| MD5: | 6e15cac2275e0b0a22e7ee9bac30d7ba |
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- vistadrive.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'VistaDrive' which loads as C:\WINDOWS\VistaDrive\VistaDrive.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- vistadrive.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\WINDOWS\VistaDrive\VistaDrive.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| vistadrive.exe |
| Memory: | 2.34 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0019530394% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00085276% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00110028% | |
| Switches/sec: | 76 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 23 Bytes | |
How do I remove Vista Drive Indicator!?
You can uninstall Vista Drive Indicator! 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 Vista Drive Indicator!, 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 Vista Drive Indicator!.
OS VERSIONS
Win XP 93%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 24%
Keep it 76%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows XP |
98.98% |
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| Windows 7 |
0.77% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.26% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
98.97% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
0.77% |
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| Microsoft Windows Server ... |
0.26% |
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Geography
20.66% of installs come from Thailand
Which countries install it?
| Thailand |
20.66% |
| BD |
15.82% |
| MA |
11.73% |
| Turkey |
9.95% |
| United States |
8.67% |
| DZ |
5.36% |
| Indonesia |
1.79% |
| United Kingdom |
1.79% |
| Philippines |
1.53% |
| Malaysia |
1.53% |
| Pakistan |
1.28% |
| Romania |
1.28% |
| Iran |
1.28% |
| Egypt |
1.28% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| GIGABYTE |
18.75% |
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| Dell |
17.31% |
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| Intel |
12.02% |
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| American Megatrends |
11.06% |
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| Compaq |
10.58% |
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| Acer |
9.62% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
8.17% |
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| Sahara |
7.69% |
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| Lenovo |
1.92% |
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| Apple |
1.44% |
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| NEC |
1.44% |
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Common models |
| HP Compaq dc7600 Converti... |
11.32% |
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| MSI MS-7592 |
5.03% |
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| Gigabyte G41M-Combo |
3.77% |
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| Gigabyte G31M-ES2L |
3.14% |
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| HCL Infosystems Limited H... |
2.52% |
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| ECS P4M900T-M2 |
2.52% |
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