84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Borders Desktop?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
Be the first to rate (click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #38,902
United States Rank #21,837
Reach 0.0026%

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.0.4 1.92%
1.9 26.92%
1.8.1 1.92%
1.8 36.54%
1.7.5 17.31%
1.7.3 5.77%
1.7.1 1.92%
1.6 7.69%

Borders Desktop

Overview

Borders Desktop is a program developed by Kobo. The most used version is 1.8, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The main program executable is Kobo.exe. The software installer includes 19 files and is usually about 55.89 MB (58,605,682 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 98% of users of Borders Desktop come from the United States, it is also popular in LY and Russia.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Borders Desktop
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Borders Desktop\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 55.89 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Borders Desktop

  • Borders Desktop.exe - Kobo Desktop Edition
  • qca2.dll - qca
  • nickel.dll
  • QtSolutions_IOCompressor-2.3.dll
  • QtSolutions_SingleApplication-2.6.dll
  • Uninstall.exe

How do I remove Borders Desktop?

You can uninstall Borders Desktop 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 Borders Desktop, 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 Borders Desktop.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 56%
Win Vista 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#38,902

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 59.62%
Windows Vista 26.92%
Windows XP 13.46%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 54.00%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 24.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.00%
Windows 7 Professional 6.00%
Windows Vista Enterprise 2.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 2.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

97.73% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 97.73%
  LY 1.14%
  Russia 1.14%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 38.30%
Dell 23.40%
Acer 10.64%
Toshiba 10.64%
Intel 8.51%
Gateway 4.26%
ASUS 2.13%
Sony 2.13%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 8.89%
Hewlett-Packard Compaq Pr... 4.44%
Dell Inspiron 530 4.44%
XFX79U XFX nForce 790i Ul... 2.22%
TOSHIBA Satellite L675D 2.22%
TOSHIBA Satellite A505 2.22%

commentsComments

user comment
No one has commented yet. Help others learn more about this software, share your comments.