Should I remove foobar2000?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #21,985
United States Rank #28,319
Reach 0.0091%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.2 |
100.00% |
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foobar2000 v1.2
What is foobar2000? (from Peter Pawlowski)
foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform. Supported audio formats: MP3, MP4, AAC, CD Audio, WMA, Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack, Speex, AU, SND... and more with additional components. Open component architecture allowing third-party developers to extend functionality of... Read more
Overview
foobar2000 v1.2 is a program developed by Peter Pawlowski. 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 main program executable is foobar2000.exe. The software installer includes 19 files and is usually about 11.33 MB (11,876,932 bytes). foobar2000 Shell Associations Updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 26% of users of foobar2000 come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Japan.
Program details
URL: www.foobar2000.org
Help link: forums.foobar2000.org
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\foobar2000
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\foobar2000\uninstall.exe" _?=C:\Program Files\foobar2000
Estimated size: 11.33 MB
Files installed by foobar2000 v1.2
| Program executable: | foobar2000.exe |
| Name: | foobar2000 Application |
| foobar2000 |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe |
| MD5: | a8245eb272c114c005d2495566719760 |
Additional files:
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ShellExt32.dll - foobar2000 (foobar2000 shell extension)
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ShellExt64.dll
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foo_audioscrobbler.dll (by Last.fm) - Last.fm foobar2000 0.9.4 plugin
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lame.exe (by http://lame.sf.net) - L.A.M.E. (MP3 Encoder.)
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zlib1.dll - ZLib.DLL (zlib data compression and ZIP file I/O library)
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lame_enc.dll
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shared.dll
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avcodec-54.dll
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avutil-51.dll
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COMServer2Helper.exe
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foo_alsong_lyric.dll - Lyric Plugin for Foobar2000
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foo_chacon.dll
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foo_winamp_spam.dll
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foobar2000 Shell Associations Updater.exe - foobar2000 Shell Associations Updater
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hmp3.exe
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libpng13.dll - LibPNG (PNG image compression library)
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uninstall.exe (by foobar2000.org) - foobar2000 Installer
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uninstall-foo_comserver2.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- lame.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{8D068260-9E9E-4D94-871B-54D5CCB1836A}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove foobar2000?
You can uninstall foobar2000 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 foobar2000 v1.2, 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 foobar2000.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 63%
Win XP 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #21,985
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
67.60% |
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| Windows 10 |
21.23% |
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| Windows XP |
9.50% |
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| Windows Vista |
1.68% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.65% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
23.60% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.80% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.99% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
7.30% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
3.93% |
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Geography
25.91% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
25.91% |
| Germany |
11.40% |
| Japan |
7.77% |
| France |
5.70% |
| Poland |
5.18% |
| Canada |
3.63% |
| Italy |
3.63% |
| United Kingdom |
3.11% |
| Austria |
2.07% |
| Belgium |
2.07% |
| Portugal |
2.07% |
| Taiwan |
2.07% |
| Finland |
1.55% |
| Hong Kong |
1.55% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
25.00% |
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| ASUS |
24.00% |
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| Dell |
14.00% |
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| GIGABYTE |
12.00% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
8.00% |
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| American Megatrends |
7.00% |
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| Toshiba |
6.00% |
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| Intel |
2.00% |
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| Medion |
2.00% |
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Common models |
| ASUSTeK K55VM |
2.04% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.04% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.04% |
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| HP G72 Notebook PC |
1.02% |
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| HP 530 Notebook PC(KD092A... |
1.02% |
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| Hewlett-Packard 20-b120ef |
1.02% |
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Publisher URL: www.foobar2000.org