Should I remove foobar2000?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #12,957
United States Rank #14,934
Reach 0.0240%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 86.09 days
522.93 days >
Average installed length: 274.76 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.2.6 |
100.00% |
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foobar2000 v1.2.6
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 v1.2.6 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 58 files and is usually about 9.44 MB (9,898,596 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 36% of users of foobar2000 come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
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: 9.44 MB
Files installed by foobar2000 v1.2.6
| Program executable: | foobar2000.exe |
| Name: | foobar2000 Application |
| foobar2000 |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe |
| MD5: | 989652697067eb56e4454188bdcd0b71 |
Additional files:
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foobar2000 Shell Associations Updater.exe - foobar2000 (foobar2000 Shell Associations Updater)
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ShellExt32.dll - foobar2000 shell extension
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ShellExt64.dll
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dolbyhph.dll (by Lake Technology Limited, http://www.lake.com.au) - Dolby Headphone (Dolby Headphone Engine)
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uninstall.exe (by foobar2000.org) - foobar2000 Installer
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lame.exe (by http://lame.sf.net) - L.A.M.E. (MP3 Encoder.)
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libpng13.dll - LibPNG (PNG image compression library)
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flac.exe
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lame_enc.dll
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shared.dll
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- flac.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{77299C06-82A8-47C8-AF25-82777AA0C989}' (runs on registration).
- foobar2000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0AEE5E42-BB99-4CFA-908A-743F64BE3C28}' (runs on registration).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| foobar2000.exe |
| Memory: | 16.87 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0101398141% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00301916% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00712066% | |
| Switches/sec: | 203 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 507.1 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 27 Bytes | |
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 v1.2.6, 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 7 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #12,957
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
68.08% |
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| Windows 10 |
25.58% |
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| Windows XP |
3.38% |
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| Windows Vista |
2.96% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.54% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.48% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.23% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
5.52% |
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| Windows 8 |
5.10% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
4.03% |
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Geography
35.89% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
35.89% |
| Germany |
7.66% |
| United Kingdom |
5.44% |
| Poland |
4.64% |
| Canada |
3.63% |
| France |
3.23% |
| Japan |
2.82% |
| Taiwan |
2.42% |
| Brazil |
2.22% |
| Finland |
2.22% |
| Italy |
2.22% |
| Netherlands |
2.02% |
| Australia |
1.61% |
| Belgium |
1.61% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
24.89% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
18.78% |
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| GIGABYTE |
13.97% |
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| Acer |
13.10% |
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| ASUS |
12.23% |
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| Lenovo |
6.55% |
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| Samsung |
3.93% |
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| Toshiba |
2.62% |
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| Intel |
2.18% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.75% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron 7720 |
2.54% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.54% |
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| HP ProBook 4530s |
2.54% |
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| Hewlett-Packard p6-2047de |
2.54% |
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| LENOVO 20193 |
2.54% |
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| Alienware M14xR2 |
1.69% |
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Publisher URL: www.foobar2000.org