Google Talk
What is Google Talk?
Google Talk is an instant messaging service that provides both text and voice communication. Google Talk is also the name of the client applications offered by Google to access the service. Google Talk is integrated into Gmail. Users can send instant messages to other Gmail users. As it works within a browser, the Google Talk client does not need to be downloaded to send instant messages to Gmail users. It is possible to place and receive phone calls from within gmail by using Google Talk.
About (from Google Inc)
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Overview
During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named googletalk.exe. It also includes a system tray icon that is displayed in the notifications area while the program is running. The setup package generally installs about 9 files and is usually about 3.71 MB (3,888,647 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.google.com/talk
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\google\google talk
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Google\Google Talk\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 3.71 MB
Files installed by Google Talk
| Program executable: | googletalk.exe |
| Name: | Google Talk |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\google\google talk\googletalk.exe |
| MD5: | bcd9cbf0621f9a6767276a2e0bf1dd15 |
| Taskbar: | Displays an icon in the notification area |
Additional files:
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- googletalk.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A344A26C-EB0C-4F4B-A983-AD3636C5C73B}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- googletalk.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Google Talk.
Startup File (User Run)
- googletalk.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'googletalk' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe" /autostart.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- googletalk.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Google - Talk' which loads as C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- googletalk.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| googletalk.exe |
| Memory: | 15.61 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0023219638% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00131312% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00100885% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 7,376,267 | |
| Switches/sec: | 152 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 397 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 590 Bytes | |
How do I remove Google Talk?
You can uninstall Google Talk 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 Google Talk (remove only), 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 Google Talk.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 61%
Win XP (SP 1) 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 6%
Keep it 94%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
69.50% |
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| Windows 10 |
16.19% |
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| Windows XP |
7.79% |
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| Windows Vista |
6.46% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.06% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
27.92% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.93% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.59% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.72% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.69% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
3.02% |
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Geography
45.97% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
45.97% |
| India |
10.59% |
| Canada |
3.15% |
| United Arab Emirates |
2.70% |
| United Kingdom |
2.55% |
| France |
2.32% |
| Iran |
2.22% |
| Brazil |
1.87% |
| Italy |
1.33% |
| Germany |
1.21% |
| Spain |
1.18% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.10% |
| Australia |
0.99% |
| Israel |
0.98% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
29.83% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
26.23% |
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| Acer |
13.08% |
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| ASUS |
6.97% |
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| Toshiba |
5.99% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.67% |
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| Lenovo |
4.47% |
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| Samsung |
3.17% |
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| Intel |
3.14% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.85% |
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| Sahara |
0.61% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
7.58% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.10% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5010 |
4.87% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
4.55% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.26% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
2.71% |
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About Google Inc
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Publisher URL: www.google.com