Should I remove AFPL Ghostscript?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,694
United States Rank #14,146
Reach 0.0448%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 16.00 days
472.04 days >
Average installed length: 248.02 days
Typically installed together
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AFPL Ghostscript 8.54
What is AFPL Ghostscript?
Ghostscript is a suite of software based on an interpreter for Adobe Systems' PostScript and Portable Document Format (PDF) page description languages. Its main purposes are the rasterization or rendering of such page description language files, for the display or printing of document pages, and the conversion between PostScript and PDF files. Ghostscript can also be used as a file format converter, such as PostScript to PDF converter; this is often combined with a PostScript printer driver in "virtual printer" PDF creators.
Overview
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 uninstgs.exe. The software installer includes 26 files and is usually about 32.96 MB (34,563,605 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.artifex.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\gs
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\gs\uninstgs.exe "C:\Program Files\gs\gs8.54\uninstal.txt"
Estimated size: 32.96 MB
Files installed by AFPL Ghostscript 8.54
| Program executable: | uninstgs.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\gs\uninstgs.exe |
| MD5: | 73b9b61eb8cd8eb635941571c776ec8c |
Additional files:
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gsdll32.dll
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gswin32.exe
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gswin32c.exe
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gsdll64.dll
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gsprint.exe
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gsview32.exe
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gsvw32ct.dll
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gsvw32de.dll
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gsvw32es.dll
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gsvw32fr.dll
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gsvw32gr.dll
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gsvw32it.dll
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gsvw32nl.dll
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gsvw32ru.dll
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gsvw32se.dll
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gsvw32sk.dll
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gsvwrg32.exe
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gswin64.exe
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gswin64c.exe
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gvwgs32.exe
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libbz2.dll
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pstotxt3.dll
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pstotxt3.exe
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Uninst.exe (by Corel) - Uninstall Chaining Utility
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zlib32.dll - zlib (zlib data compression library)
Behaviors exhibited
3 Scheduled Tasks
- gswin32c.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{3857A4EA-6293-4DA3-93DB-DA2F841B50BF}' (runs on registration).
- gswin64.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0F7F03D6-C2E2-4E49-8FB3-59348C6B45B5}' (runs on registration).
- gswin32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{098FBB3F-0C4F-47D3-81AE-06D4ED6E7ADD}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove AFPL Ghostscript?
You can uninstall AFPL Ghostscript 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 AFPL Ghostscript 8.54, 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 AFPL Ghostscript.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win Vista 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #8,694
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
55.85% |
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| Windows XP |
18.84% |
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| Windows 10 |
16.46% |
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| Windows Vista |
8.85% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.20% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
18.30% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
17.49% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.08% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
7.13% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
3.57% |
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Geography
44.69% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
| Germany |
44.69% |
| United States |
21.01% |
| Austria |
3.32% |
| France |
3.22% |
| Italy |
3.22% |
| United Kingdom |
2.25% |
| Netherlands |
2.14% |
| Switzerland |
1.71% |
| Japan |
1.39% |
| Brazil |
1.29% |
| Belgium |
1.07% |
| Hungary |
1.07% |
| Russia |
0.96% |
| Canada |
0.96% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
20.46% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
18.37% |
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| Acer |
16.91% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.81% |
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| Medion |
8.77% |
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| ASUS |
8.56% |
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| Intel |
6.26% |
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| American Megatrends |
3.55% |
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| Samsung |
2.30% |
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| Lenovo |
1.88% |
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| Sahara |
1.88% |
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| NEC |
1.25% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.23% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7502 |
3.29% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7366 |
2.82% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7646 |
2.82% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.35% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.35% |
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About (from Artifex Software Inc.)
Artifex Software Inc. is the exclusive licensing agent for the highly regarded Artifex Ghostscript® PDF, PostScript, XPS, and PCL interpreter technologies.
Publisher URL: www.artifex.com