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Should I remove Acer Crystal Eye webcam?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #9,620
United States Rank #13,658
Reach 0.0384%

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.0.4 14.27%
2.0.3 3.17%
1.0.14 19.68%
1.0.13 34.08%
1.0.11 12.15%
1.0.10 9.11%
1.0.9 0.13%
1.0.8 4.36%
1.0.7 1.72%
1.0.6 0.66%
1.0.1.5 0.66%

Acer Crystal Eye webcam

What is Acer Crystal Eye webcam?

Acer Crystal Eye Webcam is pre-installed with all Acer laptops that include a built in camera. Crystal Eye Webcam requires a specific driver to properly function as opposed to the standard Windows drivers.

Overview

The most common release is 1.0.13, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 primary executable is named crystaleye.exe. The setup package generally installs about 9 files and is usually about 1.7 MB (1,784,391 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.suyin.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\SUYIN\Acer Crystal Eye webcam
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{AA047D7C-5E7C-4878-B75C-77589151B563}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Estimated size: 1.7 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by Acer Crystal Eye webcam

Program executable:crystaleye.exe
Name:Acer Crystal Eye webcam
Acer Crystal Eye webcam application
Path:C:\windows\suyin nb cam\crystaleye.exe
MD5:3b5b9e7ddb5a490bae8eae6bb3f7019b
Additional files:
  • Acer OrbiCam.exe (by Acer) - Acer OrbiCam
  • JAPI2.dll
  • LiveCam.exe (by Microsoft) - DirectX 8.1 Sample (Capture Application (Sample))
  • M3000Dex.dll - USB2.0 Web Camera
  • M3000DIF.dll
  • M3000Rmv.dll
  • M3000Twn.dll - USB2.0 Webcam (TwainUI DLL)
  • M3000Vex.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • LiveCam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E76008ED-1C9E-4625-8828-C42CF940C5C7}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Acer Crystal Eye webcam?

You can uninstall Acer Crystal Eye webcam 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 Acer Crystal Eye webcam, 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 Acer Crystal Eye webcam.

OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 72%
Win Vista 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#9,620

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows Vista 86.53%
Windows 7 9.64%
Windows XP 3.04%
Windows 10 0.79%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 78.00%
Windows Vista Home Basic 5.47%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.93%
Windows 7 Home Premium 3.33%
Microsoft Windows XP 2.67%
Windows Vista Business 1.73%

Distribution by countryGeography

25.54% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 25.54%
  Italy 10.77%
  France 10.05%
  United Kingdom 10.05%
  Germany 7.14%
  Canada 5.45%
  Spain 4.00%
  Australia 2.91%
  Netherlands 2.66%
  Norway 2.42%
  Belgium 1.45%
  Portugal 1.21%
  Finland 1.09%
  Ireland 0.97%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 96.42%
Dell 1.19%
Sahara 0.66%
ASUS 0.40%
Hewlett-Packard 0.40%
Lenovo 0.27%
Samsung 0.13%
Packard Bell 0.13%
Gateway 0.13%
Intel 0.13%
Medion 0.13%
Common models
Acer Aspire 5920G 19.59%
Acer Aspire 5920 15.89%
Acer Aspire 7720 8.49%
Acer Aspire 5315 6.71%
Acer Extensa 5620 4.25%
Acer Aspire 7720Z 4.25%

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