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Should I remove Acer Crystal Eye webcam Ver:?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
26% remove it74% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #7,976
United States Rank #13,950
Reach 0.0509%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.83 days
437.42 days >
Average installed length: 229.83 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.1.74.216 100.00%

Acer Crystal Eye webcam Ver:1.1.74.216

What is Acer Crystal Eye webcam Ver:?

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

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 CrystalEye.exe. The software installer includes 15 files and is usually about 1.28 MB (1,342,481 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.chicony.com.tw
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Acer\Acer Crystal Eye webcam
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{D0ACE89D-EC7F-470F-80BE-4C98ED366B32}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Estimated size: 1.28 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by Acer Crystal Eye webcam Ver:1.1.74.216

Program executable:CrystalEye.exe
Name:Acer Crystal Eye
Acer Crystal Eye Snapshot tool
Path:C:\Program Files\Acer\Acer Crystal Eye webcam\CrystalEye.exe
MD5:414c9cff38bc9801a5bb3a25180dfe10
Additional files:
  • CrystalEye.exe - Acer Crystal Eye (Acer Crystal Eye Snapshot tool)
  • EvoParser.dll (by Cyberlink) - Cyberlink Product Evolution Parser DLL
  • wmv9webcamenc.dll - WMV9 Webcam Encoding Filter
  • WebcamApplication.exe - Video Webcam Application
  • videothumbnail.dll
  • imagesnapshot.dll
  • WebCam.exe (by CyberLink) - WebCam
  • atl71.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET (ATL Module for Windows (Unicode))
  • GdiPlus.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft GDI+
  • MFC71.dll - MFCDLL Shared Library - Retail Version
  • MFC71u.dll
  • mfc90.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008
  • msvcp71.dll - Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library
  • msvcr71.dll - Microsoft® C Runtime Library
  • msvcr90.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • CrystalEye.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AF66670D-D6F1-4E91-834B-613069A9D835}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Acer Crystal Eye webcam Ver:?

You can uninstall Acer Crystal Eye webcam Ver: 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 Ver:1.1.74.216, 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 Ver:.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win XP 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 26%
Keep it 74%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#7,976

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 69.09%
Windows Vista 20.04%
Windows 10 8.67%
Windows XP 2.19%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 51.10%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 17.96%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.18%
Windows 10 Home 5.49%
Windows 7 Professional 3.59%
Microsoft Windows XP 2.20%

Distribution by countryGeography

19.06% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 19.06%
  Germany 11.04%
  Italy 9.15%
  United Kingdom 8.40%
  Canada 5.75%
  France 5.28%
  Spain 4.15%
  Belgium 2.17%
  Netherlands 2.08%
  Brazil 1.89%
  Sweden 1.70%
  India 1.60%
  Australia 1.42%
  Greece 1.42%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 96.65%
Dell 1.01%
Hewlett-Packard 0.91%
ASUS 0.81%
Lenovo 0.30%
Toshiba 0.10%
Samsung 0.10%
Gateway 0.10%
Common models
Acer Aspire 5738 37.26%
Acer Aspire 7736 12.69%
Acer Aspire 5536 11.27%
Acer Aspire 5517 6.80%
Acer Aspire 7738 6.19%
Acer Aspire 7540 4.87%

About Chicony Electronics Co.,Ltd

Chicony Electronics is an electronics manufacturer whose products include input devices, power supplies and digital image products.
Publisher URL: www.chicony.com.tw

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