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Should I remove Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Suite?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #46,891
United States Rank #29,542
Reach 0.0017%

Versions

VersionDistribution
7.0 100.00%

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Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Suite 7.0

What is Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Suite?  (from Chief Architect)

Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Suite 7.0 is software developed by Chief Architect for home enthusiast remodeling and home design projects. This software helps you design the home of your dreams with 3D models, virtual tours, even more library items, easy to use building templates, a new Plant Encyclopedia and l...  Read more

Overview

Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Suite 7.0 is a program developed by Chief Architect. 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 home designer suite 70.exe. The software installer includes 11 files and is usually about 20.18 MB (21,155,973 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 87% of users of Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Suite come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Costa Rica.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.chiefarchitect.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Chief Architect Inc\Home Designer Suite 7.0
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\10\50\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{A
Estimated size: 20.18 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Suite 7.0

Program executable:home designer suite 70.exe
Name:Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Suite
Path:C:\Program Files\chief architect inc\home designer suite 7.0\home designer suite 70.exe
MD5:dea9d177f09304a39cd3c010f250325f
Additional files:
  • ssce5432.dll (by Wintertree Software) - Sentry Spelling-Checker Engine for Windows (Sentry Spelling-Checker Engine)
  • DD_Alloc.dll (by Open Design Alliance (ODA)) - DWGdirect (DWGdirect: Memory Allocation Module)
  • DD_Db.dll (by Open Design Alliance (ODA)) - DWGdirect: DD_Db Module
  • DD_Ge.dll - DWGdirect: DD_Ge Module
  • DD_Gi.dll - DWGdirect: DD_Gi Module
  • DD_Root.dll - DWGdirect: DD_Root Module
  • spr32d35.DLL (by FarPoint Technologies) - Spread (FarPoint Spreadsheet Control)
  • tb24c.dll
  • msvcp71.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET (Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library)
  • msvcr71.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® C Runtime Library

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Home Designer Suite 70.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{4B3C0804-E61C-4BE5-8B56-5F3DAB5DD00C}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Suite?

You can uninstall Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Suite 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 Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Suite 7.0, 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 Better Homes and Gardens Home Designer Suite.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win 7 3%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#46,891

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.67%
Windows Vista 18.18%
Windows 10 12.12%
Windows XP 3.03%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 42.42%
Windows 7 Professional 18.18%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 15.15%
Windows 10 Home 6.06%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.06%
Microsoft Windows XP 3.03%

Distribution by countryGeography

87.04% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 87.04%
  Canada 5.56%
  Costa Rica 1.85%
  United Kingdom 1.85%
  Mexico 1.85%
  Portugal 1.85%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 31.25%
Dell 28.13%
Acer 9.38%
GIGABYTE 6.25%
Toshiba 6.25%
Lenovo 6.25%
Samsung 3.13%
Intel 3.13%
Alienware 3.13%
ASUS 3.13%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite L655 3.03%
TOSHIBA Satellite L355 3.03%
Sony VGC-RB42G 3.03%
Samsung QX311/QX411/QX412... 3.03%
MSI MS-7586 3.03%
LENOVO 6474P1U 3.03%

About (from Chief Architect)

Chief Architect — professional 3D architectural home design software.
Publisher URL: www.chiefarchitect.com

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