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Brother MFC-8890DW

What is Brother MFC-8890DW?

Brother MFC-8890DW driver package contains the required software for connecting this printing device to the user's PC. In addition to the driver, the package contains setup and management utilities used to administer functions of the printer and connection.

Overview

Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 6.94 MB (7,280,636 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.brother.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Brother\MFC-8890DW
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\10\00\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{1
Estimated size: 6.94 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by Brother MFC-8890DW

  • BrmfBiPW.dll - Brother MFL Pro (WINAPI Type --- Wow64 Client for BrmfBiPP.dll)
  • BRUNINST.dll - bruninst
  • bpdunins.dll - bpdunins (uninstaller)
  • DPInst.exe (by Microsoft) - Driver Package Installer (DPInst) (Driver Package Installer)
  • brdefprn.exe
  • BrPnpU32.exe
  • BrPnpU64.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • brdefprn.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Brdefprn' which loads as C:\Program Files\Brother\BRHL2035\Brdefprn.exe -d.

How do I remove Brother MFC-8890DW?

You can uninstall Brother MFC-8890DW 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 Brother MFC-8890DW, 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 Brother MFC-8890DW.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 75%
Win 7 8%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 83.33%
Windows 10 16.67%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.00%
Windows 7 Professional 25.00%
Windows 7 Starter 8.33%
Windows 8.1 8.33%
Windows 8.1 Pro 8.33%

Distribution by countryGeography

86.21% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 86.21%
  Canada 6.90%
  Brazil 3.45%
  Sweden 3.45%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 30.00%
Hewlett-Packard 30.00%
Toshiba 20.00%
ASUS 20.00%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite C655D 8.33%
TOSHIBA Satellite A665 8.33%
PositivoPIG41BO 8.33%
HP EliteBook 2540p 8.33%
HP Compaq Elite 8300 SFF 8.33%
Hewlett-Packard 500-424 8.33%

About Brother Industries

Brother is an electronics equipment company whose products include printers, multifunction printers, sewing machines, large machine tools, label printers, typewriters, fax machines, and other computer-related electronics.
Publisher URL: www.brother-usa.com

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