Should I remove DING!?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
1.05.005	99.61%
1.03.152	0.39%

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from Southwest Airlines

Remove DING! by Southwest Airlines

DING! is a software program developed by Southwest Airlines. The most common release is 1.05.005, 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 setup package generally installs about 128 files and is usually about 2.87 MB (3,012,608 bytes). The installed file updater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 99% of users of DING! come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Singapore.

URL: www.southwest.com

Help link: www.southwest.com/ding

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\southwest airlines\ding\images

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{84031A18-BA9A-4156-A74F-E05B52DDFCE2}

Estimated size: 2.87 MB

Language: English (United States)

ding.exe
Memory:	13.34 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0007164924%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00032126%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00039523%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	41,764	8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:	703 Bytes	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	69 Bytes	105.02 KB average

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 DING!, 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 DING!.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 60% Win Vista 0%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 7% Keep it 93%

GLOBAL RANK #12,366

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	99.32%
Canada	0.46%
Singapore	0.11%
United Kingdom	0.11%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

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