Google Pinyin IME
from Google Inc
What is Google Pinyin IME?
Google Pinyin IME is an input method developed by Google China Labs.
About (from Google Inc)
The Google Pinyin Input is an input method optimized for typing Chinese. The app supports both simplified and traditional Chinese characters, as well as punctuation, emoticons, Latin characters and digits. Voice input is network-based in order to provide highly accurate matches.
Overview
Google Pinyin IME is a program developed by Google Inc. 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 main program executable is googlepinyindaemon.exe. The software installer includes 5 files and is usually about 1.01 MB (1,063,155 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 37% of users of Google Pinyin IME come from the United States, it is also popular in Hong Kong and Malaysia.
Program details
URL: www.google.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\google\google pinyin
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Google\Google Pinyin\Uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 1.01 MB
Files installed by Google Pinyin IME
| Program executable: | googlepinyindaemon.exe |
| Google Pinyin Network Daemon |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\google\google pinyin\googlepinyindaemon.exe |
| MD5: | 3f5a8c176763ef39ee7761f72a5db186 |
Additional files:
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options.exe - Google Pinyin Options
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Uninstall.exe - Google Pinyin IME
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imetool.exe
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reporter.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (User Run)
- GooglePinyinDaemon.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Google IME Autoupdater' and executes as C:\Program Files\Google\Google Pinyin\GooglePinyinDaemon.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- GooglePinyinDaemon.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Google IME Autoupdater' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Google\Google Pinyin\GooglePinyinDaemon.exe".
How do I remove Google Pinyin IME?
You can uninstall Google Pinyin IME from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Google Pinyin IME, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Google Pinyin IME.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win 7 4%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
56.60% |
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| Windows 10 |
32.08% |
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| Windows XP |
7.55% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.77% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.96% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.32% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
9.43% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.43% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
9.43% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.55% |
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Geography
36.51% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
36.51% |
| Hong Kong |
17.46% |
| Malaysia |
12.70% |
| Taiwan |
11.11% |
| Singapore |
6.35% |
| Canada |
4.76% |
| Japan |
3.17% |
| Australia |
1.59% |
| United Kingdom |
1.59% |
| Indonesia |
1.59% |
| Sweden |
1.59% |
| YE |
1.59% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
23.81% |
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| Lenovo |
19.05% |
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| ASUS |
16.67% |
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| Acer |
14.29% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
11.90% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.76% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.76% |
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| Sony |
2.38% |
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| Alienware |
2.38% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite L745 |
2.13% |
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| Sony VPCEB23FM |
2.13% |
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| Sony SVZ13116GG |
2.13% |
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| Sony SVP13213CGS |
2.13% |
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| LENOVO Lenovo Product |
2.13% |
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| LENOVO IdeaPad U310 |
2.13% |
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About Google Inc
Google provides Internet-based products and services such as advertising technologies, internet search, cloud computing, and software.
Publisher URL: www.google.com