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Should I remove K-Lite Mega Codec Pack?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #18,033
United States Rank #27,533
Reach 0.0132%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 36.37 days
755.84 days >
Average installed length: 397.14 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
6.1.0 100.00%

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 6.1.0

What is K-Lite Mega Codec Pack?

K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of audio and video codecs for Microsoft Windows that enables the operating system and its software to play various audio and video formats generally not supported by the operating system itself. The Full edition includes 31 additional components and four additional tools beyond those included in the Standard edition, as well as adding video encoding capabilities to Microsoft Windows PCs. However, no encoding or conversion tool is included in the package.

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 setup package generally installs about 2 files and is usually about 50.15 MB (52,591,170 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: codecguide.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\K-Lite Codec Pack\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\K-Lite Codec Pack\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 50.15 MB

Program filesFiles installed by K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 6.1.0

  • psvince.dll (by Vincenzo Giordano) - psvince (psvince.dll for InnoSetup Extensions)
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • unins000.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{5D441C31-8855-4EF1-BA59-1FC02E6529B0}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove K-Lite Mega Codec Pack?

You can uninstall K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 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 K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 6.1.0, 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 K-Lite Mega Codec Pack.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 51%
Win XP 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#18,033

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 69.35%
Windows XP 18.01%
Windows 10 8.81%
Windows Vista 3.83%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 41.54%
Microsoft Windows XP 18.08%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.54%
Windows 7 Professional 8.08%
Windows 7 Home Basic 4.23%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 2.69%

Distribution by countryGeography

19.49% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 19.49%
  Egypt 11.19%
  Brazil 9.75%
  Iran 5.42%
  Indonesia 4.69%
  Taiwan 3.25%
  Russia 2.89%
  IQ 2.53%
  MA 2.17%
  India 2.17%
  France 1.81%
  Spain 1.81%
  Saudi Arabia 1.81%
  Thailand 1.44%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 24.07%
Dell 20.37%
Acer 16.67%
GIGABYTE 15.43%
ASUS 6.79%
Toshiba 4.94%
American Megatrends 4.32%
Lenovo 2.47%
Sahara 2.47%
Alienware 1.23%
Samsung 1.23%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.24%
Dell Inspiron N5010 2.54%
Gigabyte G41MT-S2P 2.54%
Dell Computer OptiPlex GX... 1.69%
Gigabyte G31M-ES2C 1.69%
Dell Inspiron 1545 1.69%

About Codec Guide

Codec Guide is the organization that developes the K-Lite Codec Pack which is a collection of audio and video codecs for Windows that enables the OS and installed software to play various audio and video formats not supported by Windows itself.
Publisher URL: codecguide.com

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