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Should I remove King's Quest Collection?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
United States Rank #35,205
Reach 0.0014%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.00.0000 88.89%
1.0 11.11%

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King's Quest Collection

What is King's Quest Collection?  (from Sierra Entertainment)

Seven classic games in one collection. Celebrate the golden age of adventure games all over again with the return of King's Quest. The bravest knight in all of Daventry, Sir Graham, is appointed by the dying king to embark on a Quest for the Crown. The bravest knight in all of Daventry, Sir Graham, is appointed by the ...  Read more

Overview

King's Quest Collection is a software program developed by Sierra Entertainment. The most common release is 1.00.0000, 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named SierraLauncher.exe. The setup package generally installs about 5 files and is usually about 1.05 GB (1,127,759,507 bytes). 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 82% of users of King's Quest Collection come from the United States, it is also popular in South Africa and Belgium.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: support.vugames.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Sierra\King's Quest Collection(TM)
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\10\50\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{2
Estimated size: 1.05 GB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by King's Quest Collection

Program executable:SierraLauncher.exe
Name:SierraLauncher
Sierra Launcher
Path:C:\Program Files\Sierra\King's Quest Collection(TM)\SierraLauncher.exe
MD5:42fd568e1ab43b2d44b22d192c5094a3
  • SierraLauncher.exe (by Vivendi Universal Games) - SierraLauncher (Sierra Launcher)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • SierraLauncher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F86363A5-70A6-483C-AEB4-46A773E12A93}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • SierraLauncher.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\King's Quest Collection\SierraLauncher.exe'.

How do I remove King's Quest Collection?

You can uninstall King's Quest Collection 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 King's Quest Collection(TM), 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 King's Quest Collection.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win XP 7%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
 
US RANK
#35,205

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 59.26%
Windows 10 18.52%
Windows Vista 14.81%
Windows XP 7.41%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 40.74%
Windows 7 Professional 18.52%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 14.81%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.41%
Windows 10 Home 7.41%
Windows 10 Pro 3.70%

Distribution by countryGeography

82.05% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 82.05%
  South Africa 2.56%
  Belgium 2.56%
  Mexico 2.56%
  Austria 2.56%
  New Zealand 2.56%
  DK 2.56%
  United Kingdom 2.56%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 20.83%
GIGABYTE 12.50%
Hewlett-Packard 12.50%
Toshiba 12.50%
Gateway 8.33%
Sony 4.17%
Samsung 4.17%
Lenovo 4.17%
Intel 4.17%
Alienware 4.17%
Acer 4.17%
American Megatrends 4.17%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite L505D 4.17%
TOSHIBA Satellite C655 4.17%
TOSHIBA PORTEGE Z835 4.17%
Sony VGN-SR21M_S 4.17%
Samsung 300E5EV/300E4EV/2... 4.17%
MSI MS-7845 4.17%

Publisher URL: www.ign.com/companies/sierra

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