Should I remove LAME v for Audacity?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

2% remove it98% keep it

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How common is it?

Global Rank #2,280

United States Rank #1,992

Reach 0.2791%

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

< 38.52 days

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Average installed length: 597.00 days

LAME v3.98.3 for Audacity

from The LAME Project

Remove LAME v3.98.3 for Audacity by The LAME Pr...

What is LAME v for Audacity?

LAME is a library that allows some programs to encode MP3 files. LAME is free, but in some countries you may need to pay a license fee in order to legally encode MP3 files.

About (from The LAME Project)

LAME is an educational tool to be used for learning about MP3 encoding. The goal of the LAME project is to use the open source model to improve the psycho acoustics, noise shaping and speed of MP3. LAME is not for everyone - it is distributed as source code only and requires the ability to use a C compiler. However, ma... Read more

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. 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 main program executable is lame.exe. The software installer includes 169 files and is usually about 1.18 MB (1,237,299 bytes).

Program details

URL: audacity.sourceforge.net

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Lame For Audacity\

Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Lame For Audacity\unins000.exe"

Estimated size: 1.18 MB

Files installed by LAME v3.98.3 for Audacity

Program executable:	lame.exe
Name:	L.A.M.E.
	MP3 Encoder.
Path:	C:\Program Files\Lame For Audacity\lame.exe
MD5:	042076f6e09cd1084cc420a5cf8254ab

Additional files:

lame_enc.dll (by http://lame.sf.net) - L.A.M.E. (MP3 Encoder.)
unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
audacity.exe (by The Audacity Team) - Audacity® (Audacity®, the Free, Cross-Platform Sound Editor)
wxbase28u_net_vc_custom.dll (by wxWidgets development team) - wxWidgets (wxWidgets for MSW)
wxbase28u_vc_custom.dll (by wxWidgets development team)
wxmsw28u_adv_vc_custom.dll
wxmsw28u_core_vc_custom.dll
wxmsw28u_html_vc_custom.dll
ag12full.dll
alias_1407.dll
allpass_1895.dll
am_pitchshift_1433.dll
amp_1181.dll
AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
audacity137.exe (by Audacity Team) - Audacity 1.3 Beta (Unicode) (Audacity 1.3 Beta (Unicode) Setup)
AudacityPortable.exe (by PortableApps.com) - Audacity Portable (PortableApps.com Launcher)
audacity-win-1.2.6.exe - Audacity Setup
audacity-win-unicode-1.3.13.exe (by Audacity Team)
audiograbber.exe - Copies digital audio from cd's. Freeware.
AudioRestore.dll (by iZotope) - Audio Restore (Audio Restore (VST))
avcodec-52.32.0.dll
avcodec-52.7.0.dll
avcodec-52.dll
avdevice-52.1.0.dll
avdevice-52.2.0.dll
avfilter-0.1.0.dll
avformat-52.23.1.dll
avformat-52.36.0.dll
avformat-52.dll
avutil-49.12.0.dll
avutil-50.3.0.dll
avutil-50.dll
bandpass_a_iir_1893.dll
bandpass_iir_1892.dll
Bedtimehelp.exe
bode_shifter_1431.dll
bode_shifter_cv_1432.dll
butterworth_1902.dll
chebstortion_1430.dll
comb_1190.dll
comb_1887.dll
comb_splitter_1411.dll
const_1909.dll
crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
crashhandler64.dll
crossover_dist_1404.dll
CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
cvhelper.exe
dbghelp.dll (by Microsoft) - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
dc_remove_1207.dll
decay_1886.dll
decimator_1202.dll
declip_1195.dll
delay_1898.dll
delayorama_1402.dll
DelZip179.dll (by DelphiZip) - DelphiZip (freeware Zip/Unzip)
diode_1185.dll
divider_1186.dll
dj_eq_1901.dll

Behaviors exhibited

7 Scheduled Tasks

audacity.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{5A1D909D-8767-4885-A2B3-D733B512FACA}' (runs on registration).
FL.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AC627626-6EC4-4385-A15B-F950E8C2300A}' (runs on registration).
lame.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9F96CD66-F6A8-4E1D-AEA9-D61E1884E0DC}' (runs on registration).
audiograbber.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EE93190C-32AF-49CB-99A7-582FC941A017}' (runs on registration).
Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C19637F8-6653-413F-AF1C-89AE1851340E}' (runs on registration).
SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0FA4F2B3-5879-4EB7-87D7-15A36952D352}' (runs on registration).

Plus 1 more

2 Startup Files (User Run)

Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.
SteamTmp.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -silent.

Startup File (All Users Run)

Steam.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Steam' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.

6 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs

FL.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Image-Line\FL Studio 10\FL.exe'.
Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
audacity.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Audacity\audacity.exe'.
lame.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Lame For Audacity\lame.exe'.
ffmpeg.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Ffmpeg For Audacity\ffmpeg.exe'.

How do I remove LAME v for Audacity?

You can uninstall LAME v for Audacity 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 LAME v3.98.3 for Audacity, 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 LAME v for Audacity.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 68%

Win 7 0%

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 2%

Keep it 98%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	72.55%
Windows 10	11.13%
Windows XP	8.43%
Windows Vista	7.85%
Windows Server 2003	0.05%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium	44.47%
Windows 7 Professional	14.49%
Windows 7 Ultimate	11.16%
Microsoft Windows XP	8.17%
Windows Vista Home Premiu...	6.46%
Windows 10 Home	5.73%

Geography

54.55% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	54.55%
United Kingdom	7.79%
Germany	5.08%
France	4.23%
Canada	3.70%
Italy	2.58%
Australia	2.27%
Netherlands	1.78%
Belgium	1.65%
Spain	1.48%
Sweden	1.19%
Brazil	0.85%
Finland	0.73%
Israel	0.65%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Dell	29.03%
Hewlett-Packard	25.17%
Acer	17.80%
GIGABYTE	8.34%
Toshiba	5.97%
ASUS	5.44%
Intel	2.77%
Samsung	1.74%
Lenovo	1.59%
American Megatrends	1.18%
Sahara	0.96%
Common models
Packard Bell EasyNote TJ6...	11.34%
Dell OptiPlex 755	7.79%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ...	7.16%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ...	5.29%
Dell Inspiron 580	2.29%
Dell XPS 8300	2.02%

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