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Should I remove Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #9,289
United States Rank #7,259
Reach 0.0404%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 18.48 days
545.18 days >
Average installed length: 286.45 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
20.00.0000 100.00%

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Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20

What is Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20?  (from Broderbund)

Maximize your productivity with Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20! The most comprehensive typing instruction system now includes updated learning tools, an improved user interface and even more features to guarantee typing improvements in just 2 weeks. Whether you want to learn essential keyboarding skills or i...  Read more

Overview

Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20 is a program developed by Broderbund. 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 main program executable is MavisBeacon.exe. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 107.46 KB (110,037 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 59% of users of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20 come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and NG.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.Broderbund.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Broderbund\Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{58F9D852-9443-4955-A1ED-12C9E0504DD0}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 107.46 KB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20

Program executable:MavisBeacon.exe
Name:Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20
Path:C:\Program Files\Broderbund\Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20\MavisBeacon.exe
MD5:007cf35bc2875aeba0149c32748fd962
Additional files:
  • setup.exe - Mavis Beacon (Setup Launcher)
  • MavisBeacon.exe - Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 20
  • bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • MavisBeacon.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F262D320-F5A4-48AE-8798-3E20002BA417}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20?

You can uninstall Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20 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 Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20, 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 Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Platinum 20.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 51%
Win 10 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#9,289

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 58.54%
Windows 10 29.77%
Windows Vista 6.66%
Windows XP 5.03%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.88%
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.73%
Windows 7 Professional 8.29%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.40%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.40%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.03%

Distribution by countryGeography

58.87% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 58.87%
  United Kingdom 4.85%
  NG 4.56%
  Canada 3.49%
  GH 2.91%
  MM 2.72%
  India 2.33%
  ET 1.94%
  Philippines 1.26%
  South Africa 1.16%
  Singapore 1.07%
  Netherlands 1.07%
  Australia 0.87%
  New Zealand 0.78%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 33.71%
Dell 28.00%
Acer 13.90%
Toshiba 7.05%
Lenovo 6.10%
ASUS 5.71%
GIGABYTE 2.86%
Intel 1.52%
Samsung 1.14%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.40%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 3.24%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.24%
Dell Inspiron 3521 2.52%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.52%
HP 15 Notebook PC 2.16%

About Broderbund

Brøderbund Software (now owned by The Learning Company) is an American maker of video games, educational software and The Print Shop productivity tools.
Publisher URL: www.broderbund.com

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