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What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
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Versions

VersionDistribution
6.5 50.00%
6.3 50.00%

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Merriam-Webster's English Medical Dictionary

Overview

Merriam-Webster's English Medical Dictionary is a program developed by Paragon Software. The most used version is 6.5, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The main program executable is mw.exe. The setup package is about 13.26 MB (13,908,506 bytes) when donwloaded. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 7. While about 57% of users of Merriam-Webster's English Medical Dictionary come from the United States, it is also popular in India and Philippines.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Paragon Software\Merriam-Webster 6\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{7F16FF4E-252C-413F-B6B4-1A2A778E90AD}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 13.26 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Merriam-Webster's English Medical Dictionary

Program executable:mw.exe
Name:Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Path:C:\Program Files\Paragon Software\Merriam-Webster 6\mw.exe
MD5:267739636d218bfa4629d23149113791
Additional files:
  • run.exe - MultiLex Dictionary

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • run.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Merriam-Webster 6' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Paragon Software\Merriam-Webster 6\run.exe" /tray.
  • mw.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Merriam-Webster 6' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Paragon Software\Merriam-Webster 6\mw.exe" /tray.

How do I remove Merriam-Webster's English Medical Dictionary?

You can uninstall Merriam-Webster's English Medical Dictionary 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 Merriam-Webster's English Medical Dictionary, 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 Merriam-Webster's English Medical Dictionary.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win XP 25%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 75.00%
Windows XP 25.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 25.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 25.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

57.14% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 57.14%
  India 14.29%
  Philippines 14.29%
  Netherlands 14.29%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Sony 25.00%
Hewlett-Packard 25.00%
Dell 25.00%
Acer 25.00%
Common models
Sony VPCEH2JFX 33.33%
Sony SVE1513ACNB 33.33%
HP ProBook 4520s 33.33%

About Paragon Software

Paragon Software (aquired by MicroProse) was a video games developer that released titles may platforms including the PC.
Publisher URL: www.paragon-software.com

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