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Should I remove Microsoft Corporation Office Communicator 2007 R2?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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VersionDistribution
3.5.6907.236 100.00%

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Microsoft Corporation Office Communicator 2007 R2

Overview

Microsoft Corporation Office Communicator 2007 R2 is a software program developed by Microsoft. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 communicator.exe. The setup package generally installs about 11 files and is usually about 80.18 MB (84,073,521 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of those who have this installed, most are running it on Windows 7 (SP1). While about 83% of users of Microsoft Corporation Office Communicator 2007 R2 come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.microsoft.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Communicator\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{E84D1C9D-6669-4156-992B-17557D64F1D3}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 80.18 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft Corporation Office Communicator 2007 R2

Program executable:communicator.exe
Name:Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2
Path:C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Communicator\communicator.exe
MD5:2f7f1fead498fa5e1b700fd6eab1e92f
Additional files:
  • appshapi.dll - Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 (Application Sharing API module)
  • appshcom.dll - App sharing COM Objects
  • appshvw.dll - Application Sharing ActiveX Client
  • RTMPLTFM.dll - Microsoft Real Time Media Stack
  • UccApi.dll - Microsoft Unified Communications Client API (Microsoft Unified Communications Client API DLL)
  • LCWABExt.dll - Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 (Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 WAB Extension)
  • OcApi.dll - Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 Application Layer COM Server
  • ocoffice.dll
  • Uc.dll
  • sqmapi.dll - SQM Client

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • communicator.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Communicator' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Communicator\communicator.exe" /fromrunkey.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • communicator.exe is added as a firewall exception for '%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office Communicator\Communicator.exC:*:enableC:Microsoft Office Communicator'.

How do I remove Microsoft Corporation Office Communicator 2007 R2?

You can uninstall Microsoft Corporation Office Communicator 2007 R2 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 Microsoft Corporation Office Communicator 2007 R2, 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 Microsoft Corporation Office Communicator 2007 R2.

HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
 
MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)

Distribution by countryGeography

83.33% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 83.33%
  Canada 16.67%

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.
Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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