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Should I remove Microsoft Document Explorer 2008 Language Pack - ITA?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
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Microsoft Document Explorer 2008 Language Pack - ITA

What is Microsoft Document Explorer 2008 Language Pack - ITA?  (from Microsoft)

Microsoft Document Explorer only gets installed with our earlier Visual Studio 2002-2008 developer products and some SDKs. HelpStudio Lite is specifically intended for supporting Visual Studio add-ins.

Overview

Microsoft Document Explorer 2008 Language Pack - ITA is a program developed by Microsoft. 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 dexplore.exe. The software installer includes 5 files and is usually about 34.3 MB (35,968,883 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 74% of users of Microsoft Document Explorer 2008 Language Pack - ITA come from Italy, it is also popular in the United States.

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=96782
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Help 9\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Help 9\Microsoft Document Explorer 2008 Language Pack - ITA\install.exe
Estimated size: 34.3 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft Document Explorer 2008 Language Pack - ITA

Program executable:dexplore.exe
Name:Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008
Microsoft Document Explorer
Path:C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Help 9\dexplore.exe
MD5:fdd0c48cdf95ee7eb1b4ed0f67220214
Additional files:
  • dexplmnu.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 (Dexplore Menu Registration DLL)
  • msenv.dll - Development Environment DLL
  • vslog.dll - Visual Studio Logging
  • custsat.dll - custsat

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • dexplore.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{66850B03-03A6-4382-8ECD-4883B317642F}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Microsoft Document Explorer 2008 Language Pack - ITA?

You can uninstall Microsoft Document Explorer 2008 Language Pack - ITA 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 Document Explorer 2008 Language Pack - ITA, 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 Document Explorer 2008 Language Pack - ITA.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win Vista (SP2) 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#36,149

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 56.45%
Windows 10 29.03%
Windows XP 11.29%
Windows Vista 3.23%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 30.65%
Windows 7 Home Premium 14.52%
Microsoft Windows XP 11.29%
Windows 10 Pro 11.29%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.29%
Windows 10 Home 9.68%

Distribution by countryGeography

73.68% of installs come from Italy
Which countries install it?
  Italy 73.68%
  United States 26.32%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 19.57%
ASUS 19.57%
American Megatrends 19.57%
Acer 15.22%
Dell 13.04%
GIGABYTE 6.52%
Intel 4.35%
Alienware 2.17%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.08%
Acer Aspire 5920G 4.08%
VMware, Inc. VMware Virtu... 4.08%
TOSHIBA Satellite Pro L65... 2.04%
TOSHIBA Satellite Pro C66... 2.04%
TOSHIBA PORTEGE R930 2.04%

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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