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5% remove it95% keep it
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Global Rank #30,884
United States Rank #44,426
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional - ESN

Overview

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional - ESN is a software program developed by Microsoft. 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 setup package generally installs about 69 files. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 26% of users of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional - ESN come from Spain, it is also popular in the United States and Mexico.

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=96782
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition - ESN\setup.exe

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional - ESN

  • iisresolver.dll - Microsoft (R) Visual Studio (R) 2008
  • MakeZipExe.exe
  • Microsoft.CompactFramework.Design.Data.dll
  • Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.dll
  • Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.EntityDesigner.dll
  • Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.Package.dll
  • Microsoft.Data.Tools.XmlDesignerBase.dll
  • Microsoft.JScript.AuthoringServices.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualBasic.UpgradeSnippet.Dll
  • Microsoft.VisualBasic.UpgradeWizard.Dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.CSharp.Services.Language.dll
  • atlprov.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 (ATL Attribute Provider)
  • atlprovui.dll - Proveedor de atributos ATL
  • bscmake.exe - Microsoft® Browse Information Maintenance Utility
  • bscmakeui.dll - Errores, advertencias y mensajes de la Utilidad de mantenimiento de información de examen de Microsoft®
  • c1.dll - Microsoft® Visual C Compiler Front End
  • c1xx.dll - Microsoft® Visual C++ Compiler Front End
  • c2.dll - Microsoft® 386 Compiler Back End
  • cl.exe - Microsoft® C/C++ Compiler Driver
  • clui.dll - Microsoft® C/C++ Compiler Driver Satellite Resource DLL
  • compluslm.dll - Complus Library Manager Package
  • csformatui.dll - Visual C#® Formatting Options
  • cvtres.exe - Microsoft® Resource File To COFF Object Conversion Utility
  • cvtresui.dll - Microsoft® Resource File To COFF Object Conversion Utility Errors/Warnings/Messages
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • DevCfg.dll - Device Configuration Package
  • devenv.exe - Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
  • Dip.dll - VSD Device Integration Package
  • dumpbin.exe - Microsoft® Linker Stub
  • editbin.exe
  • ExtWizrd.dll - Visual Studio Add-in Wizard
  • ExtWizrd7.dll
  • lib.exe
  • link.exe - Microsoft® Incremental Linker
  • linkui.dll - Recursos de la interfaz de usuario del vinculador incremental de Microsoft®
  • Microsoft.Data.ConnectionUI.Dialog.dll - Microsoft Data Connection UI Dialog
  • Microsoft.Data.ConnectionUI.dll - Microsoft Data Connection UI
  • Microsoft.VisualBasic.UpgradeEngineInterface.Dll - Interop Assembly for VB Upgrade
  • Microsoft.VisualC.STLCLR.dll - Microsoft® C++ Runtime Library
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.ConfigurationUI.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Converters.Interop.dll - Conversion Interop Assembly
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.CSharp.Options.dll - Visual C#® Options
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Compatibility.dll - Visual Studio Data Compatibility
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.dll - Visual Studio Data Framework
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Host.dll - Visual Studio Data Host
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Interop.dll - Visual Studio Data Framework Interop Assembly
  • ml.exe - Microsoft® Macro Assembler
  • msdia90.dll - Microsoft® Debug Information Accessor
  • mssdi98.dll - Interfaz SQL de depuración de Microsoft®
  • msvbprj.dll - Visual Basic Project DLL
  • msvbprjUI.dll - Archivo DLL de proyecto de Visual Basic
  • nmake.exe - Microsoft® Program Maintenance Utility
  • nmakeui.dll - Errores, advertencias y mensajes de la Utilidad de mantenimiento de programas de Microsoft®
  • pgocvt.exe - Microsoft® Profile Guided Optimization Database to Object Converter
  • pgodb90.dll - Microsoft® Profile Guided Optimization Database Interface
  • pgomgr.exe - Microsoft® Profile Guided Optimization Merge Utility
  • pgort90.dll - Microsoft® Profile Guided Optimization Instrumentation Runtime
  • pgort90ui.dll - Interfaz de usuario del tiempo de ejecución de instrumentación de optimización guiada por perfiles de Microsoft®
  • pgosweep.exe - Microsoft® Profile Guided Optimization Count Sweep Utility
  • pgoui.dll - Microsoft® Profile Guided Optimization UI
  • undname.exe - Microsoft® C++ Name Undecorator

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • devenv.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe'.

How do I remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional - ESN?

You can uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional - ESN 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 Visual Studio 2008 Professional - ESN, 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 Visual Studio 2008 Professional - ESN.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win XP 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#30,884

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 61.80%
Windows 10 29.21%
Windows XP 5.62%
Windows Vista 3.37%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 21.35%
Windows 7 Ultimate 20.22%
Windows 7 Home Premium 15.73%
Windows 8 Pro 6.74%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.74%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.62%

Distribution by countryGeography

26.44% of installs come from Spain
Which countries install it?
  Spain 26.44%
  United States 20.69%
  Mexico 13.79%
  Peru 8.05%
  Colombia 6.90%
  Ecuador 5.75%
  Argentina 4.60%
  BO 2.30%
  Chile 2.30%
  Panama 2.30%
  Uruguay 2.30%
  Brazil 1.15%
  Dominican Republic 1.15%
  Guatemala 1.15%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 21.43%
Hewlett-Packard 17.14%
Lenovo 17.14%
Dell 10.00%
ASUS 10.00%
Toshiba 8.57%
GIGABYTE 5.71%
Intel 5.71%
Medion 2.86%
Alienware 1.43%
Common models
ASUSTeK K55VD 2.60%
Gateway NE572 2.60%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.60%
LENOVO 10104 2.60%
LENOVO 246932S 2.60%
LENOVO 20078 2.60%

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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