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NVIDIA Pilote 3D Vision 269.73

What is NVIDIA Pilote 3D Vision?

3D Vision (previously GeForce 3D Vision) is a stereoscopic gaming kit from Nvidia which consists of LC shutter glasses and driver software which enables stereoscopic vision for any Direct3D game, with various degrees of compatibility. There have been many examples of shutter glasses over the past decade, but the NVIDIA 3D Vision gaming kit introduced in 2008 introduced this technology to mainstream consumers and PC gamers.

Overview

Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The setup package generally installs about 24 files and is usually about 21.07 MB (22,097,082 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.nvidia.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.2\NVI2.DLL",UninstallPackage Display.3DVision
Estimated size: 21.07 MB

Program filesFiles installed by NVIDIA Pilote 3D Vision 269.73

  • nvSCPAPISvr.exe - Stereo Vision Control Panel API Server
  • nvStInst.exe - Stereoscpic 3D driver Installer API
  • nvsttest.exe - NVIDIA 3D Vision Test Application
  • nvstreg.exe - Stereoscpic 3D Registry Tool
  • nvstres.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision Module (0) (NVIDIA 3D Vision Module Resource DLL)
  • NvStereoUtilityOGL.exe - NVIDIA OpenGL Stereo Sample (OpenGL Stereo Sample)
  • Nv3DVisionIePlugin.dll - NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision (NVIDIA 3D Vision IE plugin)
  • Nv3DVisionIePlugin64.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision 64bit IE plugin
  • Nv3DVStreamingIePlugin.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision Streaming IE plugin
  • Nv3DVStreamingIePlugin64.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision 64bit Streaming IE plugin
  • nvimage.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision extention
  • nvimage64.dll
  • nvSCPAPI.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision Control Panel API
  • nvSCPAPI64.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision Control Panel 64bit API
  • nvStereoApiI.dll - NVIDIA API 3D Vision extention
  • nvStereoApiI64.dll - NVIDIA API 64bit 3D Vision extention
  • nvstlink.exe - 3D Vision Shortcut Handler
  • nvstview.exe - NVIDIA 3D Vision Photo Viewer
  • nvstwiz.exe - GeForce 3D Vision Wizard
  • npnv3dv.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision (NVIDIA 3D Vision plugin for Mozilla browsers)
  • npnv3dvstreaming.dll - NVIDIA 3D VISION (NVIDIA 3D Vision Streaming plugin for Mozilla browsers)
  • nvwl.dll - 3D Vision (TV's white list)
  • Nv3DVStreaming.dll
  • Nv3DVStreaming64.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Google Chrome Plugins
  • npnv3dvstreaming.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npnv3dvstreaming.dll'.
  • npnv3dv.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npnv3dv.dll'.
2 Mozilla Plugins
  • npnv3dvstreaming.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision' with a plugin key of '@nvidia.com/3DVisionStreaming' for all users of the PC.
  • npnv3dv.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision' with a plugin key of '@nvidia.com/3DVision' for all users of the PC.
Service
  • nvSCPAPISvr.exe runs as a service named 'NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service' (Stereo Service) "Provides system support for NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D driver".

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

nvSCPAPISvr.exe
Memory:2.51 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0008923743%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00039812%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00049425%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:8,845
8,062,084 average
I/O writes/min:9 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove NVIDIA Pilote 3D Vision?

You can uninstall NVIDIA Pilote 3D Vision 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 NVIDIA Pilote 3D Vision 269.73, 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 NVIDIA Pilote 3D Vision.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by NVIDIA Pilote 3D Vision 269.73 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 90%
Win 7 3%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 93.65%
Windows 10 6.35%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 76.19%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.70%
Windows 10 Home 6.35%
Windows 7 Professional 3.17%
Windows 7 Home Basic 1.59%

Distribution by countryGeography

46.15% of installs come from France
Which countries install it?
  France 46.15%
  DZ 18.46%
  MA 12.31%
  Belgium 9.23%
  TN 6.15%
  United States 6.15%
  Germany 1.54%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Sony 98.41%
Hewlett-Packard 1.59%
Common models
Sony VPCEH3U1E 17.46%
Sony VPCEJ2L1E 12.70%
Sony VPCEH2J1E 9.52%
Sony VPCEH3K1E 6.35%
Sony VPCEH1M1E 6.35%
Sony VPCEJ3B1E 6.35%

About NVIDIA

Nvidia is known for its graphics processing units and dominates the high performance GPU market.
Publisher URL: www.nvidia.com

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