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PC Magazine DiskPiePro 2.0

What is PC Magazine DiskPiePro?  (from Ziff Davis Media)

After installing and launching DiskPie Pro, the first thing you'll want to do is select a drive or folder to scan. If you click directly on the name of a drive DPP will begin to scan the entire drive. This can take some time. You're most likely better off selecting a particular folder to scan. To do this, click the lit...  Read more

Overview

PC Magazine DiskPiePro 2.0 is a software program developed by Ziff Davis Media. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. The primary executable is named DiskPie.exe. The setup package generally installs about 16 files and is usually about 4 MB (4,198,358 bytes). 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 89% of users of PC Magazine DiskPiePro come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Switzerland.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2354473,00.asp
Help link: www.pcmag.com/downloads
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PC Magazine Utilities\DiskPiePro\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PC Magazine Utilities\DiskPiePro\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 4 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PC Magazine DiskPiePro 2.0

Program executable:DiskPie.exe
Name:DiskPiePro
DiskPiePro 2.0
Path:C:\Program Files\PC Magazine Utilities\DiskPiePro\DiskPie.exe
MD5:073219e92e6239d4b05a7a0658696532
Additional files:
  • DiskPiePro.exe - DiskPiePro (DiskPie Pro)
  • updatedll.dll - Update Dll
  • Blacklight.WPFControls.dll - Blacklight.WPFControls
  • GalaSoft.MvvmLight.dll (by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion @ http://www.galasoft.ch) - GalaSoft.MvvmLight
  • FolderContentInfo.dll - FolderContentInfo
  • DiskPie.exe - DiskPiePro 2.0
  • ShellLib.dll - ShellLib
  • ShellTreeView.dll (by Microsoft) - ShellTreeView
  • Transitionals.dll (by Microsoft) - Transitionals
  • ContMenu.dll
  • DevExpress.Charts.v9.1.Core.dll (by Developer Express) - DevExpress.Charts.Core
  • DevExpress.Data.v9.1.dll (by Developer Express) - DevExpress.Data
  • DevExpress.Wpf.Charts.v9.1.dll - DXCharts SUITE SOFTWARE COMPONENT PRODUCT (DevExpress.Wpf.Charts)
  • DevExpress.Wpf.Core.v9.1.dll - DevExpress.Wpf.Core
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • WPFToolkit.dll - WPF Toolkit

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (User Run)
  • DiskPiePro.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'DiskPiePro' and executes as "C:\Program Files\PC Magazine Utilities\DiskPiePro\DiskPiePro.exe" /m.

How do I remove PC Magazine DiskPiePro?

You can uninstall PC Magazine DiskPiePro 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 PC Magazine DiskPiePro 2.0, 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 PC Magazine DiskPiePro.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 60%
Win Server 2003 2%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 25%
Keep it 75%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 59.68%
Windows 10 20.97%
Windows XP 12.90%
Windows Vista 4.84%
Windows Server 2003 1.61%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 37.10%
Windows 7 Professional 17.74%
Microsoft Windows XP 14.52%
Windows 10 Home 6.45%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.84%
Windows 8.1 Pro 4.84%

Distribution by countryGeography

89.11% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 89.11%
  Canada 4.95%
  Switzerland 1.98%
  France 0.99%
  Indonesia 0.99%
  PR 0.99%
  Sweden 0.99%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 24.44%
Hewlett-Packard 24.44%
GIGABYTE 13.33%
Lenovo 11.11%
Acer 6.67%
American Megatrends 6.67%
Intel 4.44%
Samsung 4.44%
MSI 2.22%
Gateway 2.22%
Common models
Dell Inspiron N5110 4.00%
Gigabyte P35-DS3L 4.00%
Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H 4.00%
Samsung QX311/QX411/QX412... 4.00%
Hewlett-Packard p7-1019 4.00%
TOSHIBA Satellite M55 2.00%

About Ziff Davis Media

Ziff Davis is a publisher and Internet company that has primarily published computer and technology related magazines, and its growing number of websites, spun off from its magazines, have established Ziff Davis as an Internet Information company.
Publisher URL: www.ziffdavis.com

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