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PC Magazine RegistryMaster

What is PC Magazine RegistryMaster?

This is a 'registry cleaner' that is supposed to clean or fix a PC by removing invalid registry settings.

About  (from Ziff Davis Media)

RegistryMaster combines a powerful search tool with a safe Registry editor that makes registry modifications easy. A powerful search tool—unlike the anemic "Find" feature in regedit, which can only find one instance of a word at a time and doesn't allow searching more than one word or expression. Our search allows you ...  Read more

Overview

PC Magazine RegistryMaster is a program developed by Ziff Davis Media. 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 main program executable is registrymaster.exe. The software installer includes 13 files and is usually about 2.13 MB (2,233,613 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 91% of users of PC Magazine RegistryMaster come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: Ziff Davis Publishing Inc
URL: www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,1766392,00.asp
Help link: www.pcmag.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\PC Magazine Utilities\RegistryMaster\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\PC Magazine Utilities\RegistryMaster\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 2.13 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PC Magazine RegistryMaster

Program executable:registrymaster.exe
Name:RegistryMaster
Path:C:\Program Files\pc magazine utilities\registrymaster\registrymaster.exe
MD5:70d71a86bbe2df80e7b75cbd54f55894
Additional files:
  • Be.Windows.Forms.HexBox.dll (by Be) - Be.Windows.Forms.HexBox
  • GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Extras.WPF4.dll (by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion @ http://www.galasoft.ch) - GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Extras
  • GalaSoft.MvvmLight.WPF4.dll (by GalaSoft Laurent Bugnion @ http://www.galasoft.ch) - GalaSoft.MvvmLight
  • Gurock.SmartInspect.dll (by Gurock Software GmbH) - SmartInspect
  • Microsoft.Expression.Interactions.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft.Expression.Interactions
  • Microsoft.Windows.Shell.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft.Windows.Shell
  • midas.dll (by Borland Software) - Midas support DLL (Borland MIDAS Component Package)
  • System.Windows.Controls.Input.Toolkit.dll - WPF Toolkit (WPF Toolkit Input)
  • System.Windows.Interactivity.dll - System.Windows.Interactivity
  • unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Uninstaller)
  • unins001.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • updatedll3.dll - UpdateDll3

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • unins000.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Lavalys\EVEREST Home Edition\unins000.exe'.

How do I remove PC Magazine RegistryMaster?

You can uninstall PC Magazine RegistryMaster 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 RegistryMaster, 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 RegistryMaster.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win 10 25%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 55%
Keep it 45%
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
90.91%
United States

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.00%
Windows XP 25.00%
Windows 10 25.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Microsoft Windows XP 25.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.00%
Windows 10 Home 12.50%
Windows 7 Professional 12.50%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.50%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Medi... 12.50%

Distribution by countryGeography

90.91% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 90.91%
  Canada 9.09%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 50.00%
Hewlett-Packard 25.00%
Lenovo 12.50%
American Megatrends 12.50%
Common models
Hewlett-Packard p7-1019 33.33%
LENOVO 20221 16.67%
Dell Studio XPS 8000 16.67%
Dell Studio XPS 7100 16.67%
Dell Inspiron 580s 16.67%

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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