Should I remove PDF-Tools 4?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
23% remove it77% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #16,612
United States Rank #19,018
Reach 0.0154%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.63 days
336.76 days >
Average installed length: 176.94 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 4.0.316.1 |
4.28% |
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| 4.0.316.0 |
0.66% |
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| 4.0.315.0 |
2.96% |
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| 4.0.314.0 |
0.33% |
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| 4.0.313.1 |
0.33% |
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| 4.0.312.1 |
2.63% |
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| 4.0.311.0 |
1.97% |
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| 4.0.310.0 |
0.33% |
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| 4.0.309.0 |
1.97% |
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| 4.0.308.2 |
0.99% |
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| 4.0.308.1 |
1.64% |
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| 4.0.214.2 |
2.30% |
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| 4.0.214.1 |
0.99% |
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| 4.0.213.1 |
2.63% |
|
| 4.0.212.0 |
0.66% |
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| 4.0.211.0 |
0.33% |
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| 4.0.210.0 |
6.25% |
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| 4.0.209.0 |
1.97% |
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| 4.0.208.0 |
1.97% |
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| 4.0.207.0 |
4.93% |
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| 4.0.206.0 |
2.96% |
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| 4.0.205.0 |
2.63% |
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| 4.0.204.0 |
0.66% |
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| 4.0.203.0 |
0.66% |
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| 4.0.202.0 |
0.33% |
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| 4.0.201.0 |
6.58% |
|
| 4.0.200.0 |
1.97% |
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| 4.0.199.0 |
2.96% |
|
| 4.0.197.0 |
4.28% |
|
| 4.0.196.0 |
2.96% |
|
| 4.0.195.0 |
0.33% |
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| 4.0.194.0 |
0.66% |
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| 4.0.193.0 |
1.32% |
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| 4.0.192.0 |
0.33% |
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| 4.0.190.0 |
1.32% |
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| 4.0.189.0 |
0.66% |
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| 4.0.188.0 |
0.33% |
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| 4.0.187.0 |
11.18% |
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| 4.0.186.0 |
0.66% |
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| 4.0.185.0 |
1.97% |
|
| 4.0.184.0 |
0.33% |
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| 4.0.183.0 |
1.32% |
|
| 4.0.182.0 |
0.66% |
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| 4.0.181.0 |
0.33% |
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| 4.0.180.0 |
0.66% |
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| 4.0.179.0 |
0.99% |
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| 4.0.178.0 |
0.33% |
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| 4.0.176.0 |
1.32% |
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| 4.0.175.0 |
0.66% |
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| 4.0.174.0 |
1.97% |
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| 4.0.171.0 |
0.33% |
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| 56 versions |
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PDF-Tools 4
What is PDF-Tools 4? (from Tracker Software Products Ltd)
Allowing both the creation (from Image file formats, Image Scanners/Web CAMS and text files etc) and manipulation of Adobe compatible PDF files, PDF-Tools is an ideal tool to compliment your existing PDF creation application or as a 'stand alone' tool in it's own right! And PDF-Tools requires no additional 'plug-ins'... Read more
Overview
PDF-Tools 4 is a software program developed by Tracker Software Products Ltd. The most common release is 4.0.187.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. 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 primary executable is named PDFTools4.exe. The setup package generally installs about 73 files and is usually about 63.84 MB (66,940,749 bytes). The installed file LiveUpdate.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. 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 33% of users of PDF-Tools 4 come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Iran.
Program details
URL: www.docu-track.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF-Tools 4\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 63.84 MB
Files installed by PDF-Tools 4
| Program executable: | PDFTools4.exe |
| Name: | PDF-Tools |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF-Tools 4\PDFTools4.exe |
| MD5: | c4b5668744796a478a2d6fefb3515550 |
Additional files:
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PXCPrevHost.exe - Tracker Software PDF-XChange Shell Extention (PDF-XChange Preview Host for PDF Preview Handler)
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XCShInfo.dll - PDF-XChange Shell Extention
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PXCOutlookAddin.dll - PDF-XChange 5.0 Outlook Addin
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PXCOutlookAddin_x64.dll
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PXCOutlookAddinLH.dll
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PXCOutlookAddinLH_x64.dll
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PXC40pm.dll - PDF-XChange 4.0 Port Monitor (PDF-XChange Port Monitor)
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DrvUI5.dll - PDF-XChange Printer 2012 (PDF-XChange Printer 2012 DriversUI)
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DrvUI5L.dll
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pdfSaver5.exe - pdfSaver for PDF-XChange Printer 2012
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pdfSaver5L.exe
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LiveUpdate.exe - PDF-XChange Live Update (Live Update PDF-XChange Products)
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drvui40.dll - PDF-XChange 4.0 Driver (PDF-XChange 4.0 DriversUI)
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drvui4l.dll
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PrnInstaller.exe - PDF-XChange 4.0 Driver Installer
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HtmlToPDF.dll - HTML To PDF Converter
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PXCIEAddin4.dll - HTML to PDF Converter (HTML to PDF Converter IE plugin)
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HtmlToPdfApp.exe - HTML to PDF Coverter (HTML To PDF Converter helper application)
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iePDFXEditPlugin.x64.dll - PDF-XChange Editor (PDF-XChange Editor IE-Plugin)
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iePDFXEditPlugin.x86.dll
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npPDFXCviewNPPlugin.dll - PDF-XChange Viewer (PDF-XChange Viewer Netscape Gecko Plugin)
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npPDFXEditPlugin.x64.dll - PDF-XChange Editor Netscape Gecko Plugin
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npPDFXEditPlugin.x86.dll
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PDFXCview.exe
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PDFXCviewAx.dll - PDF-XChange Viewer Control
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PDFXCviewIEPlugin.dll - PDF-XChange Viewer IE-Plugin
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PDFXEdit.exe
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PDFXEditCore.x64.dll - PDF-XChange Editor Core API
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PDFXEditCore.x86.dll
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HtmlToPdfApp5.exe - PDF-XChange 2012 (HTML To PDF Converter helper application (2012))
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OFFice2PDF5.exe - Batch converter for Office documents to PDF format
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PXC50f.dll - PDF-XChange Printer 2012 Driver
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PXC50pm.dll - PDF-XChange 2012 Port Monitor
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PXC50uif.dll
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pxcdrv5L.dll - PDF-XChange Printer Driver
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PXCIEaddin5.dll - HTML to PDF Converter IE plugin (2012)
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PXCOfficeAddin5.dll - PXCOfficeAddin for PDF-XChange 2012
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PXCOfficeAddin5x64.dll
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PXCOutlookAddinH.exe
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PXCOutlookAddinH_x64.exe
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pxcpm5L.dll
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pdfSaver4.exe - PDF-XChange 4.0 (pdfSaver for PDF-XChange 4.0)
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pdfSaver4l.exe
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TrackerUpdate.exe - Tracker Update
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Office2PDF.exe - PDF-XChange
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PXC40f.dll
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PXC40uif.dll
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PXCOfficeAddin4.dll - PXCOfficeAddin for PDF-XChange 4.0
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PXCOfficeAddin4x64.dll
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PDFTools4.exe - PDF-Tools
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PDFTools4_.exe
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PDFTools4o.exe
Behaviors exhibited
3 Google Chrome Plugins
- npPDFXCviewNPPlugin.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npPDFXCviewNPPlugin.dll'.
- npPDFXEditPlugin.x86.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npPDFXEditPlugin.x86.dll'.
- npPDFXEditPlugin.x64.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npPDFXEditPlugin.x64.dll'.
3 Internet Explorer BHOs
- PDFXCviewIEPlugin.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'PDF-XChange Viewer IE-Plugin' with the class of {C5D07EB6-BBCE-4DAE-ACBB-D13A8D28CB1F}.
- PXCIEaddin5.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'PDFXChange 2012' with the class of {42DFA04F-0F16-418e-B80C-AB97A5AFAD3A} (PXCIEaddin5).
- PXCIEAddin4.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'PDFXChange 4.0 IE Plugin' with the class of {42DFA04F-0F16-418e-B80C-AB97A5AFAD39} (PXCIEaddin).
2 Internet Explorer Toolbars
- PXCIEaddin5.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'PDFXChange 2012' with the class of {42DFA04F-0F16-418e-B80C-AB97A5AFAD3A} (PXCIEaddin5).
- PXCIEAddin4.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'PDFXChange 4.0 IE Plugin' with the class of {42DFA04F-0F16-418e-B80C-AB97A5AFAD39} (PXCIEaddin).
3 Mozilla Plugins
- npPDFXEditPlugin.x86.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'PDF-XChange Editor Plugin' with a plugin key of '@tracker-software.com/PDF-XChange Editor Plugin,version=1.0,application/pdf' for all users of the PC.
- npPDFXEditPlugin.x64.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'PDF-XChange Editor Plugin' with a plugin key of '@tracker-software.com/PDF-XChange Editor Plugin,version=1.0,application/pdf' for all users of the PC.
- npPDFXCviewNPPlugin.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name '@tracker-software.com/PDF-XChange Viewer Plugin,version=1.0,application/pdf' with a plugin key of '@tracker-software.com/PDF-XChange Viewer Plugin,version=1.0,application/pdf' for all users of the PC.
2 Scheduled Tasks
- TrackerUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'TrackerAutoUpdate-MBroda' (runs weekly on Tuesdays at 15:51).
- PDFXCview.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D3244BAC-81DD-4995-95C2-5E8EB3174D5C}' (runs on registration).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| PDFXCview.exe |
| Memory: | 33.98 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0010464526% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00066986% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00037659% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 2,892,310 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 2.39 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 128 Bytes | |
How do I remove PDF-Tools 4?
You can uninstall PDF-Tools 4 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program PDF-Tools 4, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove PDF-Tools 4.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by PDF-Tools 4 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win 7 0%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Internet Explorer
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 23%
Keep it 77%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
59.54% |
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| Windows 10 |
29.61% |
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| Windows XP |
8.22% |
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| Windows Vista |
2.63% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
22.52% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
18.54% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
15.56% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.62% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
5.96% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.97% |
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Geography
33.33% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
33.33% |
| Germany |
11.50% |
| Iran |
10.32% |
| Italy |
4.42% |
| Netherlands |
3.24% |
| United Kingdom |
3.24% |
| France |
2.65% |
| Australia |
2.36% |
| Russia |
2.06% |
| Canada |
2.06% |
| Poland |
2.06% |
| Belgium |
1.77% |
| Czech Republic |
1.77% |
| Austria |
1.47% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
29.41% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
21.18% |
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| ASUS |
13.53% |
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| GIGABYTE |
12.35% |
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| Acer |
12.35% |
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| Lenovo |
2.94% |
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| MSI |
2.35% |
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| Toshiba |
2.35% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.76% |
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| Samsung |
1.18% |
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| Sahara |
0.59% |
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Common models |
| ASUS All Series |
6.45% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
3.23% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
2.42% |
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| Hewlett-Packard 23-k001a |
1.61% |
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| ASUSTeK Q501LA |
1.61% |
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| ASUSTeK N53SN |
1.61% |
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About (from Tracker Software Products Ltd)
Incorporated in 1997 in the UK to develop Imaging and PDF format related software, Tracker Software Products has offices in Canada and the UK, with additional development offices in the USA and Ukraine.
Publisher URL: www.tracker-software.com