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What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,265
United States Rank #13,877
Reach 0.0300%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 19.26 days
568.31 days >
Average installed length: 298.60 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.00.0000 100.00%

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Popcap Game Collection

What is Popcap Game Collection?

Popcap Game Collection is a casual PC video game distributed by PopCap Electronic Arts platform.

Overview

Popcap Game Collection is a program developed by PopCap Games. 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 main program executable is REALTEKPCIEWirelessLANDriverPopcapGameCollection.exe. The software installer includes 70 files and is usually about 291.79 MB (305,961,626 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 31% of users of Popcap Game Collection come from the United States, it is also popular in Philippines and Indonesia.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.popcap.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Popcap Game Collection
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{69EA986B-B172-4FAA-B54D-853BD3A2B264}\Setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Estimated size: 291.79 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by Popcap Game Collection

Program executable:REALTEKPCIEWirelessLANDriverPopcapGameCollection.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Popcap Game Collection\REALTEKPCIEWirelessLANDriverPopcapGameCollection.exe
MD5:9507f1f75df7a7c72a6ba3fb70017a4b
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  • FeedingFrenzy.exe - Feeding Frenzy
  • FeedingFrenzy2.exe - FeedingFrenzy2
  • Insaniquarium.exe - Insaniquarium
  • WinFish_Scr.exe
  • Talismania.exe - Talismania
  • WinMM.exe - MummyMaze
  • WinNoah.exe - NoahsArk
  • Peggle.exe - Peggle Application (Peggle)
  • encrypto.exe
  • fmod.dll (by Firelight Firelight Technologies Pty, Ltd) - FMOD
  • TipTop.exe
  • _Setup.dll (by Acresso Software) - InstallShield (FLEXnet (R) InstallShield (R) Setup Launcher Resources)
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  • BejeweledTwist.exe - Bejeweled Twist
  • BigMoney.exe - BigMoney (WinBM)
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  • j2k-codec.dll (by j2k-codec.com) - J2K-Codec (JPEG2000 decoder (www.j2k-codec.com).)
  • jpeg.dll
  • Launch.exe (by www.popcap.com) - AutoRun (AutoRun Launcher)
  • libpng13.dll - LibPNG (PNG image compression library)
  • MahjongEscapeAC.exe - Mahjong Escape
  • MahjongEscapeAJ.exe - Mahjong Escape: Ancient Japan
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  • Resources.dll
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  • SDL.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • SDL_image.dll - SDL_image
  • setup.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • Zuma.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{50BFFDB7-3CAC-4807-98E8-CE5DF7B12719}' (runs on registration).
  • WaterBugs.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{60C581B7-F016-4082-A64F-2BB475880263}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Popcap Game Collection?

You can uninstall Popcap Game Collection 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 Popcap Game Collection, 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 Popcap Game Collection.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win Vista 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#11,265

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 69.20%
Windows 10 21.49%
Windows XP 6.09%
Windows Vista 3.21%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 36.69%
Windows 7 Home Premium 19.97%
Windows 7 Professional 6.66%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.14%
Windows 8 Pro 3.75%
Windows 8.1 Pro 3.75%

Distribution by countryGeography

31.42% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 31.42%
  Philippines 17.18%
  Indonesia 7.59%
  United Kingdom 4.49%
  Argentina 2.79%
  Malaysia 2.48%
  Canada 2.32%
  Mexico 2.17%
  Peru 2.17%
  Italy 1.86%
  Australia 1.70%
  Thailand 1.70%
  Vietnam 1.55%
  Germany 1.39%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 28.26%
Hewlett-Packard 22.28%
Dell 14.13%
ASUS 10.05%
GIGABYTE 7.88%
Toshiba 6.52%
Lenovo 4.35%
Samsung 4.35%
American Megatrends 1.36%
Intel 0.82%
Common models
ASUS All Series 2.99%
HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... 2.40%
LENOVO 20078 2.40%
Acer Aspire 4755 1.80%
Dell Inspiron 1545 1.80%
ECS H55H-M 1.80%

About PopCap Games

PopCap Games is a video game developer and publisher and owned by Electronic Arts. Its flagship title Bejeweled and like most games are available for Web and PC.
Publisher URL: www.popcap.com

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