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Should I remove Realtek 8169 PCI, 8168 and 8101E PCIe Ethernet Network Card Driver for Windows Vista?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
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United States Rank #2,656
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Realtek 8169 PCI, 8168 and 8101E PCIe Ethernet Network Card Driver for Windows Vista

What is Realtek 8169 PCI, 8168 and 8101E PCIe Ethernet Network Card Driver for Windows Vista?

This is the software driver package for the installed 8169 Ethernet controller. The driver package is required in order for the Ethernet device to function properly and is the software that allows your computer to communicate with this hardware device.

Overview

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 lansetv.exe. The software installer includes 8 files and is usually about 659.86 KB (675,700 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.realtek.com.tw
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Realtek\VISTA_8169
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{8833FFB6-5B0C-4764-81AA-06DFEED9A476}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0005 -removeonly
Estimated size: 659.86 KB
Language: German

Program filesFiles installed by Realtek 8169 PCI, 8168 and 8101E PCIe Ethernet Network Card Driver for Windows Vista

Program executable:lansetv.exe
Name:LanSetV Application
Path:C:\Program Files\Realtek\Realtek 8169 PCI, 8168 and 8101E PCIe Ethernet Network Card Driver for Windows Vista\lansetv.exe
MD5:07dac237bbd77081bf3141807e10629a
Additional files:
  • RTINSTALLER32.EXE - RTInstaller Application
  • LANSETV6.EXE - LanSetV Application

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • RTINSTALLER32.EXE is scheduled as a task with the class '{C78EF2A9-7F7A-45D8-85E1-B2D1AC124976}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Realtek 8169 PCI, 8168 and 8101E PCIe Ethernet Network Card Driver for Windows Vista?

You can uninstall Realtek 8169 PCI, 8168 and 8101E PCIe Ethernet Network Card Driver for Windows Vista 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 Realtek 8169 PCI, 8168 and 8101E PCIe Ethernet Network Card Driver for Windows Vista, 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 Realtek 8169 PCI, 8168 and 8101E PCIe Ethernet Network Card Driver for Windows Vista.

OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 77%
Win 7 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#3,145

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows Vista 91.14%
Windows 7 7.81%
Windows 10 0.88%
Windows XP 0.17%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 82.59%
Windows 7 Home Premium 5.21%
Windows Vista Home Basic 3.55%
Windows Vista Business 2.83%
Windows 7 Ultimate 2.22%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.94%

Distribution by countryGeography

55.88% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 55.88%
  Germany 10.08%
  United Kingdom 5.25%
  France 4.85%
  Canada 4.07%
  Italy 1.98%
  Belgium 1.71%
  Netherlands 1.43%
  Spain 1.24%
  Australia 1.08%
  Poland 0.99%
  Taiwan 0.61%
  Sweden 0.61%
  India 0.57%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Toshiba 51.66%
Hewlett-Packard 21.89%
Medion 10.69%
Gateway 7.74%
GIGABYTE 2.38%
ASUS 1.93%
Sony 1.60%
Intel 1.05%
Dell 0.58%
Acer 0.48%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebo... 15.00%
TOSHIBA Satellite A200 9.57%
TOSHIBA Satellite A215 8.33%
TOSHIBA Satellite A135 7.09%
HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebo... 5.67%
TOSHIBA Satellite A205 5.43%

About Realtek Semiconductor

Realtek manufactures a wide variety of products that can be broadly categorized into two subdivisions: Communications Network ICs, and Computer Peripheral and Multimedia ICs.
Publisher URL: www.realtek.com

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