Should I remove Rhapsody Player Engine?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
21% remove it79% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #2,944
United States Rank #1,510
Reach 0.2013%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 21.41 days
631.70 days >
Average installed length: 331.91 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.1.0 |
15.88% |
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| 1.0.690 |
4.99% |
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| 1.0.636 |
1.01% |
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| 1.0.604 |
76.28% |
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| 1.0.487 |
0.20% |
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| 1.0.2.636 |
1.64% |
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Rhapsody Player Engine
What is Rhapsody Player Engine? (from RealNetworks)
Rhapsody is the digital music service that allows you to listen all you want from wherever you are. It's the ultimate music cloud experience, with over 16 million songs and every genre to choose from. Check out old school hits, and the newest releases. Get this free, downloadable music player! Search over 2 million son... Read more
Overview
Rhapsody Player Engine is a software program developed by RealNetworks. The most common release is 1.0.604, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named nprhapengine.dll. The setup package generally installs about 587 files and is usually about 1005.5 KB (1,029,632 bytes). The installed file driverupdate.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 Vista (SP2) and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 85% of users of Rhapsody Player Engine come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Saudi Arabia.
Program details
URL: www.rhapsody.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\real\rhapsodyplayerengine
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{8A62A068-3FD6-495A-9F66-26FE94F32EC9}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1005.5 KB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Rhapsody Player Engine
| Program module: | nprhapengine.dll |
| Name: | RealNetworks Rhapsody Player Engine |
| Rhapsody Player Engine Plugin |
| Signed by: | RealNetworks |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\real\rhapsodyplayerengine\nprhapengine.dll |
| MD5: | 4356f21fb6d547f22bfbc91164a597a6 |
| (From the publisher) “Rhapsody is the number-one premium subscription music service, with more than one million members, who can listen to more than 16 million tracks on more than 70 consumer electronics devices, including connected audio...” |
Additional files:
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rhapsodyinstaller.exe
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_isusres.dll (by InstallShield Software) - InstallShield Update Service (InstallShield Update Service Resource DLL)
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agent.exe (by InstallShield Software) - InstallShield Update Service Agent
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hpwuschd2.exe (by Hewlett-Packard) - hpwuSchd Application
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isdm.exe - InstallShield Update Service Download Manager
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issch.exe - InstallShield Update Service Scheduler
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_ispmres.dll - InstallShield Update Manager (InstallShield Update Manager Resource DLL)
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driverupdate.exe (by SlimWare Utilities) - DriverUpdate
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dwusplay.dll - InstallShield Update Service Setup Player Module
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dwusplay.exe - InstallShield Update Service Setup Player
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hpediag.dll (by Hewlett-Packard) - HP eDiagnostic Support Objects (Diagnostic objects for HP eDiags)
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hpwucli.exe - HP Software Update Client
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isusweb.dll - InstallShield Update Service Web Agent
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microsoft.live.folders.richupload.3.dll (by Microsoft) - Windows Live (R) (Microsoft® Rich Upload ActiveX control)
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npve3d.dll (by Microsoft) - Virtual Earth 3D 4.00100226006 plugin for Mozilla
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steam.exe (by Valve) - Steam Client Bootstrapper
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steamservice.exe (by Valve) - Steam Client Service
Behaviors exhibited
Google Chrome Plugin
- nprhapengine.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'nprhapengine.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- nprhapengine.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Rhapsody Player Engine' with a plugin key of '@real.com/RhapsodyPlayerEngine,version=1.0' for all users of the PC.
4 Scheduled Tasks
- issch.exe is scheduled as a task named 'InstallShield software-updateservice' (runs weekly on Mondays at 10:00).
- hpwuschd2.exe is scheduled as a task named 'hp digital imaging - hp all-in-one series' (runs weekly on Mondays at 10:00 AM).
- steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C19637F8-6653-413F-AF1C-89AE1851340E}' (runs on registration).
- driverupdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'DriverUpdate Scan' (runs weekly on Sundays at 3:00 AM).
3 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- hpwuschd2.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named HP Software Update.
- driverupdate.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named DriverUpdate Startup.
- steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam.
4 Startup Files (User Run)
- issch.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ISUSScheduler' and executes as "C:\Program Files\common files\installshield\updateservice\issch.exe" -start.
- steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.
- driverupdate.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'DriverUpdate' and executes as "C:\Program Files\DriverUpdate\DriverUpdate.exe" -boot.
- hpwuschd2.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'HP Software Update' and executes as C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe.
3 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- steam.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Steam' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.
- issch.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ISUSScheduler' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\issch.exe" -start.
- hpwuschd2.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'HP Software Update' which loads as C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- hpwuschd2.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\hpwuSchd2.exe'.
- steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\hry\Steam\Steam.exe'.
- hpwucli.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\HPWUCli.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| hpwuschd2.exe |
| Memory: | 1.43 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000382782% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001618% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002210% | |
| issch.exe |
| Memory: | 460 KB | |
| User CPU: | 0.00379687% | |
| driverupdate.exe |
| Memory: | 9.78 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0007508652% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00024264% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00050822% | |
| Switches/sec: | 33 | |
How do I remove Rhapsody Player Engine?
You can uninstall Rhapsody Player Engine 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 Rhapsody Player Engine, 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 Rhapsody Player Engine.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Rhapsody Player Engine 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 Vista (SP2) 53%
Win Vista 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 21%
Keep it 79%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows Vista |
62.55% |
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| Windows 7 |
18.71% |
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| Windows XP |
16.49% |
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| Windows 10 |
2.19% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.05% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
54.98% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
16.25% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
10.19% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
5.76% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
5.58% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
1.83% |
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Geography
84.54% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
84.54% |
| Canada |
3.75% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.58% |
| United Kingdom |
1.00% |
| Iran |
0.66% |
| Egypt |
0.66% |
| MA |
0.48% |
| United Arab Emirates |
0.45% |
| India |
0.44% |
| Israel |
0.36% |
| Germany |
0.34% |
| Australia |
0.26% |
| DZ |
0.26% |
| IQ |
0.24% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
67.82% |
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| Dell |
16.00% |
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| Acer |
4.05% |
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| Toshiba |
3.02% |
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| Intel |
2.80% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.21% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.12% |
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| Gateway |
0.78% |
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| Sahara |
0.78% |
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| ASUS |
0.44% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6500 Notebo... |
10.60% |
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| HP Pavilion dv9500 Notebo... |
4.16% |
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| HP-Pavilion GG781AA-ABA a... |
3.88% |
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| HP-Pavilion GN561AA-ABA a... |
3.22% |
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| HP-Pavilion GN553AA-ABA m... |
2.50% |
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| Compaq-Presario GN582AA-A... |
2.28% |
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About RealNetworks
RealNetworks is a provider of Internet media delivery software and services and is the creator of RealPlayer, a media player, RealDownloader, a download manager, RealAudio, a compressed audio format as well as RealVideo, a compressed video format.
Publisher URL: www.realnetworks.com