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Should I remove Sins of a Solar Empire?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #36,596
United States Rank #42,741
Reach 0.0031%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 66.60 days
1125.23 days >
Average installed length: 591.22 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.195 24.59%

Sins of a Solar Empire

Overview

Sins of a Solar Empire is a program developed by Stardock Entertainment. 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 software installer includes 24 files and is usually about 1.45 MB (1,517,333 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 36% of users of Sins of a Solar Empire come from United Kingdom, it is also popular in the United States and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.sinsofasolarempire.com
Help link: www.sinsofasolarempire.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Stardock Games\Sins of a Solar Empire
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\{83E7940D-E416-4041-9E77-0CB423D258BE}\sins_setup.exe" REMOVE=TRUE MODIFY=FALSE
Estimated size: 1.45 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Sins of a Solar Empire

  • SINS_Launcher.exe - Sins of a Solar Empire Autorun/Launcher
  • CryptoUtilAX.dll - Sins of a Solar Empire (Sins of a Solar Empire Utility Library)
  • SDActivate.exe - Activate (Stardock Product Activation)
  • Impulse.exe - Impulse
  • sins_install.exe - WindowBlinds
  • sins_uninstall.exe
  • GDFSinsInstall.exe (by Ironclad Games) - GDFSinsIntall Application (GDFSinsInstall Application)
  • Sins of a Solar Empire Dev.exe (by Ironclad Games)
  • Sins of a Solar Empire.exe
  • FirewallInstall.exe - Firewall Application
  • binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
  • UninstHelper.exe (by GameStop) - GameStop App (Add/Remove Programs Helper)
  • fmod.dll (by Firelight Technologies Pty, Ltd) - FMOD
  • ConvertData_OriginalSins.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • SINS_Launcher.exe is scheduled as a task named 'RunAsStdUser Task' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • Sins of a Solar Empire.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Sin of a Solar Empire\Kalypso\Sins of a Solar Empire\Sins of a Solar Empire.exe'.

How do I remove Sins of a Solar Empire?

You can uninstall Sins of a Solar Empire 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 Sins of a Solar Empire, 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 Sins of a Solar Empire.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win 7 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#36,596

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 59.02%
Windows 10 37.70%
Windows Vista 3.28%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 47.54%
Windows 10 Home 19.67%
Windows 8.1 13.11%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.84%
Windows 10 Pro 3.28%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 3.28%

Distribution by countryGeography

36.23% of installs come from United Kingdom
Which countries install it?
  United Kingdom 36.23%
  United States 28.99%
  France 18.84%
  Germany 10.14%
  Ireland 2.90%
  Australia 1.45%
  Canada 1.45%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 26.32%
Hewlett-Packard 18.42%
Dell 10.53%
GIGABYTE 7.89%
ASUS 7.89%
Lenovo 7.89%
Samsung 5.26%
MSI 5.26%
Medion 5.26%
NEC 2.63%
American Megatrends 2.63%
Common models
MSI MS-7673 4.35%
XFX78I XFX nForce 780i 3-... 2.17%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE P850 2.17%
TOSHIBA QOSMIO X500 2.17%
Sony VPCEB1Z0E 2.17%
Samsung RF511/RF411/RF711 2.17%

About (from Stardock Entertainment, Inc.)

We're best known for computer programs that allow a user to modify or extend a graphical user interface as well as personal computer games, particularly strategy games such as Galactic Civilizationsā„¢, Sins of a Solar Empireā„¢, Fallen Enchantress and more.
Publisher URL: www.stardock.com

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