Student and Home Edition
What is Student and Home Edition? (from Encyclopaedia Britannica)
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Overview
Student and Home Edition is a program developed by Encyclopaedia Britannica. The most used version is 2009.0.0.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 42 files and is usually about 4.1 MB (4,298,889 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 51% of users of Student and Home Edition come from the United States, it is also popular in India and NG.
Program details
URL: www.britannica.com
Help link: support.britannica.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Britannica 10.0
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Britannica 10.0\Student and Home Edition\Uninstall_Student and Home Edition\Uninstall Student and Home Edition.exe"
Estimated size: 4.1 MB
Files installed by Student and Home Edition
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awt.dll (by Sun Microsystems) - Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0 U14 (Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition binary)
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axbridge.dll (by Sun Microsystems) - ActiveX Bridge for JavaBeans(TM)
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BCDUtil.dll
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cmm.dll (by Eastman Kodak Company) - KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE Java CMM
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dcpr.dll
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deploy.dll - Java(TM) Deployment Library
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dictionary.exe - starter Application (starter MFC Application)
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dt_shmem.dll
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dt_socket.dll
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eula.dll - EULA
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fontmanager.dll
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hpi.dll
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hprof.dll
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instrument.dll
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ioser12.dll
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j2pkcs11.dll - Java(TM) 2 Platform Standard Edition 5.0
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jaas_nt.dll
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java.dll
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java.exe
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java_crw_demo.dll
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javacpl.exe - Java(TM) Control Panel
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javaw.exe
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JavaWebStart.dll - Java(TM) Web Start ActiveX Control
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javaws.exe - Java(TM) Web Start Launcher
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jawt.dll
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JdbcOdbc.dll
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jdwp.dll
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jpeg.dll
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jpicom32.dll - Java(TM) Plug-in COM Library
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jpiexp32.dll - Java(TM) Plug-in for Internet Explorer
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jpinscp.dll
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jpioji.dll
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jpishare.dll - Java(TM) Plug-in Share Library
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jsound.dll
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jsoundds.dll
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jucheck.exe - Java(TM) Update Checker
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jusched.exe
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keytool.exe
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kinit.exe
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klist.exe
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starter.exe
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tray.dll (by JDesktop Integration Components (JDIC) Project) - JDesktop Integration Components (JDIC) (JDesktop Integration Components binary)
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- starter.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D8DCBEEF-1D49-41D1-A303-74357C555ECC}' (runs on registration).
- dictionary.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E7DB2CD7-85E7-4846-8452-E8C434326E64}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- jusched.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SunJavaUpdateSched' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_03\bin\jusched.exe".
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- javaw.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_03\bin\javaw.exe'.
- java.exe is added as a firewall exception for '%ProgramFiles%\Java\jre1.5.0_11\bin\java.exC:*:enableC:Sun Java (v1.5.0_11)'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
java.exe |
Memory: | 206.14 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0002312841% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00014247% | |
User CPU: | 0.00008882% | |
How do I remove Student and Home Edition?
You can uninstall Student and Home Edition 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 Student and Home Edition, 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 Student and Home Edition.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 52%
Win XP 3%
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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 8%
Keep it 92%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
64.52% |
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Windows 10 |
25.81% |
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Windows Vista |
6.45% |
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Windows XP |
3.23% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
26.67% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
23.33% |
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Windows 8 Single Language |
6.67% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
6.67% |
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Windows 8.1 |
6.67% |
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Windows 8 |
3.33% |
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Geography
51.28% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
51.28% |
India |
12.82% |
NG |
10.26% |
DZ |
5.13% |
TT |
2.56% |
Brazil |
2.56% |
GY |
2.56% |
Portugal |
2.56% |
Philippines |
2.56% |
BD |
2.56% |
Israel |
2.56% |
United Arab Emirates |
2.56% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
40.00% |
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Dell |
16.67% |
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Acer |
16.67% |
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Toshiba |
13.33% |
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Lenovo |
6.67% |
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ASUS |
3.33% |
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Samsung |
3.33% |
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Common models |
MSI MS-7751 |
3.85% |
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Hewlett-Packard p7-1167c |
3.85% |
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HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.85% |
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HP 630 Notebook PC |
3.85% |
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Dell Inspiron 530 |
3.85% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite P75-A |
3.85% |
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Publisher URL: www.britannica.com