The Political Machine 2012
Overview
The Political Machine 2012 is a software program developed by Stardock. 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 setup package generally installs about 12 files. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 72% of users of The Political Machine 2012 come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.politicalmachine.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\The Political Machine 2012
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/211120
Files installed by The Political Machine 2012
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PM2QuestionEditor.exe - Political Machine Question Editor
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PM2ScenarioEditor.exe - Political Machine Scenario Editor
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PM2IssueEditor.exe - Political Machine Issue Editor
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PolMachine2012.exe - The Political Machine 2012
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SDNXL.dll - SDNXL Dynamic Link Library
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SDActivate.exe - Activate (Product Activation)
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binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
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libcurl.dll (by The cURL library, http://curl.haxx.se/) - The cURL library (libcurl Shared Library)
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libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
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mss32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Miles Sound System
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ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
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steam_api.dll (by Valve) - Steam Client API (Steam Client API (buildbot_winslave04_steam_steam_rel_client_win32@winslave04))
Behaviors exhibited
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- PolMachine2012.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\The Political Machine 2012\PolMachine2012.exe'.
How do I remove The Political Machine 2012?
You can uninstall The Political Machine 2012 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 The Political Machine 2012, 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 The Political Machine 2012.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win 7 1%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #27,154
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
59.48% |
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| Windows 10 |
38.79% |
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| Windows XP |
0.86% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.86% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
39.66% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
23.28% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
12.93% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.90% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
6.03% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
2.59% |
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Geography
72.46% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
72.46% |
| United Kingdom |
9.58% |
| Canada |
3.59% |
| Finland |
2.40% |
| DK |
1.80% |
| Australia |
1.20% |
| Belgium |
1.20% |
| Netherlands |
1.20% |
| Sweden |
1.20% |
| Austria |
0.60% |
| Germany |
0.60% |
| France |
0.60% |
| Greece |
0.60% |
| Hungary |
0.60% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
20.25% |
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| ASUS |
18.99% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
16.46% |
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| Dell |
13.92% |
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| Lenovo |
8.86% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.33% |
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| Alienware |
5.06% |
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| Samsung |
3.80% |
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| Toshiba |
3.80% |
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| Gateway |
2.53% |
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Common models |
| LENOVO 20217 |
2.13% |
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| Acer Aspire M3970 |
2.13% |
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| Alienware Aurora-R4 |
2.13% |
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| MSI MS-7693 |
2.13% |
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| Notebook P17SM ... |
2.13% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite P775 |
1.06% |
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About Stardock
Stardock is a software development company that initially developed for the OS/2 platform, but switch to Windows.
Publisher URL: www.stardock.com