Should I remove WinMerge?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #4,194
United States Rank #4,440
Reach 0.1277%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 61.56 days
977.97 days >
Average installed length: 513.85 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.12.4 |
100.00% |
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WinMerge 2.12.4
from Thingamahoochie Software
What is WinMerge?
WinMerge is a free software tool for file comparison and merging text-like files. It is useful for determining what has changed between versions, and then merging changes between versions. Visual differencing and merging of text files. Flexible editor with syntax highlighting, line numbers and word-wrap. Rudimentary Visual SourceSafe and Rational ClearCase integration. Ability to ignore whitespace and letter case changes. Regular expression based file filters in directory compare allow excluding and including items.
About (from Thingamahoochie Software)
WinMerge is a Windows tool for visual difference display and merging, for both files and directories. It is highly useful for determining what has changed between file versions, and then merging those changes. WinMerge has Unicode support, Flexible syntax coloring editor, Visual SourceSafe integration, and Windows Shel... Read more
Overview
When installed, it will add a context menu handler to the Windows shell in order to provide quick access to the program. The primary executable is named winmergeu.exe. The setup package generally installs about 94 files and is usually about 4.34 MB (4,550,823 bytes).
Program details
URL: WinMerge.org
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\WinMerge\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\WinMerge\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 4.34 MB
Files installed by WinMerge 2.12.4
| Program executable: | winmergeu.exe |
| Name: | WinMerge |
| WinMerge Application |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\winmerge\winmergeu.exe |
| MD5: | 9dd76a94750415f86741d3da6c18a27f |
Additional files:
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ShellExtensionU.dll (by http://winmerge.org) - WinMerge Shell Integration library
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ShellExtension.dll - ShellExtension Module
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7z.dll (by Igor Pavlov) - 7-Zip (7z Standalone Plugin)
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hekseditU.dll (by (c) Raihan Kibria 2000) - Frhed (Frhed - Free hex editor 1.2.1.3)
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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xdoc2txt.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Context Menu Handler
- ShellExtensionU.dll added to Windows Explorer under the name 'WinMerge' with a class of {4E716236-AA30-4C65-B225-D68BBA81E9C2}.
How do I remove WinMerge?
You can uninstall WinMerge 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 WinMerge 2.12.4, 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 WinMerge.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 71%
Win 7 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #4,194
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
74.23% |
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| Windows 10 |
10.92% |
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| Windows XP |
10.64% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.05% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.16% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Professional |
30.35% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.41% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.47% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.43% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
5.37% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
2.73% |
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Geography
42.68% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
42.68% |
| France |
9.62% |
| Germany |
6.67% |
| Italy |
4.73% |
| United Kingdom |
3.82% |
| Canada |
3.08% |
| India |
2.21% |
| Netherlands |
2.21% |
| Australia |
1.98% |
| Taiwan |
1.84% |
| Belgium |
1.44% |
| Spain |
1.27% |
| Israel |
1.27% |
| Brazil |
1.17% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
39.30% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
22.54% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.77% |
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| Acer |
8.84% |
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| ASUS |
7.20% |
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| Intel |
3.85% |
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| Samsung |
2.07% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.93% |
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| Toshiba |
1.85% |
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| Lenovo |
1.21% |
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| Apple |
0.86% |
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| Sahara |
0.57% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.45% |
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| Dell Latitude E6420 |
3.76% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.23% |
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| Dell Latitude E6520 |
2.51% |
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| Dell OptiPlex 790 |
2.51% |
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| Dell OptiPlex 990 |
2.15% |
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