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Should I remove Windows Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
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Versions

VersionDistribution
20060623.092706 100.00%

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Windows Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3

Overview

Windows Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 is a program developed by Microsoft. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds an extension to the user's Internet Explorer web browser. 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 main program executable is spuninst.exe. The software installer includes 19 files and is usually about 9.3 MB (9,747,625 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows XP as well as Windows XP. While about 50% of users of Windows Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 come from the United States, it is also popular in Portugal and Israel.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.microsoft.com/ie
Installation folder: C:\windows\ie7beta3\spuninst
Uninstaller: "C:\WINDOWS\ie7beta3\spuninst\spuninst.exe"
Estimated size: 9.3 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Windows Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3

Program executable:spuninst.exe
Name:Windows Service Pack Uninstall
Path:C:\windows\ie7beta3\spuninst\spuninst.exe
MD5:b5ff6305e3b6fdfc91057d2fac100e4c
Additional files:
  • iecustom.dll - Microsoft® Internet Explorer (Custom Dll for Internet Explorer Setup)
  • updspapi.dll - Windows Servicing Setup API
  • hmmapi.dll - Windows® Internet Explorer (Microsoft HTTP Mail Simple MAPI)
  • ieproxy.dll - IE ActiveX Interface Marshaling Library
  • iexplore.exe - Internet Explorer
  • custsat.dll - custsat
  • ExtExport.exe - Internet Explorer ImpExp FF exporter
  • iecompat.dll - Internet Explorer Compatibility Data
  • iedetect.dll - Internet Explorer Detection
  • iedvtool.dll - Internet Explorer Developer Tools
  • iedw.exe - IE Crash Detection
  • jsdbgui.dll - Script Debugger
  • jsdebuggeride.dll - JScript Debugger IDE
  • JSProfilerCore.dll - IE Dev Toolbar JScript Profiler
  • jsprofilerui.dll - Script Profiler
  • pdm.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2008 (Process Debug Manager)
  • sqmapi.dll - SQM Client
  • xpshims.dll - Internet Explorer Compatibility Shims for XP

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Autoplay Handler
  • iexplore.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'PIXACO' with the ProgID of 'PIXACO.Browse.Upload' and the action verb 'open.
Internet Explorer Bar
  • iedvtool.dll installs an Explorer Bar in Internet Explorer called 'Developer Tools' with a class of {1A6FE369-F28C-4AD9-A3E6-2BCB50807CF1}.
Internet Explorer Extension
  • iexplore.exe is installed as an Internet Explorer extension using the class {8c5a024c-7a50-45d5-89ca-bbd0fb4cabfd}.
Scheduled Task
  • iexplore.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Opera scheduled Uninstall survey 1401778396' (Next runs on 01.01.0001 at 0:00).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • iexplore.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Internet Explorer (No Add-ons).
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • iexplore.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Internet Explorer' and executes as C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe.
  • hmmapi.dll is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Windows Live Hotmail' and executes as C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\hmmapi.dll.
Startup File (User Run Once)
  • iexplore.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'download_eSync27' which loads as iexplore.exe httC://core.ident.com/eSyncDownload.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • iexplore.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'IE' which loads as C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • iexplore.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe'.
  • ExtExport.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

iexplore.exe
Memory:107.31 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.1024412280%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.06779402%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.03464721%
0.015104% average
Switches/sec:321
70 average
I/O reads/min:769.29 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:269.37 KB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Windows Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3?

You can uninstall Windows Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 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 Windows Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3, 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 Windows Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Windows Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
50.00%
United States

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows XP 100.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

50.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 50.00%
  Portugal 25.00%
  Israel 12.50%
  Iran 12.50%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Sahara 50.00%
GIGABYTE 50.00%
Common models
VIA P4M266-8235 33.33%
IBM 8189QVG 33.33%
GBT GBTUACPI 33.33%

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.
Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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