Windows Live Installer
What is Windows Live Installer?
Windows Live Installer was the name of the website and software given to serve the purposes of allowing users to discover, download and install Windows Live software and services. Users were able to select the Windows Live software they wished to install on the website, and the website would pass on the information to the unified installer software such that the installer will only download and install those applications selected.
Overview
The most common release is 12.0.1471.1025, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The primary executable is named wlsetupsvc.exe. The setup package generally installs about 21 files and is usually about 1.89 MB (1,984,000 bytes). The installed file wlupdate.dll is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.
Program details
URL: windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/essentials
Help link: get.live.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\windows live\installer
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{C424CD5E-EA05-4D3E-B5DA-F9F149E1D3AC}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1.89 MB
Language: Italian
Files installed by Windows Live Installer
| Program executable: | wlsetupsvc.exe |
| Name: | Windows Live installer |
| Windows Live Setup Service |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\windows live\installer\wlsetupsvc.exe |
| MD5: | 94a85e956a065e23e0010a6a7826243b |
| Windows Live Installer is a package that lets you install and update several Microsoft applications like Windows Live Messenger, the Windows Live photo gallery and more. |
Additional files:
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dashboardloc.dll
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msvcr80.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 (Microsoft® C Runtime Library)
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dashboard.exe - Windows Live installer (Windows Live installer client executable)
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dashboardres.dll - Windows Live installer resource DLL
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uxcore.dll - Windows Live Client UX (Windows Live Client UX Core Module)
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defmgr.exe - Default Manager (Microsoft Default Manager)
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langselector.exe - Windows Live (Windows Live Language Selection)
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wlsettings.exe - Windows Live Settings
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wlshim.dll - Windows Live Installer
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wlsres.dll
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wlstartup.exe - Windows Live Essentials
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wlupdate.dll
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sqmapi.dll - SQM Client
Behaviors exhibited
Service
- wlsetupsvc.exe runs as a service named 'Windows Live Setup Service' (WLSetupSvc) "Windows Live Setup Service".
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| wlsetupsvc.exe |
| Memory: | 3.27 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000967126% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00008953% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000718% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 10,075 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 42 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 2 Bytes | |
| wlsettings.exe |
| Memory: | 25.28 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0151917229% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00788621% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00730551% | |
| wlstartup.exe |
| Memory: | 9 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000579068% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002030% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003761% | |
How do I remove Windows Live Installer?
You can uninstall Windows Live Installer 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 Windows Live Installer, 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 Windows Live Installer.
OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 45%
Win 8 0%
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HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows Vista |
53.33% |
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| Windows XP |
32.38% |
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| Windows 7 |
10.76% |
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| Windows 10 |
3.53% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
44.86% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
32.71% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
6.52% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
4.87% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
2.23% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
1.88% |
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Geography
46.81% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
46.81% |
| Germany |
11.14% |
| United Kingdom |
7.46% |
| France |
4.34% |
| Canada |
4.01% |
| Italy |
2.50% |
| Japan |
2.36% |
| Spain |
1.89% |
| Australia |
1.84% |
| Israel |
1.46% |
| Netherlands |
1.37% |
| Belgium |
1.09% |
| Brazil |
1.04% |
| Greece |
0.71% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
22.21% |
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| Dell |
20.84% |
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| Medion |
13.16% |
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| Acer |
11.52% |
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| Toshiba |
8.50% |
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| American Megatrends |
6.58% |
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| Intel |
5.12% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.03% |
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| Sahara |
3.38% |
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| NEC |
2.74% |
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| Gateway |
0.91% |
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Common models |
| Medion P8610 |
6.25% |
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| MEDIONPC MS-7502 |
4.39% |
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| DIXONSXP DIXONSXP ... |
3.89% |
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| MEDION P6612 |
3.72% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530 |
3.55% |
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| MEDION P6613 |
2.87% |
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