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Should I remove Windows Rights Management Client with Service Pack 2?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #7,898
United States Rank #6,784
Reach 0.0515%

Versions

VersionDistribution
5.2.95 38.42%
5.2.70 61.48%
5.2.60 0.10%

Typically installed together

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Windows Rights Management Client with Service Pack 2

What is Windows Rights Management Client with Service Pack 2?

The Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) Client Service Pack 2 is required for your computer to run applications that provide functionality based on Windows RMS technologies.

About  (from Microsoft)

Installing this client places software on your computer that allows RMS-aware applications to work with Rights Management Services (RMS) to provide licenses for publishing and consuming RMS-protected information. If you have a previous version of the RMS Client installed on your computer, installing this Client will re...  Read more

Overview

The most used version is 5.2.70, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The setup package is about 2.19 MB (2,294,272 bytes) when donwloaded.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4909
Help link: support.microsoft.com?kbid=917275
Installation folder: C:\winnt\system32\drm
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{62BFB4C2-8C4E-4D91-BD7D-81C06EAAC3C0}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 2.19 MB
Language: English (United States)

How do I remove Windows Rights Management Client with Service Pack 2?

You can uninstall Windows Rights Management Client with Service Pack 2 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 Rights Management Client with Service Pack 2, 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 Rights Management Client with Service Pack 2.

OS VERSIONS
Win XP 92%
Win Vista (SP2) 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#7,898

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows XP 95.27%
Windows 7 3.45%
Windows Server 2003 0.79%
Windows 10 0.39%
Windows Vista 0.10%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Microsoft Windows XP 96.16%
Windows 7 Home Premium 1.42%
Windows 7 Professional 1.01%
Windows 7 Ultimate 0.51%
Microsoft Windows Server ... 0.40%
Windows 8 Pro 0.20%

Distribution by countryGeography

52.93% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 52.93%
  India 6.18%
  United Kingdom 4.69%
  Canada 3.83%
  Iran 3.13%
  Israel 2.66%
  Australia 2.19%
  Romania 1.72%
  MK 1.64%
  Croatia 1.33%
  Egypt 1.33%
  Indonesia 1.25%
  Thailand 1.09%
  United Arab Emirates 0.94%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 33.12%
Intel 14.74%
GIGABYTE 13.95%
Hewlett-Packard 11.25%
American Megatrends 10.62%
Acer 6.02%
Sahara 5.86%
Toshiba 2.06%
ASUS 1.74%
Lenovo 0.63%
Common models
GBT AWRDACPI 6.04%
INTEL DG31PR 3.02%
Dell OptiPlex GX620 ... 2.68%
NVIDIA AWRDACPI 2.35%
INTELR AWRDACPI 2.35%
Gigabyte G31M-ES2L 2.01%

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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