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What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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How common is it?
Global Rank #43,897
United States Rank #34,678
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VersionDistribution
1.0 100.00%

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Zoo Tycoon 2 Endangered Species

What is Zoo Tycoon 2 Endangered Species?  (from Microsoft)

Endangered Species brings some of the world's rarest animals home to your zoo! This expansion pack for Zoo Tycoon 2 adds a slew of exotic new content for a zookeeper just like you! Treat yourself and your guests to breathtaking overhead views from the new sky trams. Or drive through your exhibits in the new Jeep vehicl...  Read more

Overview

Zoo Tycoon 2 Endangered Species is a software program developed by Microsoft. 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 primary executable is named zt.exe. The setup package generally installs about 13 files and is usually about 655.18 MB (687,010,309 bytes). 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 64% of users of Zoo Tycoon 2 Endangered Species come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and United Kingdom.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.microsoft.com/games/zootycoon/zoo2/default.asp
Help link: www.microsoft.com/support
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Zoo Tycoon 2
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Zoo Tycoon 2\UNINSTAL.EXE" /runtemp /uninstall
Estimated size: 655.18 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Zoo Tycoon 2 Endangered Species

Program executable:zt.exe
Name:Zoo Tycoon 2
Zoo Tycoon 2 Executable
Path:C:\Program Files\microsoft games\zoo tycoon 2\zt.exe
MD5:3c35caddbdb7687d4175a77d9a6ba32e
Additional files:
  • dw.exe - Microsoft Application Error Reporting
  • Eula.dll - Microsoft Corporation EulaDll (EulaDll)
  • mgspid.dll - Microsoft Corporation MGSPID (MGSPID)
  • SETUPENU.DLL - Microsoft Games Setup (Microsoft Games AutoRun/Setup Resources)
  • UNINSTAL.EXE - Microsoft Games AutoRun/Setup
  • pidgen.dll - Microsoft PidGen (PidGen)
  • splash.exe - Splash Screen
  • strings.dll - Zoo Tycoon 2 (Strings Dynamic Link Library)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • splash.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B6FDB5E4-F8DA-4A3C-B7A4-5E8F01427094}' (runs on registration).
  • zt.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E57A75F7-2AB4-480B-BB59-6E49777EF75B}' (runs on registration).
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • zt.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Zoo Tycoon 2\zt.exe'.

How do I remove Zoo Tycoon 2 Endangered Species?

You can uninstall Zoo Tycoon 2 Endangered Species 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 Zoo Tycoon 2 Endangered Species, 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 Zoo Tycoon 2 Endangered Species.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 38%
Win XP 13%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#43,897

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 38.46%
Windows 10 35.90%
Windows Vista 12.82%
Windows XP 12.82%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 24.32%
Windows 8 10.81%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.81%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 8.11%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.11%
Windows 10 Home 8.11%

Distribution by countryGeography

64.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 64.00%
  Canada 6.00%
  United Kingdom 6.00%
  Sweden 4.00%
  Indonesia 4.00%
  Colombia 2.00%
  Australia 2.00%
  Mexico 2.00%
  New Zealand 2.00%
  Romania 2.00%
  Netherlands 2.00%
  Germany 2.00%
  Czech Republic 2.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.00%
Dell 19.44%
ASUS 13.89%
Acer 8.33%
Lenovo 8.33%
Alienware 5.56%
GIGABYTE 5.56%
Gateway 5.56%
Toshiba 5.56%
Sony 2.78%
Common models
HP ENVY m6 Notebook PC 5.71%
NVIDIA MCP7A 5.71%
Acer Aspire 5750 5.71%
TOSHIBA Satellite L855D 2.86%
TOSHIBA Satellite L550 2.86%
Sony SVE14115FLW 2.86%

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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