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What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #27,430
United States Rank #31,273
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Versions

VersionDistribution
1.1.1 100.00%

foobar2000 v1.1.1

What is foobar2000?  (from Peter Pawlowski)

foobar2000 is an advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform. Supported audio formats: MP3, MP4, AAC, CD Audio, WMA, Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack, Speex, AU, SND... and more with additional components. Open component architecture allowing third-party developers to extend functionality of...  Read more

Overview

foobar2000 v1.1.1 is a software program developed by Peter Pawlowski. The primary executable is named foobar2000.exe. The setup package generally installs about 19 files and is usually about 9.41 MB (9,866,761 bytes). The installed file foobar2000 Shell Associations Updater.exe 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. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows XP. While about 32% of users of foobar2000 come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Poland.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.foobar2000.org
Help link: forums.foobar2000.org
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\foobar2000
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\foobar2000\uninstall.exe" _?=C:\Program Files\foobar2000
Estimated size: 9.41 MB

Program filesFiles installed by foobar2000 v1.1.1

Program executable:foobar2000.exe
Name:foobar2000 Application
foobar2000
Path:C:\Program Files\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe
MD5:8fc27dfc6aaf59f940a77e1f3a2be30b
Additional files:
  • ShellExt32.dll - foobar2000 (foobar2000 shell extension)
  • zlib1.dll - ZLib.DLL (zlib data compression and ZIP file I/O library)
  • lame.exe
  • lame_enc.dll
  • foo_audioscrobbler.dll - foo_audioscrobbler
  • foo_converter.dll
  • foo_input_tta.dll
  • foo_packet_decoder_wavpack.dll - WavPack Packet Decoder for foobar2000 0.9.x
  • foo_ui_columns.dll
  • foo_uie_albumart.dll
  • foobar2000 Shell Associations Updater.exe - foobar2000 Shell Associations Updater
  • libpng13.dll - LibPNG (PNG image compression library)
  • oggenc2.exe
  • saya.exe (by Nitroplus) - Saya no Uta English Localization (Saya no Uta)
  • shared.dll
  • ShellExt64.dll
  • tak_deco_lib.dll (by Thomas Becker, Osnabrueck) - TAK Lossless Audio Compressor (TAK Decoder Library)
  • uninstall.exe (by foobar2000.org) - foobar2000 Installer

How do I remove foobar2000?

You can uninstall foobar2000 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 foobar2000 v1.1.1, 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 foobar2000.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win XP 2%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#27,430

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 68.70%
Windows XP 14.78%
Windows Vista 10.43%
Windows 10 6.09%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.84%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.54%
Microsoft Windows XP 14.04%
Windows 7 Professional 13.16%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 8.77%
Windows 8.1 1.75%

Distribution by countryGeography

32.03% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 32.03%
  Germany 9.38%
  Poland 8.59%
  Italy 5.47%
  United Kingdom 5.47%
  Finland 3.91%
  Canada 3.91%
  France 3.13%
  Hungary 3.13%
  Greece 2.34%
  Indonesia 2.34%
  Japan 2.34%
  Singapore 1.56%
  Thailand 1.56%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 21.13%
Hewlett-Packard 15.49%
Dell 12.68%
GIGABYTE 11.27%
Toshiba 11.27%
American Megatrends 8.45%
ASUS 8.45%
Intel 2.82%
Lenovo 2.82%
Sahara 2.82%
Samsung 2.82%
Common models
ASUSTeK N73JQ 2.41%
Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 2.41%
TOSHIBA Satellite L505 2.41%
TOSHIBA Satellite L500 2.41%
VIAK8M AWRDACPI 1.20%
Unknow Unknow 1.20%

Publisher URL: www.foobar2000.org

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