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Should I remove Canon My Printer?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #248
United States Rank #275
Reach 2.3352%
(Not enough data to show 30 day installation trends)
Uninstallation trends (last 30 days)
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 19.55 days
576.79 days >
Average installed length: 303.06 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.3.0 10.81%
3.2.1 19.09%
3.2.0 6.32%
3.1.0 37.32%
3.0.0 26.45%

Typically installed together

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Canon My Printer

What is Canon My Printer?

Canon My Printer allows you to easily change the settings such as the paper source settings and provides you with information on how to solve problems such as ink smudging. With Canon My Printer you'll be able to diagnose and repair your printer, change its settings as well as those for paper source and check the status of your Canon printer.

Overview

The most used version is 3.1.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 bjmyprt.exe. The software installer includes 69 files and is usually about 8.54 MB (8,953,574 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.usa.canon.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Canon\MyPrinter
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Canon\MyPrinter\uninst.exe" /UninstallRemove C:\Program Files\Canon\MyPrinter\uninst.ini
Estimated size: 8.54 MB
Language: English (United Kingdom)

Program filesFiles installed by Canon My Printer

Program executable:bjmyprt.exe
Name:Canon My Printer
Path:C:\Program Files\canon\myprinter\bjmyprt.exe
MD5:7fad5ad1408f8df47f5f3b23c1effe7c
Additional files:
  • cnmpu.dll - Canon Inkjet Printer Driver for Microsoft Windows (Inkjet Port Utility module)
  • cnmpu2.dll - Network Port Utility module
  • cnmwsd.dll - Inkjet Port Utility module for WSD
  • cnwbclDevice.dll - Canon IJ administrative tools common library (device service library)
  • cnwbclpicott.dll - P-I-command translator transmitter
  • cnwbclxmlpxd.dll - XML parser extended
  • uninst.exe - Canon IJ Utility Uninstaller (UNINST)
  • BJMyDgn.exe - Canon My Printer
  • BJMYDRC.DLL
  • BJMYRES.DLL
  • BJMyRst.exe
  • LOG.DLL
  • LogInfo.exe
  • LogInfo2.exe - Canon MyPrinter
  • uinstrsc.dll - Canon UINSTRSC (UINSTRSC)
  • cnwbclpli.dll - pipsPli
  • MUI.dll - MUI

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • BJMyPrt.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F497A9CF-DF16-4BB4-9BDE-6AB172211090}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • BJMYPRT.EXE is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named CanonMyPrinter_Reg_HKLMRun.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • BJMyPrt.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'CanonMyPrinter' which loads as C:\Program Files\Canon\MyPrinter\BJMyPrt.exe /logon.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • BJMyPrt.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Canon\MyPrinter\BJMyPrt.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

BJMYPRT.EXE
Memory:1.16 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0002322915%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00008596%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00014633%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:99
8,062,084 average

How do I remove Canon My Printer?

You can uninstall Canon My Printer 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 Canon My Printer, 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 Canon My Printer.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 49%
Win 7 (SP1) 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 49.41%
Windows 7 44.55%
Windows Vista 3.63%
Windows XP 2.41%
Windows Server 2003 0.00%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 26.91%
Windows 10 Home 19.72%
Windows 8.1 12.59%
Windows 7 Professional 8.25%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.97%
Windows 10 Pro 6.66%

Distribution by countryGeography

47.58% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 47.58%
  Germany 12.40%
  United Kingdom 6.54%
  France 4.74%
  Italy 3.84%
  Netherlands 3.04%
  Canada 3.00%
  Australia 2.58%
  Austria 1.34%
  Belgium 1.23%
  Sweden 0.95%
  Spain 0.71%
  Norway 0.67%
  Switzerland 0.61%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.63%
Acer 18.90%
Dell 18.28%
ASUS 11.37%
Toshiba 7.55%
GIGABYTE 5.09%
Lenovo 4.79%
Medion 3.60%
Samsung 3.16%
Intel 0.93%
American Megatrends 0.69%
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About Canon

Canon is a manufacture of imaging and optical products, including cameras, camcorders, photocopiers, steppers and computer printers.
Publisher URL: www.canon.com

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