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Should I remove Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications - ENU?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #402
United States Rank #1,001
Reach 1.5647%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 22.36 days
659.73 days >
Average installed length: 346.64 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
9.0.35191 19.39%
9.0.30729 80.59%
9.0.30428 0.02%
9.0.21022 0.01%

Typically installed together

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Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2.0 - ENU

What is Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications - ENU?

Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) is a set of tools that independent software vendors (ISVs) can use to build customization abilities into their applications for both automation and extensibility. Those customization abilities can be used by end-users to tailor the ISV's application within a managed extensibility environment just like VBA.

About  (from Microsoft)

Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications gives you a way to enable end users to customize your existing applications using Visual Basic and Visual C#. You can incorporate a custom integrated development environment (IDE) that is similar to the Visual Studio IDE into the application. End-user developers can use th...  Read more

Overview

The most common release is 9.0.30729, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The setup package generally installs about 11 files and is usually about 703.11 KB (719,988 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=12925
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\microsoft sql server\110\dac\bin
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{AA4A4B2C-0465-3CF8-BA76-27A027D8ACAB}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 703.11 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2.0 - ENU

  • blackpipe.dll - Windows Live Mesh (Remote Activation Network Library)
  • commengine.dll - Remote Activation Communication Engine
  • encoders.dll - Remote Activation Encoders Library
  • lkrhwlc.dll - LKRhash scalable hashtables
  • logging.dll - Windows Live Mesh Logging Library
  • rdpcorewlc.dll
  • sqmapi.dll - SQM Client
  • utilclasses.dll - Remote Activation Utility Library
  • wlcmstscax.dll - mstscax.dll
  • wlremoteactivex.dll
  • wlremoteresource.dll

How do I remove Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications - ENU?

You can uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications - ENU 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 Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2.0 - ENU, 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 Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications - ENU.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win 10 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#402

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 67.77%
Windows 10 24.22%
Windows XP 5.53%
Windows Vista 2.32%
Windows Server 2003 0.16%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 25.22%
Windows 7 Professional 17.95%
Windows 7 Home Premium 17.73%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.55%
Windows 8.1 Pro 4.23%
Windows 10 Pro 3.50%

Distribution by countryGeography

25.57% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 25.57%
  Brazil 11.27%
  Germany 4.57%
  India 4.44%
  Italy 3.34%
  Indonesia 3.28%
  Mexico 3.25%
  United Kingdom 2.49%
  Spain 1.96%
  Peru 1.93%
  Iran 1.79%
  Canada 1.78%
  Argentina 1.70%
  France 1.66%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 24.88%
Hewlett-Packard 23.57%
Acer 16.68%
ASUS 11.71%
GIGABYTE 7.34%
Lenovo 4.62%
Samsung 4.29%
Toshiba 3.13%
Intel 3.07%
American Megatrends 0.71%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.99%
ASUS All Series 4.33%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.89%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.37%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.99%
HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... 2.39%

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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