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Should I remove Verbose Text to Speech?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
20% remove it80% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #22,335
United States Rank #16,648
Reach 0.0088%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.11 days
445.68 days >
Average installed length: 234.17 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.01 54.34%

Other programs by NCH Software

Verbose Text to Speech

What is Verbose Text to Speech?

The software may bundle additional potentially unwanted toolbars. - "During installation of this download you will be given the option to install closely related programs from the NCH Software suite. These are optional and you can select what you want depending on your requirements."

About  (from NCH Software)

Verbose is an easy and convenient text to speech converter that can read aloud or save spoken text to mp3 files. With Verbose text reading software, you can have Verbose read the current text on your screen out loud with the simple press of a button by setting up system-wide hotkeys.

Alternatively, use Verbose t...  Read more

Overview

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 main program executable is verbose.exe. The software installer includes 11 files and is usually about 1.73 MB (1,814,465 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.nch.com.au/verbose/index.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NCH Software\Verbose
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\NCH Software\Verbose\verbose.exe" -uninstall
Estimated size: 1.73 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Verbose Text to Speech

Program executable:verbose.exe
Name:Verbose
Verbose Text to Speech
Path:C:\Program Files\nch software\verbose\verbose.exe
MD5:2d0cd590849de589426f4708e591223e
Additional files:
  • uninst.exe - Verbose (Verbose Text to Speech)
  • vbsetup_v1.33.exe
  • verbosesetup_v2.00.exe
  • verbosesetup_v2.01.exe
  • Verbose-Text-To-Speech-Converter_1.31_v1.31.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • verbose.exe is scheduled as a task named 'verboseSevenDays' (Next runs on 25/02/2015 at 14:55).
Startup File (User Run)
  • verbose.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Verbose' and executes as "C:\Program Files\NCH Software\Verbose\verbose.exe" -logon.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • verbose.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Verbose' which loads as "C:\Program Files\NCH Software\Verbose\verbose.exe" -logon.

How do I remove Verbose Text to Speech?

You can uninstall Verbose Text to Speech 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 Verbose Text to Speech, 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 Verbose Text to Speech.

HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 20%
Keep it 80%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#22,335

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 65.32%
Windows 10 21.39%
Windows Vista 6.94%
Windows XP 6.36%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.33%
Windows 7 Ultimate 17.54%
Windows 7 Professional 12.28%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.43%
Windows 10 Home 6.43%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.26%

Distribution by countryGeography

62.93% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 62.93%
  Australia 4.31%
  Canada 4.31%
  United Kingdom 4.31%
  Germany 3.88%
  Sweden 1.29%
  India 1.29%
  Netherlands 1.29%
  Italy 1.29%
  Brazil 0.86%
  Colombia 0.86%
  France 0.86%
  Kuwait 0.86%
  Greece 0.86%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 25.86%
Hewlett-Packard 25.00%
Dell 24.14%
ASUS 8.62%
GIGABYTE 4.31%
Lenovo 3.45%
Toshiba 3.45%
Intel 1.72%
Samsung 1.72%
Gateway 0.86%
Compaq 0.86%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.66%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 1.89%
Acer Aspire E1-532 1.89%
HP ENVY 17 Notebook PC 1.89%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 1.89%
TOSHIBA Satellite A665 1.89%

About NCH Software

NCH is a software development company tat primarily sells to individuals via their website.
Publisher URL: www.nchsoftware.com

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