Where does Macrovision Software Updater come from?

Roddy

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Hi

after a cpl weeks on WIN7 I am pretty damn happy. A cpl of questions though, where does Software Updater software (by Macrovision from memory - I am writing this from work on a Vista equipped PC - so OLD HAT!) come from? How does it seem to self-install? Can I delete it, simply for it to re-appear?

It may have been on my Vista boot at home (never noticed it) - it's just that I am taking far more interest in my PC when using WIN7 than I did in the past few years.

And, with WIN7 Home Premium installed, WILL it be possible to simply buy a touch-enabled MONITOR in the near future and use my exising PC or do I really have to buy a PC that's touch enabled WITH a compatible monitor?

Rgds
Rod
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
System Model: HP d530 CMT(PD203PA)
OS
Dual boot Win7 Home Premium and Vista Home Premium SP2
CPU
Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Motherboard
System Model: HP d530 CMT(PD203PA)
Memory
4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon X1550 Dual PCI (NOT PCI Express!)
Sound Card
C Media PCI
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW192T
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
1x750GB Partioned into C Drive 500GB Vista and W Drive 250GB Win7

1x500GB D drive for storage
1x1GB Removable USB Drive
PSU
?
Case
Tower?
Cooling
none
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless 1000
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Laser 5000
Internet Speed
DSL
Other Info
Wacom Bamboo Tablet
HP C4280 Printer/Scanner/Copier
I'm going to assume it comes from InstallShield. Since Macrovision owns it...
As for the touch enabled monitor, yes you just need to get a touched enabled monitor.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware Aurora ALX R4
OS
Windows 10 Pro (x64)
CPU
Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2GHz - 4.5GHz)
Motherboard
Alienware Aurora-R4 x79
Memory
4x Samsung 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (16GB 1600MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce GTX 690
Sound Card
SteelSeries Siberia Elite
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UltraSharp U3011
Screen Resolution
2560x1600
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 256 GB, Seagate 1TB Desktop Hybrid HDD, 2x Western Digital 4TB Green HDD
PSU
875W Some Dell PSU <.<
Case
Alienware Aurora ALX
Cooling
Custom Liquid Cooling (EK CPU & GPU blocks) dual EK 480RAD
Keyboard
Logitech G710+ Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G700s
Internet Speed
Verizon Fios (50 mbps average)
Other Info
Server: Intel NUC D54250WYK: i5-4250U, 16GB, 256 GB mSATA, Windows Server 2012 R2
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