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How to remove BootSkin error


The free file information forum can help you find out if BootSkin.exe is a virus, trojan, spyware, adware which you can remove, or a file belonging to a Windows system or an application you can trust.

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BootSkin.exe file information

The process Stardock BootSkin! belongs to the software BootSkin by unknown.

Description: BootSkin.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". The file size on Windows XP is 270,336 bytes.
The program has a visible window. It is a file without information about the maker of this file. The process starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). It is not a Windows core file. Program can be uninstalled in the Control Panel. Therefore the technical security rating is 16% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as BootSkin.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the BootSkin.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

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this process isn't needed unless your using the part to randomly change skins if you change to a skin remove it's startup and kill it's process your bootscreen works fine. Stardock should have made an option when not choosing the random part of the program to not load this at all.
  DraggonLord  
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BootSkin from Stardock. Customization program to change Windows XP's bootup screen.
  Toboe10   (further information)
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program to change bootscreen
  mitch slead   (further information)
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It is from Stardock systems and changes XP's startup screen
  Confuser   (further information)
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Required for the programm BootSkin.
    (further information)

Summary: 5 users think BootSkin.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous.

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