shmedia.dll
Media File Property Extractor Shell Extension by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
There are 5 versions of shmedia.dll in the wild, the latest version being 6.00.3790.3959 (srv03_sp2_rtm.070216-1710). The average file size is about 148.9 KB.
What is shmedia.dll?
Microsoft has extended the ability of the Explorer to also act as a picture viewer, music player and media player. The Media File Property Extractor Shell Extension extracts information from a medial file such as a movie or picture for display in Windows Explorer.
 Details
|
| File name: | shmedia.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Media File Property Extractor Shell Extension |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\shmedia.dll |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of shmedia.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Approved shell extensions
Located in the registry at 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved'
- 'Video Thumbnail Extractor' with CLSID {c5a40261-cd64-4ccf-84cb-c394da41d590}
- 'Midi Properties Handler' with CLSID {A6FD9E45-6E44-43f9-8644-08598F5A74D9}
- 'Avi Properties Handler' with CLSID {87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}
- 'Wav Properties Handler' with CLSID {E4B29F9D-D390-480b-92FD-7DDB47101D71}
- 'Video Media Properties Handler' with CLSID {40C3D757-D6E4-4b49-BB41-0E5BBEA28817}
- 'Audio Media Properties Handler' with CLSID {875CB1A1-0F29-45de-A1AE-CFB4950D0B78}
All file variations of shmedia.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
100.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 32.90% of Media File Property Extractor Shell Extension.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
35.09% |
|
| Intel |
16.37% |
|
| Compaq |
8.97% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
7.02% |
|
| Toshiba |
7.02% |
|
| American Megatrends |
7.02% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
5.85% |
|
| Sahara |
3.31% |
|
| Acer |
2.34% |
|
| Lenovo |
2.34% |
|
| Gateway |
2.34% |
|
| ASUS |
2.34% |
|
