ClipBook

Enables ClipBook Viewer to store information and share it with remote computers. If the service is stopped, ClipBook Viewer will not be able to share information with remote computers. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

Reference:

• Search Microsoft Support: ClipBook

In XPlite Professional you can find ClipBook under the group titled  Operating System Options.

Install ClipBook:

If you install ClipBook to your system using XPlite Professional you will also be required to install the following components that ClipBook requires:

•  Network DDE

Uninstall ClipBook:

ClipBook is not required by other system components in XPlite Professional. You can safely uninstall ClipBook without compromising other XPlite Professional components.

BUT PLEASE NOTE: You may have other software installed that does require ClipBook. If you encounter any compatibility issues with other software you can quickly and easily reinstall ClipBook using XPlite Professional.

Compatibility:

XPlite Professional can completely uninstall ClipBook and reinstall to repair ClipBook on:

• Windows XP Professional: orig, SP1, SP2
• Windows XP Home: orig, SP1, SP2
• Windows 2000 Professional: orig, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4
• Windows 2003 Server: orig, SP1, SP2(coming!)

User Removal Statistics for ClipBook

XPlite:
Of 1583 sampled Windows XP users, 1077 left ClipBook installed and 506 people uninstalled ClipBook from their system.

2000lite:
Of 393 sampled Windows 2000 users, 97 left ClipBook installed and 78 people uninstalled it from their system. No data for another 218 users (advanced features hidden or incomplete log data).

Pro Users can help us collect these removal statistics.

1. In XPlite or 2000lite press to access preferences.
2. Ensure logging is on.
3. Check "Send component state data when checking for upgrades" on the Preferences tab.
4. Using the Check for Upgrades button on the About tab.

The information sent is the last block only of component installation state data - you can see this in the log as "option=1" or "option=0". No personal information is conveyed.