Google Pack

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Google Pack was announced at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show, on January 6. It is "a one-stop software package that helps you discover, install, and maintain a wide range of essential PC programs" [1], intended for buyers of new PCs. Google Pack is currently only available for Windows XP.

1 Available software
2 Google Updater
3 External links

[edit] Available software

Users can choose which of the following programs to install. If the program is already installed, Google Updater checks to see if the user has the latest version and upgrades it, if necessary. [2]

[edit] Language/Locale Differences

Programs available vary based on which language/locale selected. The USA version of Google Pack offers all of the current programs listed below.

[edit] Google-brand programs

Google Desktop
Picasa
Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer
Google Pack Screensaver - a screensaver that displays pictures from the user's computers.
Google Earth (USA only)
Google Talk (USA only)
Google Video Player (USA only)

[edit] Third-Party Programs

Mozilla Firefox with Google Toolbar
Ad-Aware SE Personal
Norton AntiVirus 2005 Special Edition - comes with a 6-month trial
Adobe Reader 7
RealPlayer
GalleryPlayer
Skype

Google says that they have no monetary agreement with the makers of the above software, and that they offer the programs for the ease of Google's customers, not for any financial reason(s). 3.

[edit] Former Third-Party Programs

Trillian

[edit] Google Updater

Google Pack comes with Google Updater. Updater helps ease the user through the downloading and installation, and then, once all programs are installed, minimizes to the system tray. It regularly checks for updates to the Google Pack's programs and notifies the user to install them. It is a mini "Add and Remove Programs" Manager, except that it only manages the programs that are a part of the Google Pack. If you uninstall the Google Updater all the programs part of the Pack will still be on your system and will not be modified. If you want to uninstall all the Pack programs either uninstall them from the Windows Add and Remove Programs or through the Google Updater Program.