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What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
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Brother HL-1230

What is Brother HL-1230?

This is the software that allows your computer to recognize and print to the Brother monochrome laser printer. The program includes various software including the core printer drivers, the Control Center as well as a printer management applications and settings controls.

Overview

During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The setup package generally installs about 5 files and is usually about 1.31 MB (1,369,430 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.brother.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Brother\BRHL1230
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\10\00\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{A
Estimated size: 1.31 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by Brother HL-1230

  • BRUNINST.dll - Brother MFL Pro (bruninst)
  • bpdunins.dll - bpdunins (uninstaller)
  • brdefprn.exe
  • BrPnpU32.exe
  • BrPnpU64.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • brdefprn.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Brdefprn' which loads as C:\Program Files\Brother\BRHL4070\Brdefprn.exe -d.

How do I remove Brother HL-1230?

You can uninstall Brother HL-1230 from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Brother HL-1230, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Brother HL-1230.

OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 44%
Win 7 (SP1) 11%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows Vista 55.56%
Windows 10 22.22%
Windows 7 22.22%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 44.44%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.22%
Windows 10 Pro 11.11%
Windows 8.1 Pro 11.11%
Windows Vista Home Basic 11.11%

Distribution by countryGeography

35.71% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 35.71%
  Canada 14.29%
  Sweden 14.29%
  Austria 7.14%
  Switzerland 7.14%
  Spain 7.14%
  United Kingdom 7.14%
  Netherlands 7.14%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 25.00%
Acer 12.50%
American Megatrends 12.50%
Toshiba 12.50%
Medion 12.50%
Hewlett-Packard 12.50%
GIGABYTE 12.50%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite A200 12.50%
MEDION P6624 12.50%
HP-Pavilion KT372AA-A2L A... 12.50%
Gigabyte P35-DS4 12.50%
Dell Vostro1710 12.50%
Dell Latitude D820 12.50%

About Brother Industries

Brother is an electronics equipment company whose products include printers, multifunction printers, sewing machines, large machine tools, label printers, typewriters, fax machines, and other computer-related electronics.
Publisher URL: www.brother-usa.com

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