Brother HL-4040CDN
What is Brother HL-4040CDN?
This is the software that allows your computer to recognize and print to the Brother monochrome laser printer. It includes various software including the core printer driver, the Brother Control Center as well as a document management application for viewing scanned documents.
Overview
Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 3 MB (3,146,042 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.brother.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Brother\BRHL404D
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\10\00\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{3
Estimated size: 3 MB
Language: English
Files installed by Brother HL-4040CDN
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BRUNINST.dll - Brother MFL Pro (bruninst)
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bpdunins.dll - bpdunins (uninstaller)
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brdefprn.exe
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BrPnpU32.exe
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BrPnpU64.exe
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LN404CDN.exe
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WEBLINK.exe
Behaviors 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-4040CDN?
You can uninstall Brother HL-4040CDN from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Brother HL-4040CDN, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Brother HL-4040CDN.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 55%
Win 7 4%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
58.44% |
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| Windows 10 |
23.38% |
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| Windows XP |
10.39% |
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| Windows Vista |
7.79% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
29.33% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
21.33% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
10.67% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.67% |
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Geography
81.03% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
81.03% |
| Canada |
17.24% |
| Germany |
0.86% |
| Mexico |
0.86% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
35.09% |
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| Dell |
24.56% |
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| GIGABYTE |
12.28% |
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| ASUS |
10.53% |
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| Acer |
7.02% |
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| Intel |
3.51% |
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| American Megatrends |
3.51% |
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| Gateway |
1.75% |
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| Apple |
1.75% |
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Common models |
| Dell OptiPlex 780 |
4.92% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.28% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6000 (GA378... |
3.28% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.28% |
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| Dell Inspiron 660 |
3.28% |
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| Dell Inspiron 570 |
3.28% |
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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