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Should I remove Hard Drive Inspector Professional build # 170?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
24% remove it76% keep it
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VersionDistribution
4.16.170 100.00%

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Hard Drive Inspector Professional 4.16 build # 170

What is Hard Drive Inspector Professional build # 170?  (from AltrixSoft)

Hard Drive Inspector is a powerful, effective and easy-to-use program that monitors hard drive health. The value of information stored on an average computer hard drive often exceeds the value of the computer itself. But a hard drive is one of the most unreliable internal computer devices. When it crashes (which happen...  Read more

Overview

Hard Drive Inspector Professional 4.16 build # 170 is a program developed by AltrixSoft. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The main program executable is hdinspector.exe. The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 9.53 MB (9,997,356 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows XP. While about 33% of users of Hard Drive Inspector Professional build # 170 come from Poland, it is also popular in the United States and UA.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.altrixsoft.com/en/hddinsp
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Hard Drive Inspector
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Hard Drive Inspector\Uninst.exe
Estimated size: 9.53 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Hard Drive Inspector Professional 4.16 build # 170

Program executable:hdinspector.exe
Hard Drive Inspector Professional
Path:C:\Program Files\hard drive inspector\hdinspector.exe
MD5:de1cc8719a0696949d9bf99b772b329d
Additional files:
  • Uninst.exe - Hard Drive Inspector

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • HDInspector.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EA98DFF2-005F-4227-964C-65C32A11BCF0}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • HDInspector.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'HDInspector.exe' which loads as C:\Program Files\Hard Drive Inspector\HDInspector.exe.

How do I remove Hard Drive Inspector Professional build # 170?

You can uninstall Hard Drive Inspector Professional build # 170 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 Hard Drive Inspector Professional 4.16 build # 170, 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 Hard Drive Inspector Professional build # 170.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win 10 7%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 24%
Keep it 76%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 64.29%
Windows XP 28.57%
Windows 10 7.14%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Microsoft Windows XP 28.57%
Windows 7 Professional 21.43%
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.43%
Windows 7 Home Premium 21.43%
Windows 8 Pro 7.14%

Distribution by countryGeography

33.33% of installs come from Poland
Which countries install it?
  Poland 33.33%
  United States 27.78%
  UA 5.56%
  GE 5.56%
  Russia 5.56%
  Japan 5.56%
  Slovakia 5.56%
  Italy 5.56%
  United Kingdom 5.56%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
GIGABYTE 30.00%
American Megatrends 20.00%
Sony 10.00%
Dell 10.00%
Compaq 10.00%
Alienware 10.00%
Acer 10.00%
Common models
Sony VGN-NW21MF_P 12.50%
Gigabyte GA-A75M-UD2H 12.50%
Gigabyte G31M-ES2L 12.50%
GBT NVDAACPI 12.50%
FUJITSU LIFEBOOK AH512 12.50%
Dell Dell System Inspir... 12.50%

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