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Should I remove Microsoft IntelliPoint?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #692
United States Rank #485
Reach 0.9889%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 18.03 days
531.97 days >
Average installed length: 279.51 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
8.20.468.0 100.00%

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Microsoft IntelliPoint 8.2

What is Microsoft IntelliPoint?

IntelliPoint is the Microsoft brand software driver for Microsoft's mice. Software features may only be available with certain mice models. (Button options are specific to the selected model.) Depending on the software version and specific mouse product, users can define mouse buttons to run any executable program or file they desire (or a control key + letter combination) and can even define buttons for different functions in chosen programs.

About  (from Microsoft)

IntelliPoint software enables you to customize the unique features of your Microsoft mouse to fit your needs. With IntelliPoint mouse software, you can reassign mouse buttons--including the wheel button--to perform commands like Undo or Copy, or run a macro. Each application you use can have different button assignment...  Read more

Overview

During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 primary executable is named ipoint.exe. The setup package generally installs about 43 files and is usually about 35.54 MB (37,271,547 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.microsoft.com
Help link: support.microsoft.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\
Uninstaller: msiexec.exe /I {624C7F0A-89B2-4C49-9CAB-9D69613EC95A}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 35.54 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft IntelliPoint 8.2

Program executable:ipoint.exe
Name:Microsoft IntelliPoint
IPoint.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\microsoft intellipoint\ipoint.exe
MD5:e774f875819dee4a312a921a88f779fe
Microsoft IntelliPoint is the Microsoft brand software driver for Microsoft's mice. It has been succeeded by Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center, which combines IntelliType with IntelliPoint. Depending on the software version and specific...
Additional files:
  • unicows.dll - Microsoft (R) Windows (R) 95, Windows (R) 98, and Windows (R) Millennium Operating Systems (Microsoft Layer for Unicode on Win9x Systems (MSLU))
  • btwizard.exe - Microsoft IntelliType Pro / IntelliPoint
  • dpgcmd.dll
  • dpgmkb.dll
  • dpgupdateinstall.exe
  • DPLaunch.exe
  • qs.exe - QSettings.exe
  • setup.exe
  • setupstb.exe
  • srres.dll
  • difxapi.dll - Driver Install Frameworks API (DIFxAPI) (Driver Install Frameworks for API library module)
  • dw15.exe - Microsoft Application Error Reporting
  • Microsoft.Expression.Interactions.dll - Microsoft.Expression.Interactions
  • System.Windows.Interactivity.dll - System.Windows.Interactivity
  • IPx64_1033_6.31.258.0.exe - Self-Extracting Cabinet
  • IPx86_1033_8.0.225.0.exe
  • IPx86_1033_8.15.406.0.exe
  • IPx86_1033_8.20.468.0.exe
  • dpupdchk.exe - Microsoft IntelliPoint
  • dpupdchk_old.exe
  • GestureEngine.dll
  • ipcoin10.dll
  • ipcoin6.dll
  • ipcplact.dll
  • ipcplbtn.dll
  • ipcplsens.dll
  • ipcpltouch.dll - ipcpltouch
  • ipcpltouchmouse.dll - ipcpltouchMouse
  • ipcpltouchstrip.dll - ipcpltouchstrip
  • ipcplwhl.dll
  • ipcplwir.dll
  • ipres.dll
  • mhook.dll
  • mousinfo.exe
  • point32.dll
  • point32.exe
  • TouchMousePractice.exe - Touch Mouse
  • TouchMousePracticeResources.dll
  • WdfCoInstaller01005.dll - WDF Coinstaller
  • WPFToolkit.dll - WPF Toolkit
  • SQMAPI.dll - SQM Client
  • DPGHnt.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

4 Scheduled Tasks
  • TouchMousePractice.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C214211F-3ABC-4B7F-90BE-E81884B8BD48}' (runs on registration).
  • DPLaunch.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{2F485F9D-44CB-49A2-B678-55CD36EBA28A}' (runs on registration).
  • ipoint.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Microsoft_Hardware_Launch_IPoint_exe' (runs on registration).
  • qs.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{6168618F-AA9E-4ED3-A13E-20B235677B97}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • ipoint.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 1.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • ipoint.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ipoint.exe' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\ipoint.exe".

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

ipoint.exe
Memory:7.17 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0013926779%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00088938%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00050330%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:451,803
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:5
70 average
I/O reads/min:597 Bytes
435.61 KB average
dpupdchk.exe
Memory:1.82 MB
Total CPU:0.0004378889%
Kernel CPU:0.00043658%
User CPU:0.00000131%
CPU cycles/sec:114
point32.exe
Memory:3.47 MB
Total CPU:0.0002849013%
Kernel CPU:0.00009192%
User CPU:0.00019298%
Switches/sec:3
I/O reads/min:18 Bytes
I/O writes/min:0 Bytes

How do I remove Microsoft IntelliPoint?

You can uninstall Microsoft IntelliPoint 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 Microsoft IntelliPoint 8.2, 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 Microsoft IntelliPoint.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 72%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 74.38%
Windows 10 15.16%
Windows Vista 5.85%
Windows XP 4.61%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 48.95%
Windows 7 Professional 13.64%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.07%
Windows 10 Home 5.68%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.55%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 4.50%

Distribution by countryGeography

61.53% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 61.53%
  Germany 5.54%
  Canada 5.33%
  United Kingdom 4.86%
  France 3.01%
  Australia 2.97%
  Italy 2.29%
  Brazil 1.26%
  Israel 0.89%
  Austria 0.84%
  Belgium 0.68%
  Japan 0.68%
  Greece 0.67%
  Netherlands 0.66%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 28.75%
Dell 24.41%
Acer 14.01%
Toshiba 10.74%
ASUS 8.01%
GIGABYTE 5.55%
Samsung 3.43%
Lenovo 2.34%
Intel 1.92%
American Megatrends 0.85%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 9.41%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 7.77%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.49%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 3.36%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.45%
Dell Inspiron 1545 2.18%

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.
Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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