Should I remove Touch Pad Driver?

What percent of users and experts removed it?

5% remove it95% keep it

Overall Sentiment

Excellent

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How common is it?

Reach 0.0002%

Versions

Version	Distribution
8.200.1717.102	33.33%
7.5.1711.125	33.33%
7.1.102.7	33.33%

Other programs by Alps Electric Co

Touch Pad Driver

from Alps Electric Co.

Remove Touch Pad Driver by Alps Electric Co

Overview

Touch Pad Driver is a program developed by Alps Electric Co. The most used version is 8.200.1717.102, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 main program executable is apoint.exe. The software installer includes 41 files and is usually about 9.35 MB (9,799,518 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 80% of users of Touch Pad Driver come from the United States, it is also popular in Netherlands.

Program details

URL: www.alps.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\apoint2k

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Uninstap.exe ADDREMOVE

Estimated size: 9.35 MB

Files installed by Touch Pad Driver

Program executable:	apoint.exe
Name:	Alps Pointing-device Driver
Path:	C:\Program Files\apoint2k\apoint.exe
MD5:	c84f7188d6b5ba32fa1f00c48581dcd1

Additional files:

ApntEx.exe - Alps Pointing-device Driver for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista
EzAuto.dll - Alps Utility for Pointing device (Alps pointing device extension)
ApInst.dll - Alps Pointing-device Driver
Apoint.dll
ApResAR.dll
ApResBP.dll
ApResCS.dll
ApResCT.dll
ApResCZ.dll
ApResDK.dll
ApResFI.dll
ApResFR.dll
ApResGK.dll
ApResGR.dll
ApResHU.dll
ApResIL.dll
ApResIT.dll
ApResJP.dll
ApResKR.dll
ApResLA.dll
ApResNL.dll
ApResNO.dll
ApResPL.dll
ApResPO.dll
ApResRO.dll
ApResRU.dll
ApResSE.dll
ApResSK.dll
ApResSL.dll
ApResSP.dll
ApResTR.dll
ApResUS.dll
Elprop.dll - Easy Launcher
player.exe
ApOffice.dll
Ezcapt.exe - ALPS Easy Capture (Easy Capture)
Uninstap.exe - Uninstall Utility
EzLaunch.dll - AlpsPoint
ApMsgFwd.exe - ApMsgFwd

Behaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)

Apoint.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Apoint' which loads as C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apoint.exe.

Resource utilization averages
Show technical details

ApntEx.exe
Memory:	1.22 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.0077916115%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.00425176%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.00353985%	0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:	66,529	8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:	2	70 average
I/O reads/min:	5 Bytes	435.61 KB average
Apoint.exe
Memory:	2.27 MB
Total CPU:	0.0067140338%
Kernel CPU:	0.00556876%
User CPU:	0.00114527%
ApMsgFwd.exe
Memory:	922.4 KB
Total CPU:	0.0015999639%
Kernel CPU:	0.00113297%
User CPU:	0.00046700%

How do I remove Touch Pad Driver?

You can uninstall Touch Pad Driver 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 Touch Pad Driver, 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 Touch Pad Driver.

OS VERSIONS

Win 7 (SP1) 67%

Win 10 33%

HOW IT STARTS

Automatically starts? Yes

(Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS

Uninstall it 5%

Keep it 95%

Windows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Windows 7	66.67%
Windows 10	33.33%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8 Pro	33.33%
Windows 7 Ultimate	33.33%
Windows 7 Home Premium	33.33%

Geography

80.00% of installs come from the United States

Which countries install it?

United States	80.00%
Netherlands	20.00%

PC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Dell	66.67%
Hewlett-Packard	33.33%

About Alps Electric Co

Alps Electric produces electronic devices, including switchs, sensors, encoders and touchpads.

Publisher URL: www.alps.com

Learn more about Alps Electric Co.

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