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Should I remove ALPS Touch Pad Driver?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,888
United States Rank #7,078
Reach 0.0432%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.88 days
261.86 days >
Average installed length: 137.59 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
7.102.303.107 0.35%
7.102.303.101 2.58%
7.102.302.203 0.12%
7.102.302.101 9.04%
7.100.302.11 0.47%
7.2.303.108 0.59%
7.2.303.107 1.76%
7.2.303.104 0.70%
7.2.303.101 6.81%
7.2.302.203 1.17%
7.2.302.103 1.53%
7.2.302.101 9.86%
7.0.302.11 3.52%
7.0.301.4 61.50%

ALPS Touch Pad Driver

What is ALPS Touch Pad Driver?

This program contains the driver for the ALPS Touchpad in the supported notebook/laptop models and operating systems. The driver enables touchpad functionality and provides a user interface.

Overview

The most common release is 7.0.301.4, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The primary executable is named apoint.exe. It also includes a system tray icon that is displayed in the notifications area while the program is running. The setup package generally installs about 23 files and is usually about 3.13 MB (3,287,139 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.alps.com/usa/index.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\apoint2k
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Uninstap.exe ADDREMOVE
Estimated size: 3.13 MB

Program filesFiles installed by ALPS Touch Pad Driver

Program executable:apoint.exe
Name:Alps Pointing-device Driver
Path:C:\Program Files\apoint2k\apoint.exe
MD5:a4a14fadde82f30a4bdafe5c65cb8abc
Taskbar:Displays an icon in the notification area
If the ALPS Touch Pad driver is installed on computers running Windows XP, the Fn+F9 (Touch Pad On/Off) function does not operate. To make this function available, the TOSHIBA Touch Pad On/Off Utility should also be updated.
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)
  • ApCommon.dll - Alps Pointing-device Driver
  • ApDual.dll
  • ApInst.dll
  • ApMain.dll
  • ApMouse.dll
  • Apoint.dll
  • ApOthers.dll
  • ApPad.dll
  • ApStick.dll
  • ApString.dll
  • Elprop.dll - Easy Launcher
  • EzCapt.dll
  • EzLaunch.dll
  • EzPopup.exe
  • hidfind.exe
  • player.exe
  • Ezcapt.exe - ALPS Easy Capture (Easy Capture)
  • Uninstap.exe - Uninstall Utility
  • ApTabCtl.dll - ALPS ApTabCtl
  • ApMsgFwd.exe - ApMsgFwd

Program behaviorsBehaviors 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.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

apoint.exe
Memory:2.66 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0489855550%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.04017283%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00881272%
0.015104% average
Switches/sec:27
70 average
I/O reads/min:5.03 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:46 Bytes
105.02 KB average
ApntEx.exe
Memory:1.25 MB
Total CPU:0.0006028818%
Kernel CPU:0.00030425%
User CPU:0.00029863%
CPU cycles/sec:13,536
hidfind.exe
Memory:1.81 MB
Total CPU:0.0001925900%
Kernel CPU:0.00014547%
User CPU:0.00004712%
CPU cycles/sec:2,147
I/O reads/min:11 Bytes

How do I remove ALPS Touch Pad Driver?

You can uninstall ALPS Touch Pad Driver 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 ALPS 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove ALPS Touch Pad Driver.
OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 68%
Win XP 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows Vista 77.96%
Windows 7 16.65%
Windows XP 3.63%
Windows 10 1.76%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 68.87%
Windows 7 Home Premium 7.67%
Windows Vista Business 6.60%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.31%
Microsoft Windows XP 3.18%
Windows 7 Professional 2.71%

Distribution by countryGeography

56.95% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 56.95%
  Canada 6.82%
  United Kingdom 5.74%
  Germany 3.95%
  France 3.23%
  Japan 2.78%
  Portugal 1.79%
  Italy 1.79%
  Spain 1.70%
  Netherlands 1.61%
  Australia 1.08%
  Mexico 0.90%
  Poland 0.90%
  Greece 0.72%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Toshiba 97.25%
ASUS 0.84%
Dell 0.72%
Hewlett-Packard 0.60%
Acer 0.48%
Sony 0.12%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite A200 21.22%
TOSHIBA Satellite A205 18.29%
TOSHIBA Satellite A215 15.24%
TOSHIBA Satellite A350 7.20%
TOSHIBA Satellite A355 3.17%
TOSHIBA Qosmio X300 2.93%

About Alps Electric Co

Alps Electric produces electronic devices, including switchs, sensors, encoders and touchpads.
Publisher URL: www.alps.com

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