Should I remove Agere Systems HDA Modem?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #5,736
United States Rank #4,317
Reach 0.0830%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.74 days
257.75 days >
Average installed length: 135.43 days
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Agere Systems HDA Modem
What is Agere Systems HDA Modem?
This is the required driver used to connect the Agere Systems HDA Modem to the user's PC.
Overview
Agere Systems HDA Modem is a software program developed by LSI. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The primary executable is named agrsmdel.exe. The setup package generally installs about 3 files. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows Vista (SP2) and Windows XP. While about 60% of users of Agere Systems HDA Modem come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Australia.
Program details
URL: www.lsi.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\LSI SoftModem
Uninstaller: C:\WINDOWS\agrsmdel
Files installed by Agere Systems HDA Modem
| Program executable: | agrsmdel.exe |
| Path: | C:\windows\agrsmdel.exe |
| MD5: | 394e9cface7bb57a176fc90b03065f80 |
Additional files:
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agr64svc.exe - LSI Soft Modem Call Progress Service
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agrsmsvc.exe
Behaviors exhibited
2 Services
- agrsmsvc.exe runs as a service named 'AgereModemAudio' (AgereModemAudio).
- agr64svc.exe runs as a service named 'Agere Modem Call Progress Audio' (AgereModemAudio).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| agr64svc.exe |
| Memory: | 1.09 MB | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000168% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 209 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 0 Bytes | |
| agrsmsvc.exe |
| Memory: | 717 KB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0009917467% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00051476% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00047699% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 334 | |
How do I remove Agere Systems HDA Modem?
You can uninstall Agere Systems HDA Modem 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 Agere Systems HDA Modem, 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 Agere Systems HDA Modem.
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #5,736
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows Vista |
76.30% |
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| Windows XP |
13.26% |
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| Windows 7 |
8.98% |
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| Windows 10 |
1.47% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
51.44% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
13.17% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
11.82% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
11.51% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
5.63% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
2.27% |
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Geography
60.40% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
60.40% |
| Canada |
3.10% |
| Australia |
3.00% |
| United Kingdom |
2.87% |
| Italy |
2.55% |
| France |
2.32% |
| Netherlands |
1.91% |
| Germany |
1.91% |
| Sweden |
1.23% |
| Spain |
1.23% |
| Czech Republic |
0.91% |
| Mexico |
0.86% |
| Brazil |
0.73% |
| Finland |
0.73% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
94.75% |
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| Acer |
3.52% |
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| ASUS |
1.05% |
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| Dell |
0.49% |
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| Toshiba |
0.06% |
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| Sahara |
0.06% |
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| Lenovo |
0.06% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
20.96% |
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| HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... |
14.04% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
11.87% |
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| HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook ... |
6.85% |
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| HP Compaq 6720s |
4.07% |
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| HP 550 |
2.92% |
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About (from LSI Corporation)
LSI designs semiconductors and software that accelerate storage and networking in datacenters, mobile networks and client computing.
Publisher URL: www.lsi.com