Brother HL-2170W
What is Brother HL-2170W?
This is the software that allows your computer to recognize and print to the Brother HL-2170W monochrome laser printer. It includes various software including the core printer driver, the Brother Control Center as well as a document management application for viewing scanned documents.
Overview
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 software installer includes 8 files and is usually about 1.59 MB (1,667,589 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.brother.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Brother\BRHL2170
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files2\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\10\00\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{F
Estimated size: 1.59 MB
Language: English
Files installed by Brother HL-2170W
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BRUNINST.dll - Brother MFL Pro (bruninst)
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bpdunins.dll - bpdunins (uninstaller)
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brdefprn.exe
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BrPnpU32.exe
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LN2170W.exe
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WEBLINK.exe
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BrPnpU64.exe
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genp5e-64-spa-106.EXE (by A.I.SOFT,INC) - FileCompact (ZIP SELFEXTRACT)
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- brdefprn.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Brdefprn' which loads as C:\Program Files\Brother\BRHL4070\Brdefprn.exe -d.
How do I remove Brother HL-2170W?
You can uninstall Brother HL-2170W 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 Brother HL-2170W, 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 Brother HL-2170W.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 58%
Win 7 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
59.34% |
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| Windows 10 |
20.09% |
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| Windows Vista |
11.47% |
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| Windows XP |
9.10% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
36.16% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.80% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.83% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
8.71% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.44% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
6.44% |
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Geography
86.77% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
86.77% |
| Canada |
4.29% |
| Australia |
2.26% |
| Germany |
1.43% |
| United Kingdom |
0.60% |
| Israel |
0.38% |
| DK |
0.38% |
| Brazil |
0.30% |
| Mexico |
0.30% |
| Japan |
0.30% |
| Belgium |
0.23% |
| Norway |
0.23% |
| Sweden |
0.23% |
| PR |
0.23% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
30.51% |
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| Dell |
29.00% |
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| Acer |
10.55% |
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| Toshiba |
9.98% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.90% |
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| ASUS |
4.90% |
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| Lenovo |
3.39% |
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| Intel |
2.82% |
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| Samsung |
1.32% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.94% |
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| Sahara |
0.94% |
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| Gateway |
0.75% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.87% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.05% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.67% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
1.91% |
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| Dell Inspiron 560 |
1.91% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
1.91% |
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About Brother Industries
Brother is an electronics equipment company whose products include printers, multifunction printers, sewing machines, large machine tools, label printers, typewriters, fax machines, and other computer-related electronics.
Publisher URL: www.brother-usa.com