Should I remove Dell Touchpad?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #7,437
United States Rank #5,056
Reach 0.0566%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 115.16 days
585.14 days >
Average installed length: 307.45 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 12.0.1.0 |
29.15% |
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| 11.2.15.1 |
0.27% |
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| 11.2.12.0 |
0.45% |
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| 11.2.4.0 |
0.90% |
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| 11.1.22.2 |
0.90% |
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| 11.1.22.0 |
1.17% |
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| 10.1.2.0 |
26.10% |
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| 9.1.18.6 |
41.08% |
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Dell Touchpad
Overview
Dell Touchpad is a software program developed by Synaptics. The most common release is 9.1.18.6, 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named instnt.exe. The setup package generally installs about 11 files and is usually about 18.8 MB (19,717,530 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows Vista (SP2) and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 68% of users of Dell Touchpad come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: www.synaptics.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\synaptics\syntp
Uninstaller: rundll32.exe "C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynISDLL.dll",standAloneUninstall
Estimated size: 18.8 MB
Files installed by Dell Touchpad
| Program executable: | instnt.exe |
| Name: | Synaptics Pointing Device Driver |
| TouchPad Driver Installation Application |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\synaptics\syntp\instnt.exe |
| MD5: | 3c99c713e5ccf0b7b5a8e520fce6c533 |
Additional files:
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DellTpad.exe - Synaptics Pointing Device Driver (TouchPad Control Panel Application)
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SynISDLL.dll - Install Resource Strings
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SynMood.exe - MoodPad
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SynTPCOM.dll - Synaptics TouchPad Interfaces
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SynTPCpl.dll - TouchPad Control Panel Extensions
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SynTPEnh.exe - Synaptics TouchPad Enhancements
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SynTPHelper.exe - Synaptics Pointing Device Helper
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SynTPRes.dll - TouchPad Resource Library
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SynZMetr.exe - Synaptics Pressure Graph
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Tutorial.exe - Synaptics Pointing Device Tutorial
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- SynTPEnh.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Synaptics TouchPad Enhancements.
Startup File (User Run)
- SynTPEnh.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'SynTPEnh' and executes as C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- SynTPEnh.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SynTPEnh' which loads as C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- SynTPEnh.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| SynTPEnh.exe |
| Memory: | 3.15 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0013031392% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00047349% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00082965% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 188,574 | |
| SynTPHelper.exe |
| Memory: | 850 KB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000014832% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000100% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000048% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 388 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 135 Bytes | |
How do I remove Dell Touchpad?
You can uninstall Dell Touchpad 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 Dell Touchpad, 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 Dell Touchpad.
OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 53%
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 6%
Keep it 94%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows Vista |
60.79% |
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| Windows 7 |
24.26% |
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| Windows XP |
12.62% |
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| Windows 10 |
2.24% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.09% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
43.68% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
12.36% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
10.65% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
10.65% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.12% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.15% |
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Geography
68.43% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
68.43% |
| United Kingdom |
5.56% |
| Canada |
2.78% |
| Germany |
2.01% |
| France |
1.75% |
| India |
1.75% |
| Japan |
1.49% |
| Australia |
1.10% |
| Iran |
1.03% |
| Italy |
0.97% |
| Spain |
0.91% |
| Ireland |
0.91% |
| Netherlands |
0.84% |
| Sweden |
0.58% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
97.21% |
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| Sahara |
0.90% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
0.90% |
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| Acer |
0.45% |
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| ASUS |
0.36% |
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| Samsung |
0.09% |
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| Toshiba |
0.09% |
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Common models |
| Dell Studio 1555 |
20.44% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1520 |
17.48% |
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| Dell XPS M1330 |
16.93% |
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| Dell Vostro 1500 |
8.33% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1521 |
7.86% |
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| Dell Studio XPS 1640 |
7.40% |
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About Synaptics
Synaptics develops human interface solutions for many OEMs whcih are pre-installed and included with PCs and laptops for companies such as Apple, Asus, Acer, Dell, Gateway, HP, Sony, Toshiba and numerous others.
Publisher URL: www.synaptics.com