Should I remove Dell Touchpad?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #355
United States Rank #264
Reach 1.7331%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 15.66 days
461.91 days >
Average installed length: 242.70 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 10.3201.101.212 |
0.03% |
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| 10.3201.101.211 |
0.00% |
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| 10.3201.101.208 |
0.01% |
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| 10.3201.101.111 |
0.01% |
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| 10.3201.101.108 |
0.02% |
|
| 10.2207.101.120 |
0.00% |
|
| 10.2207.101.119 |
0.10% |
|
| 10.2207.101.118 |
0.00% |
|
| 10.2207.101.114 |
0.04% |
|
| 10.2207.101.108 |
0.72% |
|
| 10.1207.101.113 |
0.61% |
|
| 10.1207.101.110 |
0.39% |
|
| 10.1207.101.109 |
0.75% |
|
| 10.1207.101.103 |
1.77% |
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| 10.1207.101.102 |
0.04% |
|
| 10.1200.101.203 |
0.82% |
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| 10.1200.101.202 |
0.19% |
|
| 8.1206.101.118 |
0.54% |
|
| 8.1206.101.115 |
0.39% |
|
| 8.1206.101.112 |
2.69% |
|
| 8.1206.101.110 |
0.76% |
|
| 8.1206.101.109 |
1.19% |
|
| 8.1206.101.104 |
0.27% |
|
| 8.1200.101.218 |
4.02% |
|
| 8.1200.101.217 |
1.71% |
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| 8.1200.101.214 |
3.01% |
|
| 8.1200.101.210 |
2.10% |
|
| 8.1200.101.209 |
1.65% |
|
| 8.1200.101.137 |
0.01% |
|
| 8.1200.101.134 |
5.26% |
|
| 8.1200.101.131 |
0.20% |
|
| 8.1200.101.129 |
0.64% |
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| 8.1200.101.127 |
3.90% |
|
| 8.1200.101.125 |
0.11% |
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| 8.1200.101.124 |
1.38% |
|
| 8.1200.101.123 |
0.00% |
|
| 8.1200.101.116 |
0.88% |
|
| 8.1200.101.112 |
0.39% |
|
| 8.1200.101.106 |
0.28% |
|
| 7.1211.101.118 |
0.28% |
|
| 7.1211.101.114 |
1.48% |
|
| 7.1211.101.109 |
0.00% |
|
| 7.1209.101.217 |
2.92% |
|
| 7.1209.101.215 |
1.03% |
|
| 7.1209.101.204 |
14.06% |
|
| 7.1208.101.303 |
0.00% |
|
| 7.1208.101.125 |
2.58% |
|
| 7.1208.101.124 |
1.92% |
|
| 7.1208.101.119 |
0.07% |
|
| 7.1208.101.118 |
0.80% |
|
| 7.1208.101.116 |
1.12% |
|
| 118 versions |
Typically installed together
Other programs by Alps Electric Co
Dell Touchpad
What is Dell Touchpad? (from Alps Electric Co)
Explore or expand your interactive capabilities by using up to four fingers at once on the large, smooth glass surface of the Dell Wireless Touchpad. Competitive touch games, drawing and music apps and more come to life with this multi-touch solution. Pair it with a non-touch display to experience four-finger touch and... Read more
Overview
Dell Touchpad is a program developed by Alps Electric Co. The most used version is 7.1209.101.204, 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. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). 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 main program executable is delltpad.exe. The software installer includes 16 files and is usually about 14.93 MB (15,656,774 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 61% of users of Dell Touchpad come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.
Program details
URL: www.alps.com/usa/index.html
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\DellTPad
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\DellTPad\Uninstap.exe ADDREMOVE
Estimated size: 14.93 MB
Files installed by Dell Touchpad
| Program executable: | delltpad.exe |
| Name: | Dell Touchpad |
| Dell Touchpad GUI |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\delltpad\delltpad.exe |
| MD5: | 44c0d3599384c22f9c8494fac26b1514 |
Additional files:
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ApntEx.exe - Alps Pointing-device Driver for Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista
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EzAuto.dll - Alps Utility for Pointing device (Alps pointing device extension)
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ApInfo.dll - Alps Pointing-device Driver
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ApInst.dll
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Apoint.dll
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Apoint.exe
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ApSearch.dll
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Elprop.dll - Easy Launcher
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hidfind.exe
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HidMonitorSvc.exe - HidMonitorSvc Application
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ApMouCpl.dll - Dell Touchpad Driver (Dell Mouse Property Page)
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Uninstap.exe - Uninstall Utility
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DellTouchpad.exe - Dell Touchpad
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ApMsgFwd.exe - ApMsgFwd
Behaviors exhibited
4 Scheduled Tasks
- Apoint.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{612D9487-BB77-4794-B6D8-A99ED9C99CAE}' (runs on registration).
- hidfind.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{FE747E8C-C3F9-4E20-88F6-1CF8B739FA43}' (runs on registration).
- DellTPad.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0BF615AD-AFA9-4825-9015-E626525C8F80}' (runs on registration).
- ApntEx.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C3BE86BB-7084-4CC0-AED8-AE7A780E75E9}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Apoint.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Apoint.
Service
- HidMonitorSvc.exe runs as a service named 'Alps HID Monitor Service' (ApHidMonitorService) "@oem64.inf,%HidMonitor.SvcDesc%;Monitor HID device for Alps".
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\DellTPad\Apoint.exe".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- ApMsgFwd.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\ApMsgFwd.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| ApntEx.exe |
| Memory: | 2.45 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0004872603% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00019056% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00029670% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 786,492 | |
| Switches/sec: | 1 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 0 Bytes | |
| Apoint.exe |
| Memory: | 4.32 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000997855% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003593% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00006386% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 367,508 | |
| Switches/sec: | 5 | |
| hidfind.exe |
| Memory: | 1.83 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0000448931% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003346% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00001143% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 1,075 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 11 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 7 (SP1) 70%
Win 10 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 8%
Keep it 92%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
74.30% |
|
| Windows 10 |
21.81% |
|
| Windows Vista |
2.27% |
|
| Windows XP |
1.63% |
|
Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
30.33% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
24.75% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.90% |
|
| Windows 10 Pro |
6.82% |
|
| Windows 7 Enterprise |
5.12% |
|
| Windows 10 Home |
3.95% |
|
Geography
60.97% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
60.97% |
| United Kingdom |
4.11% |
| Germany |
2.54% |
| Canada |
2.37% |
| France |
2.36% |
| Brazil |
2.27% |
| India |
2.09% |
| Netherlands |
1.24% |
| Italy |
1.05% |
| Australia |
1.01% |
| Iran |
0.96% |
| Israel |
0.81% |
| Egypt |
0.73% |
| Mexico |
0.71% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
97.47% |
|
| Acer |
0.97% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
0.95% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
0.18% |
|
| Samsung |
0.12% |
|
| ASUS |
0.11% |
|
| Lenovo |
0.07% |
|
| American Megatrends |
0.07% |
|
| Sahara |
0.07% |
|
Common models |
| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
13.56% |
|
| Dell Dell System Inspir... |
5.46% |
|
| Dell Inspiron N5050 |
5.16% |
|
| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
4.92% |
|
| Dell Latitude E6410 |
3.16% |
|
| Dell Inspiron 3520 |
3.11% |
|
About Alps Electric Co
Alps Electric produces electronic devices, including switchs, sensors, encoders and touchpads.
Publisher URL: www.alps.com