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Should I remove Smart Technology Programming Software?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #14,817
United States Rank #12,903
Reach 0.0190%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 225.78 days
945.95 days >
Average installed length: 497.02 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
7.0.2.7 100.00%

Other programs by Mad Catz

Smart Technology Programming Software 7.0.2.7

Overview

Smart Technology Programming Software 7.0.2.7 is a program developed by Mad Catz. 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 87 files and is usually about 628 KB (643,072 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 50% of users of Smart Technology Programming Software come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.saitek.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\saitek\sd6\manuals\ja_images
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{0D62121B-0361-47CD-8712-5B2F5D8D1C9C}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 628 KB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Smart Technology Programming Software 7.0.2.7

  • profileeditor_0402.dll
  • profileeditor_07.dll
  • applauncheventdll.dll (by Saitek) - Saitek Cyborg Keyboard (Saitek Volume Monitor)
  • cpl.dll (by Saitek) - Configuration Software (Saitek Control Panel Handler)
  • interop.iwshruntimelibrary.dll - Assembly imported from type library 'IWshRuntimeLibrary'.
  • ny.exe - NukeUYp Application
  • profileeditor.exe - Saitek SD6 Software (ProfileEditor)
  • profileru.exe - Saitek SST Profile Launcher
  • saiinput.dll - Saitek Keyboard and Mouse Input
  • saimfd.exe - Saitek MFD File System Driver
  • 06416ece_7ce2_4176_b4fc_01ebd7e7b58a.dll - P880_P2500_P3000
  • 12ecdcf4_82ac_4c37_9262_bcdd948ba1e4.dll - PP22_Pad
  • 19e5398a_a82a_4b7b_90fd_c08f190b5037.dll - RudderPedals
  • 1f732691_3bc6_41ec_a977_c5bf0b03a3dc.dll - X52Pro
  • 23e2a81c_5f45_4f0e_bb62_350688d7f883.dll (by Madcatz) - CyborgRAT_5Button
  • 24e74f72_099d_43a2_91ba_8b19e146c678.dll - CyborgX
  • 25a4f72c_5a88_4168_809a_55bf002dc6b1.dll - X65
  • 2b9d5817_37df_47e1_a1f9_3186682b4263.dll - ThrottleQuadrant
  • 35695d7f_dae2_42ac_b38b_78ec2e576581.dll - GamersKeyboard
  • 3ac4311b_05b6_43c2_8622_c2eb1168ad21.dll - GM2400
  • 3f5b4777_c340_4271_be78_4f067ce8fe12.dll - P2600
  • 4220f4fc_220c_48a8_a04a_46c6b4f8450c.dll - CyborgRumblePad
  • 4966f44d_59df_4a61_8fd0_7ac23cff1c88.dll - Cyborg_V3_Pad
  • 49a934cf_79af_4ad0_8971_84735cec20e1.dll - eclipse litetouch Keyboard. (eclipse litetouch Keyboard)
  • 52adf75b_8888_4006_9fd2_196fe465e1b1.dll - CyborgMouse
  • 5c6c51f1_9884_4166_b06e_5bb174f169ae.dll - CyborgKeyboard
  • 62c03415_a024_4eb2_b66f_67c9f82962fe.dll - ST290Pro
  • 6a1ca17e_fb49_4b02_aaad_0ba6619568ef.dll - P990_P2900
  • 7b2c9a90_0140_45d5_a956_50e3f28383df.dll - ProFlightYokeSystem
  • 7fb9c64e_c015_4c88_9126_6abf82beee9c.dll - AV8R
  • 975f632f_f9c5_4e3f_ad2c_f13a97f85393.dll - OfficeLaserMouse_M100V
  • base.dll - Base
  • bmpview.dll - BmpView
  • c080cd49_e613_47d4_899c_87375b5aefe8.dll - CyborgEvo
  • c2c49663_a49d_4ca3_a208_7bae2166e4e2.dll - ST290
  • c9e4beb7_9967_4ce8_8fbc_02ca04f453d8.dll (by Madcatz) - CyborgRAT_7Button
  • ca4ae256_badb_427e_a4bd_7691d48a0c9b.dll - X45
  • ccb88344_c0d5_4ad2_b35d_70ebf6e80171.dll - GM3200
  • d18fc94d_3015_4345_adbc_a68ccf585dd1.dll - Cyborg_V1_Keyboard
  • d6b3b59d_38a9_4808_90c5_16f35a85e651.dll - P3200
  • default.dll - Default
  • e43d3b10_a604_4ec3_90cb_4a6a478841c9.dll - PS3_PC_Pads
  • e81d998b_c604_4d71_be97_35ca01439c7e.dll - X52
  • e9d64f2f_f022_466a_afce_5d77af14be2c.dll - CyborgRumblePadXBox360
  • f224d27e_fafa_4621_9cbb_b766807a0596.dll - GamingMouse
  • f4472a58_9884_4d01_868f_866a2d229c35.dll - ProGamerCommandUnit
  • f6295dbe_a666_49ed_ba2c_123bbe7ee467.dll - Cyborg_V1_Stick
  • genericschemareader.dll - GenericSchemaReader
  • gridplusview.dll - GridPlusView
  • gridview.dll - GridView
  • ielementhandler.dll - IElementHandler
  • ireader.dll - IReader
  • ireporterrors.dll - IReportErrors
  • md.dll - Md
  • pinvoke.dll - PInvoke
  • pr0file.dll - Pr0file
  • pr0fileeditor_forms.dll - Pr0fileEditorForms
  • pr0fileeditor_forms.resources.dll
  • print.dll - Print
  • profileeditor_09.dll
  • profileeditor_0a.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
  • profileru.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'QuickTime Task' which loads as C:\Program Files\Saitek\SD6\Software\ProfilerU.exe.
  • saimfd.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SaiMfd' which loads as C:\Program Files\Saitek\SD6\Software\SaiMfd.exe.

How do I remove Smart Technology Programming Software?

You can uninstall Smart Technology Programming Software 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 Smart Technology Programming Software 7.0.2.7, 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 Smart Technology Programming Software.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 76%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 80.53%
Windows 10 13.60%
Windows Vista 3.20%
Windows XP 2.67%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 45.58%
Windows 7 Ultimate 22.25%
Windows 7 Professional 10.99%
Windows 10 Pro 3.22%
Windows 10 Home 2.95%
Microsoft Windows XP 2.41%

Distribution by countryGeography

50.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 50.00%
  Germany 9.91%
  France 8.84%
  United Kingdom 6.47%
  Canada 5.39%
  Australia 2.16%
  Sweden 1.72%
  Italy 1.51%
  Netherlands 1.51%
  Switzerland 1.29%
  Spain 1.08%
  Belgium 0.86%
  Norway 0.65%
  South Africa 0.65%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
GIGABYTE 21.51%
Dell 20.93%
Hewlett-Packard 16.86%
ASUS 12.79%
Acer 9.30%
Alienware 4.65%
Intel 4.07%
American Megatrends 2.91%
Medion 2.33%
MSI 1.74%
Toshiba 1.74%
Samsung 1.16%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.38%
Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H 3.08%
Gigabyte GA-870A-USB3 2.31%
Gigabyte X58A-UD3R 2.31%
Alienware Area 51 1.54%
Alienware M17xR3 1.54%

comments2 comments

user comment
user comment
Custom controls for Saitek joysticks/controllersover a year ago
Has a moderate power overhead so you may want to consider whether to permit auto starting or not. A good feature is hot-switching joysticks, though the occasional reboot may be necessary after re-plugging in your joystick USB plug.
user comment
Custom controls for Saitek joysticks/controllersover a year ago
Published by Mad Katz for Saitek series of flight controllers and joysticks. Includes a wide range of potential extra functionality for your Saitek device; recommend you try if this is you!