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Should I remove Toshiba Registration?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
22% remove it78% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #3,248
United States Rank #1,531
Reach 0.1756%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 20.53 days
605.68 days >
Average installed length: 318.24 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.00.0000 100.00%

Toshiba Registration

What is Toshiba Registration?

This is pre-installed on various Toshiba laptop models and provides regsitration features to be activated for a new PC.

Overview

Toshiba Registration is a program developed by Datalode. It is bundled and preinstalled with various Toshiba computers. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 main program executable is Registration.exe. The software installer includes 11 files and is usually about 2.06 MB (2,165,200 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows Vista (SP2) as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 91% of users of Toshiba Registration come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and Mexico.

Toshiba Registration is pre-installed on the PC

Such software is installed by the manufacture when delivering the PC to the end user. Some pre-installed programs are considered bloatware as they are simply limited function trials, while others are required for proper PC operation.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.datalode.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Toshiba Registration\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{C53D16CC-E56F-47B8-906E-70AAF8EABB4F}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 2.06 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Toshiba Registration

Program executable:Registration.exe
Name:RealConnect Agent
RealConnect Agent Application
Path:C:\Program Files\Toshiba Registration\Registration.exe
MD5:9af30dc4e556d53314da915d5a458b46
Additional files:
  • dlplay.dll - Datalode Agent Display Engine
  • dlcomp.dll - Datalode Compression Engine
  • dlcrypt.dll - Datalode Security Engine
  • ToshibaSMBIOS.exe - DataLode ToshibaSMBIOS (ToshibaSMBIOS)
  • dlkrnl.dll - Datalode Agent Kernel
  • Activation.exe - RealConnect Agent (RealConnect Agent Application)
  • BootInfo.exe
  • Registration.exe
  • Xpreg.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Registration.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9277668C-C60D-4936-AA54-22C5C7B4D1DA}' (runs on registration).
3 Startup Files (User Run)
  • Activation.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named '1922036909' and executes as C:\Program Files\Toshiba Registration\Registration.exe /r "C:\Program Files\Toshiba Registration\Registration.rpd".
  • BootInfo.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named '780829963' and executes as C:\Program Files\Toshiba Registration\Registration.exe /r "C:\Program Files\Toshiba Registration\Registration.rpd".
  • Registration.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named '1202606206' and executes as C:\Program Files\Toshiba Registration\Registration.exe /r "C:\Program Files\Toshiba Registration\Registration.rpd".

How do I remove Toshiba Registration?

You can uninstall Toshiba Registration 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 Toshiba Registration, 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 Toshiba Registration.

WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 22%
Keep it 78%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#3,248

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows Vista 88.70%
Windows 7 10.00%
Windows 10 1.18%
Windows XP 0.12%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 73.58%
Windows Vista Home Basic 12.98%
Windows 7 Home Premium 8.31%
Windows 7 Ultimate 1.51%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.19%
Windows Vista Business 0.96%

Distribution by countryGeography

90.91% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 90.91%
  Canada 5.67%
  Mexico 0.28%
  Brazil 0.19%
  United Kingdom 0.19%
  Philippines 0.18%
  Germany 0.16%
  India 0.14%
  Australia 0.12%
  Argentina 0.11%
  PR 0.11%
  Poland 0.09%
  Colombia 0.07%
  Venezuela 0.07%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Toshiba 99.48%
Hewlett-Packard 0.29%
Dell 0.12%
ASUS 0.12%
Common models
TOSHIBA Satellite L305 16.09%
TOSHIBA Satellite A205 7.76%
TOSHIBA Satellite A215 6.88%
TOSHIBA Satellite A135 6.46%
TOSHIBA Satellite A305 6.19%
TOSHIBA Satellite L355 6.19%

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