Startup program entry details:

PDTray (PDTRAY.EXE)

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Description:

System Tray access to Presentation Director for IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad notebooks - which allows you to create and quickly select between various single and multiple display options. Scheme selection and settings are also available via Fn+F7 key combination on some models

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKLM\Run
• Name: PDTray
• Data: C:\PROGRA~1\THINKPAD\UTILIT~1\PDTRAY.EXE

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): PDTRAY
• Startup Item (Vista/7): N/A
• Command: C:\PROGRA~1\THINKPAD\UTILIT~1\PDTRAY.EXE

Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)

• Name: PDTRAY.EXE
• Startup Value: C:\PROGRA~1\THINKPAD\UTILIT~1\PDTRAY.EXE

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PDTray] C:\PROGRA~1\THINKPAD\UTILIT~1\PDTRAY.EXE

Other information:

• File location: %ProgramFiles%\ThinkPad\Utilities
• File properties "Description": PDTRAY
• Purpose: Display utility
• Program disable option:
  • Right-click on icon & Deselect "Show Presentation Director icon in the task bar system tray"
  • Start → All Programs → ThinkVantage → ThinkPad Configuration → Options → Customize → deselect "Add Presentation Director icon on Task Bar System Tray
• Shortcut(s) available: Start Menu
• Vendor/Publisher: IBM Corp.
• Product(s): Presentation Director
• Tested: Yes

Note:

• %ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
• HKLM refers to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

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