Startup program entry details:

Apoint (Apoint.exe)

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Description:

Touchpad driver from Alps Electric Co., Ltd for a number of laptops including some of those from Panasonic, Sony and Dell. Allows you to configure buttons and touchpad settings - including sensitivity, tap to click and single or multi-finger gestures. Required for proper functioning of the pointing software but not required if you use an external pointing device

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKLM\Run
• Name: Apoint
• Data: C:\Program Files\[various]\Apoint.exe

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): Apoint
• Startup Item (Vista/7): Alps Pointing-device Driver
• Command: C:\Program Files\[various]\Apoint.exe

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Apoint] C:\Program Files\Apoint\Apoint.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Apoint] C:\Program Files\DellTPad\Apoint.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Apoint] C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apoint.exe

Other information:

• File location: %ProgramFiles%\[various]
• File properties "Description": Alps Pointing-device Driver
• Purpose: Touchpad driver
• Program disable option: None
• Shortcut(s) available: None
• Vendor/Publisher: Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
• Product(s): Various laptops
• 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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