Startup program entry details:

TPTRAY (TP98TRAY.EXE)

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Not required or not recommended - typically infrequently used tasks that can be started manually if necessary

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Description:

System Tray access to the ThinkPad Configuration utility for IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad notebooks. "The ThinkPad Configuration utility is a control center to configure your ThinkPad hardware. With this utility, you can setup or change your device configurations for ThinkPad hardware and options"

Startup information:

Registry (Start → Run → regedit)

• Key(s): HKLM\Run
• Name: TPTRAY
• Data: C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\TP98TRAY.EXE

MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)

• Startup Item (XP): TP98TRAY
• Startup Item (Vista/7): N/A
• Command: C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\TP98TRAY.EXE

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

• Name:
  • IBM ThinkPad Tray Utility
  • ThinkPad Configuration Utility
• Startup Value: C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\TP98TRAY.EXE

HijackThis (HJT) log examples:

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TPTRAY] C:\PROGRA~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\TP98TRAY.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TPTRAY] C:\Program\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\TP98TRAY.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TPTRAY] C:\ARCHIV~1\ThinkPad\UTILIT~1\TP98TRAY.EXE

Other information:

• File location: %ProgramFiles%\ThinkPad\Utilities
• File properties "Description":
  • IBM ThinkPad Tray Utility
  • ThinkPad Configuration Tray Utility
• Purpose: Configuration utility
• Program disable option: Options → Customize → deselect "Add ThinkPad Configuration icon on Task Bar System Tray"
• Shortcut(s) available: Start Menu
• Vendor/Publisher: IBM Corp & Lenovo
• Product(s): ThinkPad Configuration
• 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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