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VersionsAdditional versions

7.3.101.31 6.67%
7.3.0.29 2.22%
7.3.0.29 13.33%
7.0.2101.281 2.22%
7.0.904.351 2.22%
7.0.101.232 2.22%
7.0.101.222 2.22%
7.0.101.206 11.11%
7.0.7.174 20.00%
7.0.7.156 11.11%
7.0.7.151 6.67%
7.0.2.212 13.33%
7.0.1.272 6.67%

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Apoint.exe

Alps Pointing-device Driver by Alps Electric Co., Ltd

Remove Apoint.exe
Version:   7.3.0.29
MD5:   83eb66a70a21ce8589507c878cdcd4e9
SHA1:   0a3464cc3a294bc87b1ee18445711715aa22e848
SHA256:   776a5b43db0b15d9ef7385463136e4bd3de51ef14190c4bfe5eaac7c87779287

What is Apoint.exe?

If the ALPS Touch Pad driver is installed on computers running Windows XP, the Fn+F9 (Touch Pad On/Off) function does not operate. To make this function available, the TOSHIBA Touch Pad On/Off Utility should also be updated.

Overview

Apoint.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including ALPS Touch Pad Driver published by Alps Electric Co., ALPS Touch Pad Driver from Alps Electric Co. and ALPS Touch Pad Driver by Alps Electric Co..

DetailsDetails

File name:Apoint.exe
Publisher:Alps Electric Co., Ltd.
Product name:Alps Pointing-device Driver
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\apoint2k\apoint.exe
File version:7.3.0.29
Size:289 KB (295,936 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Alps Electric Co.
4% remove
This is the software driver package for the installed ALPS Touch Pad. The driver package is required in order for the Touch Pad device to function properly and is the software that allows your computer to communicate with this hardware or device. This program contains the driver for the ALPS Touchpad in the supported notebook/laptop models and operating systems. The driver enables touchpad functionality and provides a user interface.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Apoint' → C:\Program Files\Apoint2K\Apoint.exe

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00126795%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00076177%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00050617%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:23,299,670 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:638,459/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.27 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):9.84 MB
Private (minimum):4.77 MB
Non-paged memory:3.27 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:80.9 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):86.9 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.55 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.85 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,547/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:0 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:3 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:6/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:131
600
GUI GDI count:84
103
GUI GDI peak:110
142
GUI USER count:45
49
GUI USER peak:59
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\apoint2k\apoint.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
Apoint.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00345596%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00310484%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00035113%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:484,508/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:12/sec
79/sec
Memory:324 KB
1.16 MB
apoint.dll (Alps Pointing-device Driver by Alps Electric Co., Ltd)
Total CPU:0.00023048%
Kernel CPU:0.00016453%
User CPU:0.00006595%
CPU cycles:5,334/sec
Memory:960 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 42.22%
Microsoft Windows XP 26.67%
Windows Vista Home Premium 11.11%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.89%
Windows Vista Business 4.44%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.22%
Windows Vista Home Basic 2.22%
Windows 8 Pro 2.22%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 32.56% of Alps Pointing-device Driver.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 46.51%
Dell 18.60%
Toshiba 13.95%
Acer 11.63%
Lenovo 9.30%
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