How to remove OSD error

OSD.exe file information

The process Netropa(r) Onscreen Display or Netropa(tm) Onscreen Display or On Screen Display or OSD or OSD for test only (Brightness show message when different) or OSD MFC Application or OsdMaestro main program belongs to the software Onscreen Display or WAYTECH OSD or Wireless Keyboard and Optical or Belkin Wireless Keyboard and or Slim Keyboard KU or Compaq CPQ175KB Uninstaller or OSD.EXE or OSD Application or Office keyboard utility or On Screen Display or Home Cinema or Slim Multimedia Keyboard or Q-Type or HydraCALC V50.07 Update or ViewMate Desktop CC or Belkin keyboard or SETWrite Workstation or Argus Digital Camera or Magic Keyboard or OsdMaestro or Crystal 11 Redistributable or BP iRAS 4.0 Suite for Passport by Netropa Corp (www.netropa.com/download/mmkbd/download.html) or Wistron (www.wistron.com) or WayTech Development, Inc (www.waytech.com) or Press FnF8 to enable/disable Touchpad or OsdMaestro.

Description: File OSD.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" (generally c:\program files\netropa\onscreen display\ or C:\Program Files\Launch Manager\). Known file sizes on Windows XP are 90112 bytes (69% of all occurrence), 45056 bytes, 86016 bytes, 118784 bytes, 204800 bytes, 290816 bytes, 36864 bytes, 274432 bytes, 155648 bytes, 122880 bytes, 49152 bytes, 163840 bytes, 180224 bytes.
The file is not a Windows core file. The program has no visible window. Therefore the technical security rating is 41% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

If OSD.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 then the security rating is 51% dangerous. File size is 274432 bytes (80% of all occurrence), 278528 bytes. There is no description of the program. The process is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). It is not a Windows core file. The program has no visible window. OSD.exe is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. OSD.exe is able to record inputs.

If OSD.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\ then the security rating is 50% dangerous. File size is 204800 bytes. The program has no visible window. The process starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The file is not a Windows core file.

External information from Paul Collins:

• "On Screen Display" can run at start up. By Netropa for HP and other brands. Same group as KBD MediaCenter & Touch Manager. Pressing a "hot key" on such a keyboard brings a corresponding panel on the screen for volume, etc. Nice but not required if you don't adjust things regularly - can also freeze

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as OSD.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the OSD.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

Links: OSD.exe, OSD.exe

While not a malicous file, I reccommend uninstalling this or killing the process unless you want the onscreen display as I also have the hibernate 214% problem. OSD automatically dies when I go onto standby mode so I just removed it. In my opinion it took up processing power better used elsewhere.
  Adam  

BenQ Tastatur
   

Not dangerous at all. Just keyboard software
  DoD  

It's not dangerous to your system, it won't delete any files or infect you with a virus, but for my laptop, it I hibernate it, and then resume later and increase the brightness it displays 214% and if I increase the volume or mute it, the CPU roofs at 100% until I can end it with taskman. In the end, I deleted it from my hdd and registry startup folder.
  aaronjones3593  

Comes on install disk with the Phoenix 8089P laptop. Setup.exe file date is 11/19/1997. No vendor name or website provided. Installer reports two errors calling unnamed DLLs. Installs to folder "C:\Program Files\OSD" but also creates an uninstall file at "C:\Program Files\Your Company Name" OSD.exe seems to require user with Admin privileges to run successfully under WinXP. A Limited User sees 6 error messages reporting configuration errors whenever OSD.exe is run.
  najevi  

Uninstalled. Re-installed with Compaq Quick Restore. Legit
  5360 user  

Keysonic On Screen Display Treiber - harmlos :)
  LoneRaider  

  asd   (further information)

The Genius USB keyboard also.
  Fafo  

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