How to remove an point32 error

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Point32.exe file information

The process known as Microsoft IntelliPoint or Cursor features application file belongs to software Microsoft IntelliPoint or Microsoft Pointing Device Software or ZyGoVideo or foobar2000 or Starry Night Enthusiast or Strata RenderPro or www.microsoft.com/isapi/redi or Pinnacle MPEG Realtime Codec by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com).

Description: point32.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" - e.g. C:\Program Files\Microsoft Hardware\Mouse\ or C:\Program Files\Microsoft IntelliPoint\. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 176,128 bytes (44% of all occurrences), 204,800 bytes and 9 more variants.
Point32.exe is not a Windows system file. The program can be removed using the control panel Add\Remove programs applet. The program has no visible window. The application is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). It is able to record keyboard inputs. point32.exe is able to record inputs and monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 57% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
If you want to remove the program completely, go to Control Panel ⇒ Software ⇒ Microsoft IntelliPoint or Mouse.

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External information from Paul Collins:

"IntelliPoint" can run at start up. Microsoft Intellipoint software for their Intellimouse series of mice - required if you use non-standard Windows driver features

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as point32.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the point32.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

Onc in awhile, take 99 percent of CPU and slows my machine to a crawl until I end the point32 process. No apparent ill effects in ending it, and I use a 3 button MS mouse.
fire

It causes shutdown to hang since I loaded the Intuos3 tablet
Lars

microsoft connect driver.exe

If you have a 3-button mouse (ie mouse with wheel) then this program seems to make no difference. Which basically makes it useless to me.
drg

Yeah I was pretty cautious with this file at the start because I had just gone through a bad case of spy-ware. A system restore after cleaning and other failed attempts seemed to fix the problem. Its just a driver i haven't seen before. Also if you have a type32.exe process running that is for you MS keyboard driver.
Agent SmithAK

it uses a driver trsdkd which causes shutdown to hang if you're running a personal firewall like ZoneAlarm.
Techauthor

It monitors keyboard input on my pc. This is not a needed funktion of a mouse driver
matt

needed to run MS mouse and keyboard special buttons
LoRd

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Summary: Average user rating of point32.exe: based on 40 votes with 9 reviews.

31 users think point32.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 3 users think it's probably harmless. 3 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. 1 user think point32.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 4 users doesn't grade point32.exe ("not sure about it").

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