How to remove an StarOpen error

StarOpen.sys is a Windows driver. A driver is a small software program that allows your computer to communicate with hardware or connected devices. This means that a driver has direct access to the internals of the OS, hardware etc.
The free file information forum can help you determine if StarOpen.sys belonging to the Windows system or an application you can trust.

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StarOpen.sys file information

The process known as Samsung New PC Studio belongs to software RPS Burn or VideoNow Media Wizard by Verizon (www.verizon.com) or AT&T (www.att.com) or TELUS (www.telus.com) or Virgin Broadband (www.virginmedia.com) or Hasbro (www.hasbro.com).

Description: The file StarOpen.sys is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32\drivers. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 5,632 bytes (75% of all occurrences), 5,504 bytes, 7,168 bytes or 4,224 bytes.
The driver can be started or stopped from Services in the Control Panel or by other programs. File StarOpen.sys is a file without information about the developer of this file. The program has no visible window. The service has no detailed description. File StarOpen.sys is not a Windows system file. StarOpen.sys seems to be a compressed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 51% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You could uninstall RPS Burn or AquaSoft DiaShow XP five software via Windows Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP) or Programs and Features (Windows 7/Vista).

Recommended: Identify StarOpen.sys related errors

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as StarOpen.sys, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the StarOpen.sys 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

Installed as part of Samsung PC Studio 3 mobile phone software
Andrew Benn

Yes, It's a part of Samsung PC Studio 3.
joshua chong

Kaspersky prompted me about suspicious activity of StarOpen.sys unknown file. Googled the file, came here and saw Andrew Benn's comment and, as I had just installed Samsung PC Studio 3 mobile phone software (downloaded direct from Samsung), I thought "OK".
Son Of Nimrod

Showed up after CDburnerXP program install.
Rick

Also on here, installed after SAMSUNG PC Studio was installed, and does no harm. Gets left behind when the STUDIO application is uninstalled.
philbert

just came out after install cdburnerXP..
niele

Showed up after CDburnerXP program install [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\StarOpen]
Ad

I was wondering about this, I've got CDBurnerXP as well, so most likely harmless.
DB

It caused an error on my Win 7: \SystemRoot\SysWow64\Drivers\StarOpen.SYS has been blocked from loading due to incompatibility with this system.
Marko

Inspected content of file sized 77,168 bytes contained the strings "StarOpen CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD access helper driver for Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/Longhorn" and "Copyright (c) Rocket Division Software 2001-2008. All rights reserved."
ozcatsnapper

CDBurnerXP related, essential file
TG

Summary: Average user rating of StarOpen.sys: based on 12 votes with 11 reviews.

3 users think StarOpen.sys is essential for Windows or an installed application. 5 users think it's probably harmless. 3 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user suspect danger. 4 users doesn't grade StarOpen.sys ("not sure about it").

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