How to remove an SynTPStart error

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SynTPStart.exe file information

The process known as Synaptics Pointing Device starter belongs to software Synaptics Pointing Device Driver or Synaptics Pointing Device by Synaptics (www.synaptics.com).

Description: SynTPStart.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 102,400 bytes (78% of all occurrences), 120,320 bytes and 4 more variants.
The program starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The file is not a Windows system file. It is a Microsoft signed file. The program is not visible. Therefore the technical security rating is 23% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You have the option to do the following:
1) uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > Synaptics Pointing Device or Synaptics Pointing Device Driver)
2) ask the developer, Synaptics, for support.

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

Touchpad support (hence "TP" in the process name), killing the process will reduce functionality of a laptop touchpad. Killing the reg key is probably like unplugging your mouse.
Mobius (further information)

Synaptics Pointing Device Starter. Synaptics TouchPad, Mouse, and Multimedia sidebar Enhancements driver for laptops. The TouchPad and Mouse (whether you are using an external mouse or your finger on the touchpad) actually work perfectly well without this program. The main purpose of this program, however, is to enable the user to configure the special features through the Mouse icon in the Control Panel, such as, for example, the Media Center keyboard touchbar on the right-hand side of your Media Centre laptop keyboard on some laptops.
Rikky

Summary: Average user rating of SynTPStart.exe: based on 2 votes with 2 reviews.

2 users think it's probably harmless.

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