Toshiba laptop

[silenzer]

Hi

Recently I bought the Toshiba Satellite C650D-11R, and I'd like to know what on earth Toshiba has installed on my poor laptop.

Here's a logfile generated by CCleaner of my startup programs:

Yes	HKCU:Run	TOSHIBA Online Product Information	C:\Program Files (x86)\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Online Product Information\topi.exe
Yes	HKCU:Run	Google Update	"C:\Users\Notandi\AppData\Local\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /c
Yes	HKLM:Run	StartCCC	"C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CLIStart.exe" MSRun
Yes	HKLM:Run	ToshibaServiceStation	C:\Program Files (x86)\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Service Station\ToshibaServiceStation.exe /hide:60
Yes	HKLM:Run	Adobe Reader Speed Launcher	"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
Yes	HKLM:Run	Adobe ARM	"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
Yes	HKLM:Run	mcui_exe	"C:\Program Files\McAfee.com\Agent\mcagent.exe" /runkey
Yes	HKLM:Run	NBAgent	"c:\Program Files (x86)\Nero\Nero BackItUp & Burn\Nero BackItUp\NBAgent.exe" /WinStart
Yes	HKLM:Run	TWebCamera	"C:\Program Files (x86)\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Web Camera Application\TWebCamera.exe" autorun
Yes	HKLM:Run	SmartAudio	C:\Program Files\CONEXANT\SAII\SAIICpl.exe /t
Yes	HKLM:Run	TPwrMain	%ProgramFiles%\TOSHIBA\Power Saver\TPwrMain.EXE
Yes	HKLM:Run	SmoothView	%ProgramFiles%\Toshiba\SmoothView\SmoothView.exe
Yes	HKLM:Run	00TCrdMain	%ProgramFiles%\TOSHIBA\FlashCards\TCrdMain.exe
Yes	HKLM:Run	SynTPEnh	%ProgramFiles%\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
Yes	HKLM:Run	TosReelTimeMonitor	%ProgramFiles%\TOSHIBA\ReelTime\TosReelTimeMonitor.exe
Yes	HKLM:Run	TosNC	%ProgramFiles%\Toshiba\BulletinBoard\TosNcCore.exe
Yes	HKLM:Run	Toshiba TEMPRO	C:\Program Files (x86)\Toshiba TEMPRO\TemproTray.exe
Yes	HKLM:Run	SmartFaceVWatcher	%ProgramFiles%\Toshiba\SmartFaceV\SmartFaceVWatcher.exe
Yes	HKLM:Run	TosSENotify	C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA HDD SSD Alert\TosWaitSrv.exe
Yes	HKLM:Run	TosVolRegulator	C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TosVolRegulator\TosVolRegulator.exe
Yes	HKLM:Run	Toshiba Registration	C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Registration\ToshibaReminder.exe
Yes	Startup User	TRDCReminder.lnk	C:\Program Files (x86)\Toshiba\TRDCReminder\TRDCReminder.exe

Thanks

Edit: What I'd like to know is, what there can I safely remove and what does all this do? I'm aware of what Nero does, though.

 

[baarod]

TOSHIBA Online Product Information: Downloads Help Desk documents. Disable and run manually as needed.
Google Update: Starts and quits. Disable as Google also installs task manager tasks for updating.
StartCCC: Disable. Makes CCC look like it starts faster by preloading most of it. I'm voting for legislation to end this practice as it's downright evil. If your app is a bloated hog and starts slow FIX IT!
ToshibaServiceStation: Try running without it. I run Toshiba laptops all the time with just 7 installed and nothing performs badly. Run it manually and see what it does.
Adobe Reader: Another evil preloader. Uninstall Acrobat reader entirely and install Sumatra PDF.
Adobe ARM: Disable. Uninstall all Adobe products that you did not manually install.
mcui_exe: Uninstall Norton 360 demo and install Microsoft Security Essentials (FREE!).
NBAgent: If you use Nero for backups don't disable. Otherwise it's history.
TWebCamera: That little camera sidebar thing. Nice to have but camera works without it.
SmartAudio: Disable and see if your SmartAudio continues to function normally.
TPwrMain: Toshiba Power Manager. You might use a little more battery without it.
SmoothView: Monitor Zooming stuff. Disable if your don't use it.
00TCrdMain: Press your Fn key. See that hotkey display at the top of the screen? This task does that.
SynTPEnh: Advanced stuff for your Synaptics Touchpad. Most people wouldn't miss it.
TosReelTimeMonitor: Indexer for ReelTime, a media search toy.
TosNC: Message Center. Displays popups that Toshiba thinks are important.
Toshiba TEMPRO: Driver updater: TEMPRO HELP - Toshiba
SmartFaceVWatcher: Facial recognition. Checks if you are in front of the computer and if lot locks it. Disable if you don't use.
TosSENotify: SMART HDD monitoring as best I can tell...
TosVolRegulator: Automatically increases volume in noisy environments and reduces volume in quiet ones.
Toshiba Registration: Registration reminder. Trash it.
TRDCReminder.lnk More nagware. Delete.

 

[silenzer]

TOSHIBA Online Product Information: Downloads Help Desk documents. Disable and run manually as needed.
Google Update: Starts and quits. Disable as Google also installs task manager tasks for updating.
StartCCC: Disable. Makes CCC look like it starts faster by preloading most of it. I'm voting for legislation to end this practice as it's downright evil. If your app is a bloated hog and starts slow FIX IT!
ToshibaServiceStation: Try running without it. I run Toshiba laptops all the time with just 7 installed and nothing performs badly. Run it manually and see what it does.
Adobe Reader: Another evil preloader. Uninstall Acrobat reader entirely and install Sumatra PDF.
Adobe ARM: Disable. Uninstall all Adobe products that you did not manually install.
mcui_exe: Uninstall Norton 360 demo and install Microsoft Security Essentials (FREE!).
NBAgent: If you use Nero for backups don't disable. Otherwise it's history.
TWebCamera: That little camera sidebar thing. Nice to have but camera works without it.
SmartAudio: Disable and see if your SmartAudio continues to function normally.
TPwrMain: Toshiba Power Manager. You might use a little more battery without it.
SmoothView: Monitor Zooming stuff. Disable if your don't use it.
00TCrdMain: Press your Fn key. See that hotkey display at the top of the screen? This task does that.
SynTPEnh: Advanced stuff for your Synaptics Touchpad. Most people wouldn't miss it.
TosReelTimeMonitor: Indexer for ReelTime, a media search toy.
TosNC: Message Center. Displays popups that Toshiba thinks are important.
Toshiba TEMPRO: Driver updater: TEMPRO HELP - Toshiba
SmartFaceVWatcher: Facial recognition. Checks if you are in front of the computer and if lot locks it. Disable if you don't use.
TosSENotify: SMART HDD monitoring as best I can tell...
TosVolRegulator: Automatically increases volume in noisy environments and reduces volume in quiet ones.
Toshiba Registration: Registration reminder. Trash it.
TRDCReminder.lnk More nagware. Delete.

Thanks so much for taking the time! +Rep, I'd happily double rep if I could.

 

[baarod]

Thanks so much for taking the time! +Rep, I'd happily double rep if I could.

You're welcome. If more people were as gracious as you I'd help even more!

 

[Thorsen]

wow. I have seen some bloat, but thats bad. + rep to you too Baarod

 

[silenzer]

Ahem just one tiny little problem... I can't scroll with my mouse pad, and enabling the Synetic thingy in the system start programs doesn't work. Which of the disabled programs would fix this? :

Edit, hm I might have uninstalled it lol it's not appearing in Uninstall programs... where do I download it? Googling "Toshiba Synthetic Download" doesn't work
Yes HKCU:Run Google Update "C:\Users\Notandi\AppData\Local\Google\Update\GoogleUpdate.exe" /c
Yes HKCU:Run uTorrent "C:\Program Files (x86)\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe"
Yes HKCU:Run msnmsgr "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe" /background
Yes HKLM:Run TWebCamera "C:\Program Files (x86)\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Web Camera Application\TWebCamera.exe" autorun
Yes HKLM:Run Microsoft Default Manager "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Search Enhancement Pack\Default Manager\DefMgr.exe" -resume
Yes HKLM:Run NBAgent "c:\Program Files (x86)\Nero\Nero BackItUp & Burn\Nero BackItUp\NBAgent.exe" /WinStart
Yes HKLM:Run SmartAudio C:\Program Files\CONEXANT\SAII\SAIICpl.exe /t
Yes HKLM:Run TPwrMain %ProgramFiles%\TOSHIBA\Power Saver\TPwrMain.EXE
Yes HKLM:Run Toshiba TEMPRO C:\Program Files (x86)\Toshiba TEMPRO\TemproTray.exe
Yes HKLM:Run TosSENotify C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA HDD SSD Alert\TosWaitSrv.exe
Yes HKLM:Run TosVolRegulator C:\Program Files\TOSHIBA\TosVolRegulator\TosVolRegulator.exe
Yes HKLM:Run SynTPEnh %programFiles%\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
No HKLM:Run 00TCrdMain %programFiles%\TOSHIBA\FlashCards\TCrdMain.exe
No HKLM:Run Adobe ARM "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
No HKLM:Run Adobe Reader Speed Launcher "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
No HKLM:Run SmartFaceVWatcher %programFiles%\Toshiba\SmartFaceV\SmartFaceVWatcher.exe
No HKLM:Run SmoothView %programFiles%\Toshiba\SmoothView\SmoothView.exe
No HKLM:Run StartCCC "C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CLIStart.exe" MSRun
No HKLM:Run Toshiba Registration C:\Program Files\Toshiba\Registration\ToshibaReminder.exe
No HKLM:Run ToshibaServiceStation C:\Program Files (x86)\TOSHIBA\TOSHIBA Service Station\ToshibaServiceStation.exe /hide:60
No HKLM:Run TosNC %programFiles%\Toshiba\BulletinBoard\TosNcCore.exe
No HKLM:Run TosReelTimeMonitor %programFiles%\TOSHIBA\ReelTime\TosReelTimeMonitor.exe
No Startup User TRDCReminder.lnk C:\PROGRA~2\Toshiba\TRDCRE~1\TRDCRE~1.EXE

 

[thefabe]

Yes HKLM:Run SynTPEnh %programFiles%\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe I think this is your touch pad, I was going to suggest to just go to Toshibia web site and re-install the touch pad drivers but I don't see your exact modle # listed. At least in the Toshiba U.S. Toshiba Support - Homepage Or UK site Have you turned it off and tried it after restating it? This is the one I think may be causing the problem
SynTPEnh: Advanced stuff for your Synaptics Touchpad. Most people wouldn't miss it. Fabe

 

[silenzer]

You solved my problem, master Fabe.

Cheers and a happy +rep to you!

 

[thefabe]

Thanks gald it worked out. Fabe

 

[LongeCrK]

My Toshiba Satellite C50 laptop came with just as much bloatware. At some point you gotta ask yourself why they even invest into developing such crappy apps D: