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OSD.exe file information

The process OSD or Netropa(r) Onscreen Display or Netropa(tm) Onscreen Display or OSD for test only (Brightness show message when different) or OSD MFC Application or On Screen Display or OsdMaestro main program belongs to the software WAYTECH OSD or Onscreen Display 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 or razercfg MFC Application or Sony Ericsson Device Data or Adobe AIR by WayTech Development, Inc (www.waytech.com) or Netropa Corp (www.netropa.com/download/mmkbd/download.html) or Press FnF8 to enable/disable Touchpad or Wistron (www.wistron.com) or OsdMaestro or razercfg MFC Application.

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 90,112 bytes (65% of all occurrence), 45,056 bytes, 118,784 bytes, 86,016 bytes, 204,800 bytes, 274,432 bytes, 155,648 bytes, 290,816 bytes, 36,864 bytes, 122,880 bytes, 49,152 bytes, 163,840 bytes, 180,224 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.

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If OSD.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 then the security rating is 51% dangerous. File size is 274,432 bytes (80% of all occurrence), 278,528 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 204,800 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

OSD wird zum Beispiel häufig bei Notebooks benutzt. Dabei werden die Funktionen der Sekundartasten auf dem Bildschirm angezeigt.
  v3r  

It shows a message when you press a multimedia button on your keyboard. Example: If I press on the internet button, a message will pop up on the screen saying "Launching Internet". You can customize the message in the control panel.
  Netopya  

OsdMaestro is disabled in my startup programs and cannot be enabled.
  SONJA BEY  

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  

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