HP 3D DriveGuard

How to uninstall HP 3D DriveGuard from your PC

HP 3D DriveGuard is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Hewlett-Packard Company. More info about Hewlett-Packard Company can be read here. You can see more info about HP 3D DriveGuard at http://www.hp.com. The program is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing HP 3D DriveGuard is MsiExec.exe /X{50928788-ED14-4B45-97FF-EC3C4EC7BBC1}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file occupies 23.80 KB (24376 bytes) on disk and is titled HpAbout.exe.

The executables below are part of HP 3D DriveGuard. They occupy an average of 343.02 KB (351256 bytes) on disk.

• accelerometerST.exe (75.30 KB)
• HpAbout.exe (23.80 KB)
• HpCplApp.exe (16.80 KB)
• HpTile2.exe (188.30 KB)
• hptileapp.exe (38.80 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 4.1.7.1 of HP 3D DriveGuard. You can find below info on other application versions of HP 3D DriveGuard:

• 1.10.8.1
• 5.1.7.1
• 5.0.8.0
• 6.0.10.1
• 4.1.9.1
• 6.0.18.1
• 5.0.9.0
• 4.1.1.5
• 4.0.10.1
• 6.0.15.1
• 4.1.1.6
• 4.0.5.1
• 6.0.13.1
• 4.1.12.1
• 6.0.28.1
• 5.0.6.0
• 4.1.5.1
• 5.1.12.1
• 6.0.17.1
• 6.0.16.1
• 4.2.8.1
• 6.0.27.1
• 4.1.8.1
• 4.2.9.1
• 6.0.21.1
• 6.0.25.1
• 6.0.24.1
• 1.10.9.1
• 1.20.5.1
• 5.1.5.1
• 4.1.4.1
• 6.0.9.1
• 4.1.14.1
• 6.0.19.1
• 4.1.10.1
• 4.2.5.1
• 5.2.2.1
• 6.0.23.1
• 4.1.16.1

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If you are manually uninstalling HP 3D DriveGuard we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall HP 3D DriveGuard:

• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall HP 3D DriveGuard:

• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\accelerometerST.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\AR\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_ar.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\CS\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_cs.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\DA\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_da.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\DE\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_de.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\EL\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_el.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\EN\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_en.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\ES\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_es.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\FI\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_fi.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\FR\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_fr.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\HE\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_he.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\HP3DG_CPL32.xml
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\HP3DG_CPL64.xml
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\HpAbout.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\hpaccelerometercp.CPL
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\HpCplApp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\HpCplApp.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\HpTile2.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\hptileapp.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\HU\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_hu.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\IT\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_it.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\JA\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_ja.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\KO\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_ko.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\MobileDataProtection.ico
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\MobileDataProtection_over.ico
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\NL\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_nl.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\NO\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_no.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\PL\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_pl.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\pt-BR\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_pt-BR.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\pt-PT\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_pt-PT.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\RU\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_ru.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\SK\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_sk.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\SL\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_sl.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\SV\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_sv.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\TR\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_tr.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\zh-CHS\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_zh-CHS.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\zh-TW\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_zh-TW.chm
• C:\Windows\Installer\{50928788-ED14-4B45-97FF-EC3C4EC7BBC1}\controlPanelIcon.exe

Usually the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8878290541DE54B479FFCEC3E47CBB1C
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{50928788-ED14-4B45-97FF-EC3C4EC7BBC1}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8878290541DE54B479FFCEC3E47CBB1C\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{50928788-ED14-4B45-97FF-EC3C4EC7BBC1}\

How to uninstall HP 3D DriveGuard using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

HP 3D DriveGuard is an application offered by the software company Hewlett-Packard Company. Some users want to erase this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because doing this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY practice to erase HP 3D DriveGuard is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find HP 3D DriveGuard or simply activate the Search feature and type in "HP 3D DriveGuard". The HP 3D DriveGuard application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select HP 3D DriveGuard in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding HP 3D DriveGuard, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for HP 3D DriveGuard:

• The publisher is: http://www.hp.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{50928788-ED14-4B45-97FF-EC3C4EC7BBC1}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall HP 3D DriveGuard.


8. After removing HP 3D DriveGuard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of HP 3D DriveGuard which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling HP 3D DriveGuard with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove HP 3D DriveGuard by Hewlett-Packard Company from your computer, nor are we saying that HP 3D DriveGuard by Hewlett-Packard Company is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove HP 3D DriveGuard in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.