HP Support Assistant

How to uninstall HP Support Assistant from your computer

This info is about HP Support Assistant for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Hewlett-Packard. You can read more on Hewlett-Packard or check for application updates here. You can read more about related to HP Support Assistant at http://www.hp.com. Usually the HP Support Assistant application is to be found in the C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Support Framework directory, depending on the user's option during install. You can uninstall HP Support Assistant by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{495A8A3C-8FD0-4C46-9979-95C26181A1AB}\setup.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 1.32 MB (1379592 bytes) on disk and is labeled HPSF.exe.

The executable files below are part of HP Support Assistant. They occupy about 3.69 MB (3866670 bytes) on disk.

• Extract.exe (49.25 KB)
• Feedback.exe (17.76 KB)
• HPSF.exe (1.32 MB)
• HPSF_Mode.exe (89.26 KB)
• HPSF_Tasks.exe (46.76 KB)
• HPSF_Utils.exe (21.26 KB)
• HPTuneUp.exe (17.76 KB)
• CheckBattery.exe (44.00 KB)
• CheckHDD.exe (92.07 KB)
• HPDiags.exe (56.00 KB)
• MiniHwScan.exe (96.08 KB)
• HPBC.exe (669.76 KB)
• HPDeleteFFTemp.exe (20.76 KB)
• HPDeleteIETemp.exe (20.76 KB)
• HPDeleteTemp.exe (19.26 KB)
• HPHardDiskCheck.exe (163.26 KB)
• HPHelpUpdater.exe (69.76 KB)
• HPResources.exe (31.26 KB)
• HPSARedirector.exe (31.38 KB)
• HPSetSystemRestore.exe (20.26 KB)
• HPSFReport.exe (12.76 KB)
• HPSF_Tasks.exe (46.76 KB)
• launchHPReg.exe (12.26 KB)
• launchHPRM.exe (12.26 KB)
• launchOnlineClasses.exe (14.76 KB)
• WinDefrag.exe (21.26 KB)
• WinEmptyRecycle.exe (18.76 KB)
• HC_ChangeLocation.exe (16.38 KB)
• HC_GuestEnabled.exe (19.30 KB)
• HC_HibernateEnable.exe (16.76 KB)
• HC_HPHCImprove.exe (18.26 KB)
• HC_HPSFinFocus.exe (15.38 KB)
• HC_Launch.exe (17.76 KB)
• HC_SREnable.exe (19.30 KB)
• HC_WindowsUpdateCheck.exe (19.41 KB)
• HPBatteryServiceLauncher.exe (24.05 KB)
• HPSADeployer.exe (20.55 KB)
• HPSAMessageBox.exe (127.26 KB)
• HPSAObjectMetrics.exe (42.70 KB)
• HPSAScript.exe (23.26 KB)
• HPSAUpdaterObj.exe (72.80 KB)
• HPSA_BUY_BATTERY.exe (19.55 KB)
• HPSA_CIP.exe (22.05 KB)
• HPSA_LINK_REDIRECTOR.exe (20.05 KB)
• HPSA_NoDisplay.exe (17.26 KB)
• launchFanURL.exe (14.55 KB)
• LaunchMsHelpTopic.exe (14.71 KB)
• PSGRedirector.exe (38.88 KB)
• SolExternalHDD.exe (10.50 KB)
• Solution_BackupAndRestoreLauncher.exe (19.71 KB)
• Solution_RecoveryPgm.exe (23.88 KB)
• CASLExec.exe (15.76 KB)
• HPWSD.exe (43.26 KB)

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This page is about HP Support Assistant version 4.3.1.2 only. You can find here a few links to other HP Support Assistant versions:

• 4.2.6.13
• 4.1.11.3
• 4.4.6.3
• 9.23.20.0
• 4.0.9.5
• 4.2.8.3
• 4.4.8.1
• 4.2.5.3

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If you are manually uninstalling HP Support Assistant we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

The files below were left behind on your disk by HP Support Assistant when you uninstall it:

• C:\Windows\Installer\{495A8A3C-8FD0-4C46-9979-95C26181A1AB}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C3A8A5940DF864C49997592C16181ABA
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{495A8A3C-8FD0-4C46-9979-95C26181A1AB}

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C3A8A5940DF864C49997592C16181ABA\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{495A8A3C-8FD0-4C46-9979-95C26181A1AB}\

How to uninstall HP Support Assistant from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

HP Support Assistant is a program by the software company Hewlett-Packard. Sometimes, people try to uninstall this program. This is easier said than done because performing this manually requires some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK approach to uninstall HP Support Assistant is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate HP Support Assistant or simply activate the Search field and type in "HP Support Assistant". If it is installed on your PC the HP Support Assistant application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select HP Support Assistant in the list of applications, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about HP Support Assistant, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for HP Support Assistant:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.hp.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{495A8A3C-8FD0-4C46-9979-95C26181A1AB}\setup.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove HP Support Assistant.


8. After removing HP Support Assistant, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong HP Support Assistant which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing HP Support Assistant using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove HP Support Assistant by Hewlett-Packard from your PC, we are not saying that HP Support Assistant by Hewlett-Packard is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove HP Support Assistant in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.