HP Update

A way to uninstall HP Update from your system

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall HP Update for Windows. It was created for Windows by Hewlett-Packard. Further information on Hewlett-Packard can be found here. You can read more about related to HP Update at http://www.hp.com. Usually the HP Update application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\HP Software Update directory, depending on the user's option during install. MsiExec.exe /X{97486FBE-A3FC-4783-8D55-EA37E9D171CC} is the full command line if you want to remove HP Update. The program's main executable file has a size of 677.55 KB (693816 bytes) on disk and is named hpwucli.exe.

The following executables are contained in HP Update. They occupy 725.61 KB (743024 bytes) on disk.

• hpwucli.exe (677.55 KB)
• hpwuschd2.exe (48.05 KB)

This page is about HP Update version 5.005.000.002 only. You can find here a few links to other HP Update releases:

• 5.002.007.004
• 5.002.001.004
• 5.002.006.003
• 5.003.002.004
• 5.002.003.003
• 5.003.000.004
• 5.002.005.003
• 5.5
• 5.001.000.014
• 5.002.002.002
• 5.002.000.010
• 5.005.002.002
• 5.005.000.001
• 5.002.005.001
• 5.003.003.001
• 4.000.013.003
• 5.002.000.013
• 5.005.001.002
• 5.003.001.001
• 5.002.008.001

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall HP Update:

• C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update

The files below were left behind on your disk by HP Update's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\hpwucli.exe
• C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\hpwuschd2.exe
• C:\Program Files\HP\HP Software Update\SoftwareUpdate.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\HP\AtInstall\001\HP Update.log
• C:\Windows\Installer\{97486FBE-A3FC-4783-8D55-EA37E9D171CC}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Usually the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Hewlett-Packard\HP Software Update
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\EBF68479CF3A3874D855AE739E1D17CC
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Hewlett-Packard\HP Software Update
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{97486FBE-A3FC-4783-8D55-EA37E9D171CC}

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\EBF68479CF3A3874D855AE739E1D17CC\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{97486FBE-A3FC-4783-8D55-EA37E9D171CC}\

A way to erase HP Update from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

HP Update is an application released by the software company Hewlett-Packard. Sometimes, people decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this is difficult because deleting this manually takes some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY solution to uninstall HP Update is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find HP Update or simply activate the Search field and type in "HP Update". The HP Update app will be found automatically. When you select HP Update in the list of programs, some data about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about HP Update, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for HP Update:

• The publisher is: http://www.hp.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{97486FBE-A3FC-4783-8D55-EA37E9D171CC}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove HP Update.


8. After removing HP Update, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong HP Update that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling HP Update using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall HP Update by Hewlett-Packard from your PC, nor are we saying that HP Update by Hewlett-Packard is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall HP Update supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.