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Should I remove HP Print Diagnostic Utility?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
10% remove it90% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #15,647
United States Rank #9,990
Reach 0.0173%

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.11.0001 96.48%
1.00.0000 3.52%

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HP Print Diagnostic Utility

What is HP Print Diagnostic Utility?  (from Hewlett-Packard)

HP Printer Installation Diagnostic Utility was created to help users troubleshoot and correct many common problems on Windows-based computers that can prevent printing.Follow the on-screen instructions to run the utility. This version of the HP Printer Installation Diagnostic Utility provides an improved user interface...  Read more

Overview

HP Print Diagnostic Utility is a software program developed by Hewlett-Packard. It is typically pre-installed with most new Hewlett-Packard computers. The most common release is 1.11.0001, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. The primary executable is named PrintUtil.exe. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 648 KB (663,552 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows Vista (SP2) and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 74% of users of HP Print Diagnostic Utility come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

This program is pre-installed on some PCs

Pre-installed software such as this is usually included by default on the manufacturer's PC. Many OEM (original equipment manufacture) software that is included with a new PC is useful and in many cases required for the PC to function properly as in the case of various software drivers. However, some pre-installed software is optional and can be safely removed.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.Hewlett-Packard.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\HP\HP Print Utility\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{1619669F-516F-4E60-9B6F-837EFE21307A}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 648 KB

Program filesFiles installed by HP Print Diagnostic Utility

Program executable:PrintUtil.exe
Name:HP Print Diagnostic Utility Version 1.0
HP Print Diagnostic Utility
Path:C:\Program Files\HP\HP Print Utility\PrintUtil.exe
MD5:1a398966fb1c741b77b2e31b74953f68
Additional files:
  • PrintUtil.exe - HP Print Diagnostic Utility Version 1.0 (HP Print Diagnostic Utility)
  • HPPDU.exe - HPPrintDiagnosticUtility.exe (HP Print Diagnostic Utility 4.0)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • PrintUtil.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'PrintUtil' which loads as C:\Program Files\HP\HP Print Utility\PrintUtil.exe.

How do I remove HP Print Diagnostic Utility?

You can uninstall HP Print Diagnostic Utility from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program HP Print Diagnostic Utility, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove HP Print Diagnostic Utility.

OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 59%
Win 7 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows Vista 61.88%
Windows XP 17.89%
Windows 7 17.60%
Windows 10 1.76%
Windows Server 2003 0.88%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 52.23%
Microsoft Windows XP 17.51%
Windows 7 Home Premium 12.76%
Windows Vista Home Basic 5.04%
Windows 7 Ultimate 2.97%
Windows Vista Business 2.67%

Distribution by countryGeography

74.49% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 74.49%
  United Kingdom 4.08%
  Canada 3.67%
  Germany 3.06%
  France 2.04%
  Italy 1.84%
  Netherlands 1.43%
  Spain 1.22%
  Belgium 1.02%
  Israel 1.02%
  Australia 0.82%
  Portugal 0.82%
  Greece 0.61%
  Austria 0.41%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 43.82%
Dell 30.68%
Gateway 5.58%
Acer 5.58%
American Megatrends 3.98%
Toshiba 3.98%
GIGABYTE 1.99%
ASUS 1.59%
Intel 1.59%
Sahara 1.20%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 530 9.70%
Dell Dell DM061 3.64%
Dell Dell XPS420 3.03%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.03%
Dell Inspiron 531 2.42%
Dell Inspiron 530s 2.42%

About Hewlett-Packard

HP provides products, software solutions and services to consumers, from enterprises to consumers including customers in the government, health and education sectors.
Publisher URL: www.hp.com

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