HP Designjet Utility
What is HP Designjet Utility?
This software installs the HP Printer Utility (includes color center), which will allow you to manage and troubleshoot your printer, and manage color/media (creation of custom media profile, media profiling).
Overview
The most common release is 1.1.8.1556, 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. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The setup package generally installs about 20 files and is usually about 27.87 MB (29,228,549 bytes).
Program details
URL: www.Hewlett-Packard.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Designjet Utility\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{AE450835-E4B8-4119-AFE0-02463B77A264}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 27.87 MB
Files installed by HP Designjet Utility
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Fonts.dll - HP Designjet Utility (Fonts)
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HPDesignjetUtility.exe - HPDesignjetUtility
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HPDesignjetUtility.resources.dll
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HPDUMVVM.dll - HPDUMVVM
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HPNColorCenter.dll - ColorCenter
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HPNFibonacci.dll - Customer Improvement Services (CIP)
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hpihstio.dll - HP Host-IO (Host library to discover and connect with HP devices.)
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NHPIHsIO.dll - HostIO .NET Connector
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HPUtils.dll - HPUtils
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- HPDesignjetUtility.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{5325B716-1F38-44A1-B124-E6E5107CFA0D}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run)
- HPDesignjetUtility.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'RunPUMonitor' which loads as C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Designjet Utility\Designjet Utility\HPDesignjetUtility.exe -monitor.
How do I remove HP Designjet Utility?
You can uninstall HP Designjet Utility from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program HP Designjet 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove HP Designjet Utility.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win Vista (SP2) 1%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.06% |
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| Windows 10 |
28.44% |
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| Windows XP |
4.59% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.92% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Professional |
43.12% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
13.76% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
8.26% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
7.34% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.34% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
4.59% |
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Geography
63.33% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
63.33% |
| United Kingdom |
4.67% |
| Malaysia |
2.67% |
| Romania |
2.00% |
| United Arab Emirates |
1.33% |
| Australia |
1.33% |
| Sweden |
1.33% |
| Czech Republic |
1.33% |
| India |
1.33% |
| Jordan |
1.33% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.33% |
| South Africa |
1.33% |
| Netherlands |
1.33% |
| Philippines |
1.33% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
31.17% |
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| Dell |
25.97% |
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| Acer |
18.18% |
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| Toshiba |
6.49% |
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| Lenovo |
5.19% |
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| ASUS |
3.90% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.60% |
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| Alienware |
2.60% |
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| Sony |
1.30% |
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| Intel |
1.30% |
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| NEC |
1.30% |
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Common models |
| Acer TravelMate 4730 |
2.97% |
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| ASUS All Series |
2.97% |
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| Dell XPS One 2710 |
1.98% |
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| HP ProBook 650 G1 |
1.98% |
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| HP Compaq 8200 Elite CMT ... |
1.98% |
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| HP xw4600 Workstation |
1.98% |
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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