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Should I remove HP Help and Support?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
10% remove it90% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,619
United States Rank #1,645
Reach 0.2342%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 100.11 days
1175.00 days >
Average installed length: 617.37 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.1.3.0 52.14%
2.1.2.0 6.87%
2.1.1.0 25.58%
2.1.0.0 15.40%

Typically installed together

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HP Help and Support

What is HP Help and Support?  (from Hewlett-Packard)

Help and Support Center for supported notebook models and operating systems. The Help and Support Center is an integrated help and assistance tool from Microsoft and HP that provides simple click access to built-in product information, preventative care and maintenance assistance, and web links to online support and te...  Read more

Overview

HP Help and Support is a software program developed by Hewlett-Packard. It is typically pre-installed with most new Hewlett-Packard computers. The most common release is 2.1.3.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The setup package is about 1.12 MB (1,170,944 bytes) when donwloaded. 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 72% of users of HP Help and Support 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.hp.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP Help and Support\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{0054A0F6-00C9-4498-B821-B5C9578F433E}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1.12 MB

How do I remove HP Help and Support?

You can uninstall HP Help and Support 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 Help and Support, 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 Help and Support.

OS VERSIONS
Win Vista (SP2) 78%
Win 7 (SP1) 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#2,619

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows Vista 86.39%
Windows 7 12.29%
Windows 10 1.26%
Windows XP 0.06%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 70.42%
Windows Vista Home Basic 14.21%
Windows 7 Home Premium 10.14%
Windows 7 Ultimate 1.78%
Windows 10 Home 0.91%
Windows Vista Ultimate 0.83%

Distribution by countryGeography

71.85% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 71.85%
  United Kingdom 3.81%
  Canada 3.43%
  France 3.11%
  Italy 2.18%
  Australia 1.80%
  Germany 1.63%
  Netherlands 1.01%
  Sweden 0.89%
  Spain 0.77%
  Belgium 0.57%
  DK 0.54%
  Brazil 0.48%
  India 0.48%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 99.17%
ASUS 0.35%
Dell 0.24%
Acer 0.09%
Lenovo 0.07%
Gateway 0.07%
Toshiba 0.02%
Common models
Hewlett-Packard Compaq Pr... 17.24%
HP G60 Notebook PC 15.80%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 14.60%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 12.87%
HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... 5.60%
HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook ... 3.98%

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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