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Should I remove HP Play beta?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
15% remove it85% keep it
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How common is it?
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Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.69.195 100.00%

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HP Play beta

Overview

HP Play beta is a software program developed by Hewlett-Packard. The setup package generally installs about 102 files and is usually about 1.08 MB (1,133,056 bytes). The installed file sbdevicefirmwareupdater.dll is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows Vista (SP2). Most users that have installed this software come from the United States.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.hp.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\hewlett-packard\hp play\components
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{E2FCFC6C-DB87-4F31-B8DF-070FC2951A0E}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 1.08 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by HP Play beta

  • sbalbumart.dll
  • sbbrowserapi.dll
  • sbcddevice.dll
  • sbclipboardhelper.dll
  • sbdataremote.dll
  • sbdbengine.dll
  • sbdevicebase.dll
  • sbdevicefirmwareupdater.dll
  • sbdevicemanager.dll
  • sbdevicemanager2.dll
  • sbdirectoryprovider.dll
  • sbdownloaddevice.dll
  • sbfilescan.dll
  • sbfilesystemeventsbase.dll
  • sbfileutils.dll
  • sbgstreamerstub.dll
  • sbimageparser.dll
  • sbintegration.dll
  • sbintl.dll
  • sbitunesmediaimport.dll
  • sblibrarymanager.dll
  • sblocaldatabaselibrary.dll
  • sbmediacorebase.dll
  • sbmediacoremanager.dll
  • sbmediaexport.dll
  • sbmediaexportagentservice.dll
  • sbmediaitemdownloadservice.dll
  • sbmediamanager.dll
  • sbmediasniffer.dll
  • sbmetadatahandlertaglib.dll
  • sbmetadatahandlerwma.dll
  • sbmetadatamodule.dll
  • sbmozvariant.dll
  • sbnetworkproxy.dll
  • sbplaybackhistoryservice.dll
  • sbplaylistcommands.dll
  • sbplayqueueservice.dll
  • sbprompter.dll
  • sbproperties.dll
  • sbproxiedservices.dll
  • sbsqlbuilder.dll
  • sbstrings.dll
  • sbtemporaryfileservice.dll
  • sbtestmediacorebase.dll
  • sbthreadpoolservice.dll
  • sbtranscodemodule.dll
  • sbupdate.dll
  • sbwatchfolderservice.dll
  • sbwin32filesystemevents.dll
  • sbwindowwatcher.dll
  • sbxpcom.dll

How do I remove HP Play beta?

You can uninstall HP Play beta 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 Play beta, 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 Play beta.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 67%
Win Vista (SP2) 33%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 15%
Keep it 85%
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
100.00%
United States

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 66.67%
Windows Vista 33.33%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 66.67%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 33.33%

Distribution by countryGeography

100.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 100.00%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 66.67%
Compaq 33.33%
Common models
HP-Pavilion GG781AA-ABA a... 33.33%
Hewlett-Packard s5660f 33.33%
Compaq-Presario AY138AA-A... 33.33%

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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