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What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
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United States Rank #31,050
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VersionDistribution
2.00 C1 100.00%

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HP Wireless Assistant 2.00 C1

What is HP Wireless Assistant C1?

This program contains the HP Wireless Assistant for the supported notebook models and operating systems. The HP Wireless Assistant reports the power state and Microsoft Windows Device Manager status of integrated wireless devices, alerts the user when the status of a device changes, and enables the user to turn integrated wireless devices on and off.

Overview

Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The main program executable is hp wireless assistant.exe. The software installer includes 7 files and is usually about 1.36 MB (1,427,727 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

Help link: www.hp.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\HPQ\HP Wireless Assistant
Uninstaller: RunDll32 C:\Program Files1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\PROFES~1\RunTime\0701\Intel32\Ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{43
Estimated size: 1.36 MB

Program filesFiles installed by HP Wireless Assistant 2.00 C1

Program executable:hp wireless assistant.exe
Name:HP Wireless Assistant
hp Wireless Assistant Module
Path:C:\Program Files\hpq\hp wireless assistant\hp wireless assistant.exe
MD5:2df07bc576f814d9122f338ead4b4220
HP Wireless Assistant Module is part of the HP Wireless Assistant which is a user application that provides a way to control the enablement of individual wireless devices (such as Bluetooth, WLAN, or WWAN devices) and that shows the state...
Additional files:
  • hpqnt.dll - hpqnt Dynamic Link Library
  • HPQWA_UI.exe - HPQWA_UI Application (HPQWA_UI MFC Application)
  • Wireless.exe - HP Wireless Assitant (Adjusts Wireless devices status)
  • HPQWACom.dll - HPQWACom Module
  • HPQWAVer.exe - HPQ HPQWAVer (HPQWAVer)
  • HPQWA.js

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run)
  • HP Wireless Assistant.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'hpWirelessAssistant' which loads as C:\programas\hpq\hp wireless assistant\hp wireless assistant.exe.

How do I remove HP Wireless Assistant C1?

You can uninstall HP Wireless Assistant C1 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 Wireless Assistant 2.00 C1, 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 Wireless Assistant C1.

OS VERSIONS
Win XP 87%
Win Vista (SP2) 3%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows XP 89.55%
Windows 7 7.46%
Windows Vista 2.99%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Microsoft Windows XP 90.77%
Windows 7 Home Premium 3.08%
Windows 7 Professional 1.54%
Windows 7 Ultimate 1.54%
Windows Vista Business 1.54%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 1.54%

Distribution by countryGeography

49.40% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 49.40%
  United Kingdom 6.02%
  Belgium 3.61%
  Canada 3.61%
  Germany 3.61%
  Spain 3.61%
  MA 3.61%
  Russia 3.61%
  Czech Republic 2.41%
  DK 2.41%
  Italy 2.41%
  Netherlands 2.41%
  Philippines 2.41%
  Finland 1.20%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Sahara 53.73%
Hewlett-Packard 43.28%
Toshiba 1.49%
ASUS 1.49%
Common models
HP Pavilion DV5000 (EZ187... 3.39%
Hewlett-Packard nc6200 3.39%
HP TouchSmart tm2 Noteboo... 1.69%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 1.69%
HP PAVILION DV8000 ET834U... 1.69%
HP PAVILION DV8000 EP406U... 1.69%

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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