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AKStirling Honor Student
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Non-essential software

‎06-12-2010 06:11 AM

Hi ...

 

am looking for clarification as to which of the following software installed on my HP550 notebook I can safely remove as non-essential. The only HP add-on hardware I currently have installed is the printer. I'm hoping I can live without the 2nd item which as you can see weighs in at a hefty almost half a gigabyte ...

 

HP Customer Experience Enhancements    Hewlett-Packard    24/06/2008    0.98 MB    5.4.0.2423
HP Customer Participation Program 13.0    HP    25/05/2010    416.6 MB    13.0
HP Deskjet F4500 Printer Driver Software 13.0 Rel .6    HP    25/05/2010    36.0 MB    13.0
HP Easy Setup - Frontend    Hewlett-Packard    24/06/2008    1.57 MB    5.4.0.2423
HP Help and Support    Hewlett-Packard    08/06/2009    14.3 MB    2.0.10.0
HP Imaging Device Functions 13.0    HP    25/05/2010    4.21 MB    13.0
HP OCR Software 9.0    HP    29/06/2009    4.21 MB    9.0
HP Photosmart Essential    HP    20/01/2010    11.5 MB    1.12.0.46
HP Print Projects 1.0    HP    25/05/2010    3.29 MB    1.0
HP ProtectTools Security Manager    Hewlett-Packard    24/06/2008    6.97 MB    3.00 A10
HP Quick Launch Buttons 6.40 B2    Hewlett-Packard    24/06/2008    29.5 MB    6.40 B2
HP Software Setup 5.00.A.7    Hewlett-Packard Company    07/06/2009    3.19 MB    5.00.A.7
HP Solution Center 13.0    HP    25/05/2010    4.21 MB    13.0
HP Update    Hewlett-Packard    07/12/2009    2.91 MB    5.002.002.002
HP Wallpaper    Hewlett-Packard    24/06/2008    72.4 MB    1.0.1.4
HP Wireless Assistant    Hewlett-Packard    24/06/2008    3.85 MB    3.00 J1

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Re: Non-essential software

‎06-12-2010 07:06 AM

you can remove the ff:

 

HP Customer Experience Enhancements    Hewlett-Packard    24/06/2008    0.98 MB    5.4.0.2423

HP Customer Participation Program 13.0    HP    25/05/2010    416.6 MB    13.0

HP Easy Setup - Frontend    Hewlett-Packard    24/06/2008    1.57 MB    5.4.0.2423

HP Help and Support    Hewlett-Packard    08/06/2009    14.3 MB    2.0.10.0

HP Photosmart Essential    HP    20/01/2010    11.5 MB    1.12.0.46

HP Wallpaper    Hewlett-Packard    24/06/2008    72.4 MB    1.0.1.4

 

the rest are important programs so that your computer will stay in its shape

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Re: Non-essential software

‎06-12-2010 11:18 AM

many thanks for that ...

 

 

Alan

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