AccelerometerSt.exe - error (0xc000007b) on startup

[Lorac17]

I just started getting this error message on start up.  I have tried to uninstall HP 3D DriveGuard from settings/apps and features but it does not appear in the list.  I also tried but failed to uninstall from the control panel.  Any suggestions on how to get rid of this error message much appreciated

[DavidPK · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Try downloading and installing the version of HP 3D DriveGuard on the following link over your existing installation.

http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp67001-67500/sp67280.exe

When the installation has completed, restart the machine.

Regards,

DP-K

[Lorac17]

many thanks - it restarted automatically and I didn't get the error message.  Start up was pretty slow though - any tips on cleaning the system please?

thanks

[DavidPK]

Hi,

You're welcome

Try temporarily, disabling Windows 10 hybrid boot - you can do this as follows.

Open Settings and select System.  Select Power and sleep, then click on Additional power settings - in the following window, click on 'Choose what the power button does' in the left hand pane.

In the subsequent window, first click on 'Change settings that are currently unavailable' ( near the top of the Window ) and then remove the checkmark from the box against 'Turn on fast start-up (recommended)'.  Click the Save Settings button, then close any open windows and restart the machine.

Let Windows fully load for a couple of minutes.

Re-enable fast start-up and save the setting.

Then shutdown machine.

Start the machine and see if the boot time has improved at all.

Regards,

DP-K

[Lorac17]

that helped thanks again.  I had assumed it was due to junk on the system and would have to clean it - other than regular housekeeping like deleting downloads and unwanted files is there anything else I can do to keep the system clean please?

[DavidPK]

Hi,

Windows 10 does a pretty good job of keeping the hard drive on which it is installed optimised, however you may want to try running the disk clean-up tool to remove further unrequired files from the system - see the guide on the following link.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/instantanswers/8fef4121-711b-4be1-996f-99e02c7301c2/disk-cleanup...

Regards,

DP-K

[Lorac17]

many thanks for all your help - will give that a go

[DavidPK]

You're more than welcome

All the best,

DP-K

[BarryL1]

I downloaded the file from the April 1, 2017 solution.  This did not work.  I still get the error message on start-up.  I'm using Windows 7 pro.

Also, I am unable to download Windows upates.  After selecting updates, the install screen remains at 0%.

Could these two problems be related?

[IBWild]

Like BarryL1,

I downloaded the file from the April 1, 2017 solution.  Didn't work for me,  I still get the error message on start-up. This just started happening after the big Windows 10 update that installed today.

AccelerometerSt.exe

The code execution cannot proceed because VCRUNTIME140.dll was not found