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Remove HP Solution Centre from System Tray

Discussion in 'Other PC Software' started by oserdavid, 2010/05/04.

  1. 2010/05/04
    oserdavid

    oserdavid Inactive Thread Starter

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    Does anyone know how to permanently remove the HP Solution Centre from the system try on a Vista machine? (While still keeping functionality in terms of the machine keeping track of the HP wireless printing device, of course...).
    When it comes to scanning, etc, simply opening it from the Start Programs button should suffice...
    Best
    David
     
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  2. 2010/05/06
    TonyT

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    Open the Solution Center and see if there's a preference to not load it at boot. Else use:
    Start > Run > msconfig > startup > remove the HP application.
    Also check:
    Start > All Programs > Startup > if shortcut to the HP app there delete it.
     
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    oserdavid

    oserdavid Inactive Thread Starter

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    Thanks TonyT - had considered those. Someone has kindly removed it from my own laptop, while mainly doing something else for me, for which I'm grateful, but I wanted to 'pass it on' to someone else who has a machine that takes forever to load up - and nothing in my own startup (now), or the program itself config, or the system management of services (via msconfig or via My Computer - Manage) unambiguously points to the system tray item. Guess I'll just have to ask the person in the computer repair shop who did it for me (without asking me! but, hey, he did me a favour, so I'm not complaining...).
    Best
    David
     
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    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    Which operating system? If XP, check the registry key

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

    for an entry such as "HP Taskbar Utility" and if present, delete it.

    If you're not familiar with the registry, read up on How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP.

    Backing up is important to make it easy to restore the registry if deleting the key wasn't the solution.
     
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    Christer

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    Side note:

    Personally, I don't use System Restore. In the Registry Editor, I backup the registry key by highlighting it in the righthand pane and go File > Export > and save it where I can find it. If I want to undo the change, I find the saved backup > double-click and it will restore.
     
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    oserdavid

    oserdavid Inactive Thread Starter

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    Thanks Christer - as I originally said, Vista... More difficult deleting stuff from the registry, I think... It comes back again all by itself!! One of the things I 'love' about Vista... particularly when you have uninstalled a program and it leaves its traces behind, permanently... But I guess that's a whole topic all by itself
     
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    Christer

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    Sorry ... :eek: ... I missed you mentioning "Vista "!
     
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  9. 2010/05/07
    visionof

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    I was once amazed at an install of a really ancient dial up modem era HP Deskjet printer when installed 2 years or so ago
    On an advanced install , step by step, even then in the days of dial up they were even then collecting information on printing and HP printer user cartridge use as a default in setup
    Who knows to what extent and what information they are collecting in this day and age of high speed internet and spyware
     
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