"Part of Intels Common User Interface for chipsets with integrated graphics controllers - which allows user to change different driver properties through Windows User Interface. If the user wishes to have ""HotKey"" access to Intel's customised graphics properties it is required otherwise not. It can be disabled via the Display Properties in the Control Panel"
"Related to the SiS_Hot_Plug_Application. Enables automated driver loading for hotpluggable devices. If this service is stopped hotplug devices will no longer function"
Installed when connecting a Palm HotSync cradle up to a USB port. The Blue and Red Arrow Icon that enables Palm / Handspring Synchronizing. Available via Start → Programs
Installed by HP multi-function printer driver software related to PC faxing. If you are not using the PC faxing feature you can go ahead and disable these services from the startup
"See here - ""messaging service that automatically sends you support information tips ideas and special offers from HP and our partners especially designed for HP and Compaq desktop computer owners"". Applies to certain HP Pavilion desktop computers between Fall 2001 and Spring 2003. * can be any digit"
"Checks the internet for updated drivers/utilities for your HP product - update manually. Disabling will remove the error ""Windows can't shutdown the computer because hpcmpmgr.exe can't be ended"""
System Tray access to HP Director. Required if you prefer to use the all-in-one buttons to manually scan documents or transfer photos froma camera for example
Improves the startup time of HP Image Zone. If you disable it HP Image Zone takes a long time to start up only the first time you run it. Subsequent startups are much faster than the first time
"matcli.exe is a motive Assistant Command line interface that gathers information about your system's identity like your name email address city state etc and gets written to a log file". HP Instant Support is required to run with the Help and Support program. If you uncheck HP Instant Support and and then run Help and Support it will add another HP Instant Support in the startup menu. If you remove the HP Instant Support in the add/remove program some help menus in help and support will not be available. You decide
Loads the HP Internet center surfboard on startup. HP Internet Center allows you to customize the multimedia keys on the fly without having to go the Control Panel --> Keyboards to change them
System Tray icon that opens various functions such as copy fax email scan copy plus etc. Right-click on it and you see a few options such as the preceding bar plus About Help ToolBox Exit etc
Improves the startup time of HP Image Zone. If you disable it HP Image Zone takes a long time to start up only the first time you run it. Subsequent startups are much faster than the first time
HP Omnibook related: "Press a dedicated button above the keyboard and the system will instantly load your presentation software and change the screen resolution to match your display device"
Program that starts up and automatically fixes earlier versions of the Scanjet 5100c software. If a Scanjet 5100C scanner is not going to be used then it is safe to remove or prevent from starting
Installed by HP multi-function printer driver software related to PC faxing. If you are not using the PC faxing feature you can go ahead and disable these services from the startup
Direct from HP - "Device Objects Server - detects all device events and handles all ongoing communication on the device. Loads in the Startup group (except when "portable" is chosen during installation)". Related to various HP all-in-one printer/scanner/copier devices. They print and copy fine with those files disabled and the icon installed on the desktop that points to "hpodir07.exe" works just fine if you need to use the scanner
Installed with a Hewlett Packard 900 series colour printer scanner fax photo card slot printer copier. Assumed to perform an identical function to the hpaiodevice entry
Directly from HP: "This process has one purpose - detects if the device moves to a different port and notifies other processes to look on the new port." For various HP all-in-one printer/scanner/copier devices. They print and copy fine with those files disabled and the HP icon installed on the desktop that points to "hpodir07.exe" works just fine if you need to use the scanner
"Checks the internet for updated drivers/utilities for your HP product - update manually. Disabling will remove the error ""Windows can't shutdown the computer because hpcmpmgr.exe can't be ended"""
HPFSCHED is a small TSR that will remind you to clean the cartridges in your DeskJet from time to time in order to keep print quality high. It can be removed from the run line in win.ini if you do not want that feature
Wild Tangent demo games that come with some HP computers. Unchecking it can prevent the games from running occasionally. Note that WildTanget's privacy policy used to state that they also collect and share individuals information but this is no longer the case
"""HP's exclusive Share-to-Web software makes it easy to share content with others through our affiliate Internet websites"". Available via Start -> Programs"
"Supports the memory card reader on some HP Photosmart and AIO (all-in-one) printers - displaying a System Tray icon for the drive and allowing you to transfer files directly via the SAVE button. This verison is applicable for version 2.0 to 2.3 drivers - see here. Known to cause 100% CPU load in some cases. Only needed if you use this feature"
"Supports the memory card reader on some HP Photosmart and AIO (all-in-one) printers - displaying a System Tray icon for the drive and allowing you to transfer files directly via the SAVE button. This verison is applicable for version 3.1 to 3.2 drivers - see here. Known to cause 100% CPU load in some cases. Only needed if you use this feature"
"Supports the memory card reader on some HP Photosmart and AIO (all-in-one) printers - displaying a System Tray icon for the drive and allowing you to transfer files directly via the SAVE button. This verison is applicable for version 3.3.138 to 3.4.13 drivers - see here. Known to cause 100% CPU load in some cases. Only needed if you use this feature"
Supports the memory card reader on some HP Photosmart and AIO (all-in-one) printers - displaying a System Tray icon for the drive and allowing you to transfer files directly via the SAVE button. Known to cause 100% CPU load in some cases. Only needed if you use this feature
"Supports the memory card reader on some HP Photosmart and AIO (all-in-one) printers - displaying a System Tray icon for the drive and allowing you to transfer files directly via the SAVE button. This verison is applicable for version 4.0 to 4.2 drivers - see here. Known to cause 100% CPU load in some cases. Only needed if you use this feature"
"Supports the memory card reader on some HP Photosmart and AIO (all-in-one) printers - displaying a System Tray icon for the drive and allowing you to transfer files directly via the SAVE button. This verison is applicable for version 5.0 to 5.3 drivers - see here. Known to cause 100% CPU load in some cases. Only needed if you use this feature"
"Supports the memory card reader on some HP Photosmart and AIO (all-in-one) printers - displaying a System Tray icon for the drive and allowing you to transfer files directly via the SAVE button. This verison is applicable for version 6.0 drivers - see here. Known to cause 100% CPU load in some cases. Only needed if you use this feature"
Wild Tangent demo games that come with some HP computers. Unchecking it can prevent the games from running occasionally. Note that WildTanget's privacy policy used to state that they also collect and share individuals information but this is no longer the case
"Power save related for HP Scanners. Many users have complained of system freezes with it running but it stops the light from remaining on all the time. Try www.hp.com pick your OS option under the SUPPORT tab follow the instructions and you will find an updated lamp control patch"
HP ScanJet Button Manager. It allows users of the HPScanJet scanners to indicate what the buttons on the scanner will do automatically if pushed. Not required at startup unless the scanner is used every day such as in a business environment
This item keeps track of how many times the system has been recovered and the times of the first and last recoveries done on the system. Leaving unchecked will sometimes prevent the Keyboard Manager program from detecting that the computer is an HP. Since this program/driver was only made to run on HP if it can't tell that it is an HP it will not run. If unchecked it can prevent the running of the Application Recovery CDs the use of the multimedia keys and the HP Instant Support. Also seen that without it running the Riptide Sound card that was installed on some older HP computers stops working
The HP Wireless Assistant is a user application that provides a way to control the enablement of individual wireless devices (such as Bluetooth or WLAN devices) and that shows the state of the radios for these wireless devices
Wireless application bundled with HP computers that allows you to control different settings on the computer's wireless devices such as Bluetooth and WLAN
"VMware Host Network Access Status Tray Application - part of both VMware Player (from version 2.0) and Workstation (until version 6.5) - which allow you to ""run multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single PC."" It's function is uknown at present and it displays no tray icon as the name suggests. Can be disabled without affecting the operation of either product"
"HREF.OCX is an ActiveX control developed by xFX JumpStart and used to provide HTML-alike clickable links on Windows-based programs such as PopUpKiller"
"HSLABLogger logs user activity and Internet activity. The gathered information can be sent to a predetermined email address. If you didn't install this yourself uninstall it"
"Homescan Internet Transporter - part of ACNielson Homescan. Recognizes when the ACNielsen Homescan Scanner is attached to the computer and allows it to transmit scanner information to ACNielsen"
"Appears in startup if you have chosen to participate in on survey by NPD Online Research. Required for the survey to work correctly. Otherwise not required"
HTpatch.exe is part of the SiS AGP patch - BUT unless your processor (and motherboard) supports HyperThreading (HT) and this feature is enabled it will actually SLOW your graphics card by around 6%
"""matcli.exe is a motive Assistant Command line interface that gathers information about your system's identity like your name email address city county etc and gets written to a log file"". HughesNet Tools is required to run with the Help and Support program. If you uncheck HughesNet Tools and then run Help and Support it will add another HughesNet Tools in the startup menu. If you remove the HughesNet Tools in the add/remove program some help menus in help and support will not be available. You decide"
"Added by the PUROL WORM! where * is a random character"
DISCLAIMER: It is assumed that users are familiar with the operating
system they are using and comfortable with making the suggested changes. I will
not be held responsible if changes you make cause a system failure.
This is NOT a list of tasks/processes taken from Task Manager
or the Close Program window (CTRL+ALT+DEL) but a list of startup
applications, although you will find some of them listed via this method.
Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL identifies programs that are currently running - not
necessarily at startup. For a list of tasks/processes you should try
WinTasks 5 Standard/Professional from LIUtilities or the list at
AnswersThatWork. Therefore, before ending a task/process via CTRL+ALT+DEL
just because it has an "X" recommendation, please check whether it's in MSCONFIG
or the registry first. An example would be "svchost.exe" - which doesn't appear
in either under normal conditions but does via CTRL+ALT+DEL. If in doubt, don't
do anything.