HP 3D DriveGuard

How to uninstall HP 3D DriveGuard from your PC

HP 3D DriveGuard is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Hewlett-Packard Company. Open here for more details on Hewlett-Packard Company. Click on http://www.hp.com to get more details about HP 3D DriveGuard on Hewlett-Packard Company's website. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard folder (same installation drive as Windows). HP 3D DriveGuard's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{6C8684DD-B238-4806-9E93-BDD12CD11998}. The program's main executable file is called HpAbout.exe and its approximative size is 24.71 KB (25304 bytes).

The following executable files are incorporated in HP 3D DriveGuard. They occupy 351.36 KB (359792 bytes) on disk.

• accelerometerST.exe (73.81 KB)
• HpAbout.exe (24.71 KB)
• HpCplApp.exe (17.71 KB)
• HpTile2.exe (195.81 KB)
• hptileapp.exe (39.31 KB)

This page is about HP 3D DriveGuard version 5.1.12.1 only. You can find below info on other application versions of HP 3D DriveGuard:

• 1.10.8.1
• 5.1.7.1
• 5.0.8.0
• 6.0.10.1
• 4.1.9.1
• 6.0.18.1
• 5.0.9.0
• 4.1.1.5
• 4.0.10.1
• 6.0.15.1
• 4.1.1.6
• 4.0.5.1
• 6.0.13.1
• 4.1.12.1
• 6.0.28.1
• 5.0.6.0
• 4.1.5.1
• 6.0.17.1
• 6.0.16.1
• 4.2.8.1
• 6.0.27.1
• 4.1.8.1
• 4.2.9.1
• 6.0.21.1
• 6.0.25.1
• 6.0.24.1
• 1.10.9.1
• 1.20.5.1
• 5.1.5.1
• 4.1.7.1
• 4.1.4.1
• 6.0.9.1
• 4.1.14.1
• 6.0.19.1
• 4.1.10.1
• 4.2.5.1
• 5.2.2.1
• 6.0.23.1
• 4.1.16.1

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\accelerometerST.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\AR\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_ar.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\CS\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_cs.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\DA\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_da.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\DE\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_de.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\EL\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_el.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\EN\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_en.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\ES\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_es.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\FI\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_fi.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\FR\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_fr.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\HE\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_he.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\HP3DG_CPL32.xml
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\HP3DG_CPL64.xml
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\HpAbout.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\hpaccelerometercp.CPL
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\HpCplApp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\HpCplApp.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\HpTile2.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\hptileapp.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\HU\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_hu.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\IT\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_it.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\JA\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_ja.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\KO\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_ko.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\MobileDataProtection.ico
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\MobileDataProtection_over.ico
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\NL\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_nl.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\NO\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_no.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\PL\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_pl.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\pt-BR\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_pt-BR.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\pt-PT\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_pt-PT.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\RU\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_ru.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\SK\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_sk.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\SL\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_sl.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\SV\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_sv.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\TR\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_tr.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\zh-CHS\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_zh-CHS.chm
• C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\zh-TW\HP_3D_DriveGuard_Help_zh-TW.chm
• C:\Windows\Installer\{FDD976AA-CF59-4BF0-AD3F-A88A46DCE34D}\controlPanelIcon.exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\AA679DDF95FC0FB4DAF38AA864CD3ED4
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{FDD976AA-CF59-4BF0-AD3F-A88A46DCE34D}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard

Additional values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\AA679DDF95FC0FB4DAF38AA864CD3ED4\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP 3D DriveGuard\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\windows\Installer\{FDD976AA-CF59-4BF0-AD3F-A88A46DCE34D}\

A way to erase HP 3D DriveGuard with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

HP 3D DriveGuard is a program marketed by Hewlett-Packard Company. Frequently, users try to erase this program. This is hard because uninstalling this manually requires some skill related to PCs. One of the best QUICK way to erase HP 3D DriveGuard is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find HP 3D DriveGuard or simply click the Search field and type in "HP 3D DriveGuard". The HP 3D DriveGuard program will be found automatically. Notice that when you click HP 3D DriveGuard in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding HP 3D DriveGuard, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for HP 3D DriveGuard:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.hp.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{6C8684DD-B238-4806-9E93-BDD12CD11998}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall HP 3D DriveGuard.


8. After removing HP 3D DriveGuard, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong HP 3D DriveGuard that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling HP 3D DriveGuard using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove HP 3D DriveGuard by Hewlett-Packard Company from your PC, nor are we saying that HP 3D DriveGuard by Hewlett-Packard Company is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove HP 3D DriveGuard supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.