How to remove hphmon06 error

hphmon06.exe file information

The process HPHmon belongs to the software HP Photosmart by Hewlett-Packard (www.hp.com).

Description: hphmon06.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 659456 bytes (97% of all occurrence), 622592 bytes.
File hphmon06.exe is not a Windows core file. The file is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. The program has no visible window. The application is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). hphmon06.exe is able to record inputs, monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 51% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

Important: Some malware camouflage themselves as hphmon06.exe, particularly if they are located in c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Thus check the hphmon06.exe process on your pc whether it is pest. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. It is one of the Top Download Picks of 2005 of The Washington Post and PC World.

Links: hphmon06.exe, hphmon06.exe

takes up lot of cpu on my HP while idling
  ilia anikin  

i would say if you have anything from HP then just leave it alone I removed it once from my pc cause I thought it was useless but I had to completely format my pc just to get my printer back up and running but
   

When uninstalling several other HP-drivers this file was left over and caused an error display at startup, however, the photosmart uninstallation (mentioned above) solved this problem. In my case the uninstallation was located in the start menu, under: -- HP -- Photosmart 320,370,7400,8100,8400 Series
  Arand  

Hp printer like stated above for use if they are photo smart like mine is :P.
   

When i was working for HP support i wrote a program to fix the issue. The fix can be found here http://mbojer.dk/viewtopic.php?t=16
  Morten Bojer   (further information)

If you gets issues with this file after installing som HP equetment, have a look here
  Morten Bojer   (further information)

HP - they spy on themselves, and they install a bunch of junk on your computer. I uninstalled (because it was always running, screwing up my games by sending me back to the desktop), now I'm having computer problems. Grr!
  Matt  

It has to do with HP Cameras, printer, and scanner. It's extra garbage added to your computer. I personally dont like it. I had a problem with my SD Card, it would not load to the computer. So i disabled hpmon06 from sys config, now i have no problem.
  Sam Z  

I searched for 'Photosmart' because my printer is not a Photoshmart printer...anyways, a file folder came up, so I clicked on it, then went ti "Uninstall." Basically, all it did was clean up a few things that I wasn't using, including hphmon06.exe. Hope that helps!
  Drew Tucker  

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