How to remove an HPQWMI error

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HPQWMI.exe file information

The process known as hpqwmi Module belongs to software hpqwmi Module or HP Pavillion (version zv6000 User Guides, dv4000 User Guides) or HP WMI Interface or Tor Control Panel or PolicyMaker™ Standard Edition or Adobe® Photoshop® Album by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P (www.hp.com) or Hewlett Packard Company (www.hp.com).

Description: HPQWMI.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files" - mostly C:\Program Files\HPQ\SHARED\. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 98,304 bytes (85% of all occurrences), 102,400 bytes, 94,208 bytes or 106,496 bytes.
The program is not visible. File HPQWMI.exe is not a Windows system file. Therefore the technical security rating is 41% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
You can uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > HP Pavillion zv6000 User Guides or HP Pavillion dv4000 User Guides).

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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as HPQWMI.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the HPQWMI.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

it's from HP.

the HP Pavillion, not harmfull at all
irena

HP note books
G/guy

HPQWMI.exe is a process which is bundled alongside HP hardware and provides additional diagnostics functionality for their range of products. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated.
Bobby (further information)

hpqwmi.exe is a process which is bundled alongside HP hardware and provides additional diagnostics functionality for their range of products. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated.
espion

Safe, gehört zu HP Produkten, um Probleme zu vermeiden am besten Prozess lassen
Cifer

its harmless, its for HP Products
Nick

c:\program files\HPQ\shared\hpqwmi.exe was isolated in The avast! virus chest as a container for suspicious and infected files. By moving a file to the virus chest, it is isolated from the rest of the system so it can't do any harm. When I asked to restore the file from the Chest, the notification that the file already exists appeared. Should the program overwrite the existing file? This question is not addressed. Didn't know a safe process could replicate itself. Seem viral to me..
bMi

Summary: Average user rating of HPQWMI.exe: based on 11 votes with 9 reviews.

8 users think HPQWMI.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 1 user think it's probably harmless. 1 user suspect danger. 1 user think HPQWMI.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it.

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