
Result: uninstallation is unfortunately a manual process. > Just deleting the shortcut leaves behind 26 DLL registrations in the registry, for a slight slowdown of your PC's startup.Ī factual response to the OP HP Print and Scan Detector installs itself to Windows, but fails to properly register itself for standard uninstallation. * PCs have something called a "registry": HP Print and Scan Detector INSTALLS its DLL files in the registry at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedDlls. > Just deleting the shortcut leaves behind 231 files in 28 folders, or 74 megabytes of your hard drive space that you can't use anymore. * PCs have something called a "filesystem": HP Print and Scan Detector INSTALLS its files in the filesystem at C:\Program Files (x86)\HP. This is basic PC knowledge, and honestly shameful that HP would let someone officially respond without that. Deleting a shortcut icon is NOT uninstalling. Business PCs, Workstations and Point of Sale SystemsĭVortex, you are an HP Employee, and you are utterly wrong.Printer Wireless, Networking & Internet.DesignJet, Large Format Printers & Digital Press.Printing Errors or Lights & Stuck Print Jobs.Notebook Hardware and Upgrade Questions.
