What are these mToolkit programs on my Dell laptop (Can I just remove them?)?

[lisa harkema]

I have tracked down more weird, intermittent problems to HP software than
any other manufacturer. It's gotten so bad that if a system is experiencing
weird problems one of my first troubleshooting steps is to uninstall all HP
devices and software.

Oh no. I also have an HP printer and it took over twenty minutes
yesterday for the HP software to install the little driver after I
removed all the programs using CCLeaners Add/remove programs.

I couldn't believe it took so long for the HP to load a simple
driver! After a really long wait (maybe even more than twenty
minutes), I findally had to reboot and there is now all sorts of
unwanted HP stuff on my desktop and in my start menu.

And, all I wanted to do was print.

After all this work of cleaning my system of the old vulnerable Java,
how can I tell if HP (re)installed the vulnerable Java (BACK) onto my
WinXP home machine?

Lisa

 

[Guest]

When you inserted the installation CD for the printer you should
have selected the Custom install for just the drivers and a minimum
of system files. Not the entire application.
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[Kerry Brown]

This is not possible with some HP printers. Even if you try to add the
printer manually and point to the drivers during the driver install the HP
installation program will run and add things like Share-to-Web whether you
want them or not.

 

[Guest]

You could be right Kerry, but so far I have two (2) HP printers
and an Epson installed and each of them had a custom install. They
could go to the HP website and download just the drivers and some
of the embedded system files for a minimum install.
Or, call - 1-800-HPINVENT for assistance.
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[Kerry Brown]

On some low cost (cheap) HP printers none of the options you suggest are
available.

 

[Guest]

some of them are driver exec script for wifi card. such as DrWifi and SSO
(signle sign on) there needed in order to configure some network settings
(unless you work at a tech firm, or want to run windows using a server and
your computer as a terminal SSO wont mean anything to you)
run your wireless card (i have pro/wireless) and monitor active networks,
now, crt + alt + del, and goto processes, click "user name" (sort by user
name) and check and see if, under your user name, these programs apear? no?
then thier not open while using utilizing network card.
check to see if they control any system reasources or comm ports
if they dont use system resources, **** em chances are you dont need em
if they use system resources and use a port, chances are, they are indeed
required as a network resource.

note: i have a dell, i dont have those files...
check to see if maybe thier part of media direct? do you have media direct?