How to remove hphmon05 error

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hphmon05.exe file information

The process HPHmon belongs to the software HP Photosmart or hphmon05.exe by Hewlett-Packard (www.hp.com).

Description: File hphmon05.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows XP are 483,328 bytes (88% of all occurrence), 491,520 bytes, 495,616 bytes, 10,256 bytes.
The file is not a Windows core file. The file is an unknown file in the Windows folder. The program is not visible. The application starts when Windows starts (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). hphmon05.exe is able to monitor applications, record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 55% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If hphmon05.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows then the security rating is 84% dangerous. File size is 483,328 bytes. The program is not visible. hphmon05.exe is an unknown file in the Windows folder. The process starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). It can change the behavior of other programs or manipulate other programs. File hphmon05.exe is not a Windows core file. hphmon05.exe is able to record inputs, monitor applications.

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User Comments

if not turned off opens door for others to hack ur pc unless u have better than windows firewall!!! shutting it off wont harm anything i shut it off right when i installed printer!!
jlshute23

It has been causing a lot of page faults. I think my system has it because my HP printer has a multi-card reader built in.
Gail

Hp Printers are good quality from the hardware but the amount of system resources software which the hardware uses is uncalled for. I have uninstalled all irrelevant HP software now since the above file was generating 4 times the number of page faults as explorer.exe. VERDICT: Good Printers/Bad Software
BlackTechnoMonkey

This process is continually loading advpack.dll over and over even when successful. This is what is causing the slow down noticed by some people. It's a harmless process, but another shoddy Hewlett Packard program.
awana81

It only uses 960k in my Task Manager, check HP.com for some updates for your product(s)
DJ

About this file - the sluggish like all of the HP software. Next time DO NOT buy HP
Sazdo

HP printers are good but then again when you install them, it loads a lot of crap at startup consuming resources.
Leorick

It has a bug in it where it drains system RAM. I'd boot up and ctrl-alt-del and you can watch it's RAM usage increase by the second. This causes eventual error messages saying virtual mem too low. Essentially, it renders the computer unusable after some time, where you can't even ctrl-alt-del to end it. I had to hold down the power button.
muaddib420

When looked under "Task Manager" it shows up as an application with an increasing amount of Memory Usage, and eventually leads to the 'Virtual Memory Too Low" message, even when no other user-active program is being run concurrently. It is easy enough to kill it just by using "End Process", but the question remains how did it show up in the first place and why does it behave the way it does.
isak

I know nothing about it, but its making my computer go super slow, I have to end process everytime i boot up my computer
matt

I know that it's running all of the time when I'm not using this program. It makes me nervous,

This file allows the user, through HP Photosmart software/program, to access/use the computers SanDisk (SD/SDisk; ) card reader (usually reads any size SanDisk memory card [to allow user to display/view digital camera photos, transfer digital images from camera to computer, etc.). This is one file (of however many that make up HP's PhotoSmart application/program) that should be kept on the computer after (correctly) being installed, remain unmoved (to avoid becoming lost, corrupted, or deleted accidentally or otherwise), and to have continuous availability for future use.
Amnesia (further information)

it's causing a lot of page faults and I/O other.
Jean-Remy

hphmon05.exe is a process relating to the Hewlett Packard software HP PHotosmart, and provides easy access to flash card reading functions. This program is non-essential process to the running of the system, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems.

Summary: 5 users think hphmon05.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 5 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 2 users suspect danger. 1 user think hphmon05.exe is dangerous and recommend to remove it.. 3 users doesn't grade hphmon05.exe ("not sure about it").

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