Comments on: Turn Off the Obnoxious HP Driver UAC Popup Update Check in Vista

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:09:10 +0000

Um, surely the best solution is to find the file in Windows Explorer (as you show), then right-click, go to Properties, then the Compatibility tab, then tick “Run this program as an Administrator”?? Then it will still check for solutions and updates, but not hassle you when it tries to run…

By: Harry B.

Harry B. — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:19:29 +0000

I’ve tried to follow this to get the same wonderful relief that you other folks have found, but the HP stuff on my machine doesn’t open to the same things. Somewhere between Other Settings – Other – Update Preferences the stuff that those SOBs have given *me* is different from what they’ve given *you*. Anybody…?

By: Sherwood Page

Sherwood Page — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:56:06 +0000

Thanks so much! What a great tip!

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:27:34 +0000

Great tip!!!!
Thank you. the (*&(*&%#$@ popup has been driving me crazy!!!

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:50:06 +0000

Thanks for this info. I just did it so wish me luck. I like one of the other people let the thing run once hoping it would stop and it caused errors with my system resulting in a 3 hour call with HP customer support in India, UGH……

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:15:17 +0000

HP’s chat support simply asked me to remove “HP Update” from the program list in the control panel. Is there any reason to worry about the settings and steps you suggest? Why not just remove the darn thing? Is it good for anything else than updates?

By: John

John — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:18:00 +0000

You do not have to go to C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\Product Assistant\bin to open the HP Product Assistant.

Try Start – Programs – HP – HP Product Assistant. Then Set Preferences as described in the article.

I’ve turned off updates and no longer get the UAC every week. Thanks )

By: Christeen Lewis

Christeen Lewis — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:33:31 +0000

Thank you very much! I was worried I might have a virus so this made me feel better AND now I won’t get that annoying pop up. Thanks!

By: GB

GB — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:56:03 +0000

Wow! Your solution to this nusance is more accurately and thouroughly explained than the response I got from HP Total Care. Thank goodness for tech geeks!

By: ALMEX

ALMEX — Thu, 07 May 2009 19:09:21 +0000

Thanks a lot for this great tip!