HJT Log help

[Kalinomalino84]

Thanx for the update jholland1964

[Kalinomalino84]

Hi, I have a new question regarding the same log. Can the O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [OrderReminder] C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\OrderReminder\OrderReminder.exe be safely turned of? I found out that it has something to do with my HP Laser printer, and it starts up with the system. Can you explain me detailed for this issue what does it EXACTLY do, and should I turn it off, and what will happend if I do? Thank you.

[TurcoLoco]

Hi, I have a new question regarding the same log. Can the O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [OrderReminder] C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\OrderReminder\OrderReminder.exe be safely turned of? I found out that it has something to do with my HP Laser printer, and it starts up with the system. Can you explain me detailed for this issue what does it EXACTLY do, and should I turn it off, and what will happend if I do? Thank you.

It is a nag (marketing entry) which you can safely disable or even delete. Imo, those entries are partial adware-like anyhow.

People often think just because they install a new hardware, they need all startup utilities the vendor's software installs....on the contrary, especially the big name vendors often bloat the hell out of their bundled software (Creative Labs, HP, Apple, Dell, Adobe, etc.), they all do it!!
Anyhow back to what I was saying, each and every one of the startup entries can be disabled/deleted, none are ever essential. The only reason I stopped telling people to get rid of these silly startup entries to boost overall system performance is because the user might indeed like and prefer these utilities to startup along with Windows. Again, they have certain functionalities that certain users might find handy so I don't worry about those entries and leave them up to the user.
Google each executable that appears on the Startup section and then find out what they do and decide for yourself if that is something you would want or not. Again, all these utilities can be started manually so having them start along with Windows is a convenience. Is the convenience worth slowing down the system startup and also taking a performance hit while they are running in the background is something to user has to consider...