What is hpDST.exe?

hpDST.exe is part of Setup Manager and developed by Hewlett-Packard Company according to the hpDST.exe version information.

hpDST.exe's description is "Setup Manager"

hpDST.exe is digitally signed by Hewlett-Packard Company.

hpDST.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\Setup Manager\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about hpDST.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on hpDST.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameSetup Manager
Company nameHewlett-Packard Company
File descriptionSetup Manager
Internal namehpDST.exe
Original filenamehpDST.exe
CommentsSetup Manager
Legal copyrightCopyright © Hewlett-Packard Company 2010
Product version1.1.13155.3599
File version1.1.13155.3599

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameSetup Manager
Company nameHewlett-Packard Company
File descriptionSetup Manager
Internal namehpDST.exe
Original filenamehpDST.exe
CommentsSetup Manager
Legal copyrightCopyright © Hewlett-Packard Company..
Product version1.1.13155.3599
File version1.1.13155.3599

Digital signatures [?]

hpDST.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameHewlett-Packard Company
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA
Certificate serial number08994531fdf1b2ebb8c7821bf650fdcf

VirusTotal report

None of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the hpDST.exe file.

None of the 51 anti-virus programs detected the hpDST.exe file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD595a559057f385b7ac9f63863515d4e92
SHA256254f8aad62416351422517b4a7b96c6b111ec3e22ab5e7ac222357252293888c

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to hpdst.exe:

hpdst.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

hpdst.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Setup Manager has stopped working.

End Program - hpdst.exe. This program is not responding.

hpdst.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

hpdst.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with hpDST.exe. 70% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 53 users.

User vote results: There were 37 votes to remove and 16 votes to keep

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Comments

Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

Bin writes

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I cannot print from windows 10 mail. I am blocked from running the app for my protection, it says.

# 7 Sep 2018, 6:15

Roger Karlsson writes

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I found an article over at HPs forum about the "This app has been blocked for your protection" and hpDST.exe. There's a step-by-step guide there that perhaps will solve the problem:

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Software-and-How-To-Questions/HP-SetUp-Manager-Blocked/td-p/5216978

# 10 Sep 2018, 23:05

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