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Process name: HP CUE Status
Product: HP All-in-One Series Software
Support: Help link Update link Uninstall tool
Company: Hewlett-Packard (hp.com)
File: hpqste08.exe
A background process installed with HP All-in-One printers, the HP CUE Status monitors print jobs. If the process detects a job being sent to the printer, it will activate the printer and display a message indicating that a print job is underway. If there are any issues with the task, it will display an error message. HP introduced their first all-in-one printer in 2006. Based in Palo Alto, California, HP has been the world's leading PC manufacturer since 2007.
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Users Opinions
Average user rating of hpqste08.exe: based on 32 votes. Read also the 30 reviews.
425 users ask for this file. 15 users rated it as not dangerous. 6 users rated it as not so dangerous. 8 users rated it as neutral. One user rated it as little bit dangerous. 2 users rated it as dangerous. 8 users didn't rate it ("don't know").
| All comments about hpqste08.exe: | |
|---|---|
| Seems to cause "Server Busy" error messages. | |
| It Belongs to your printer, leave it alone Jasta | |
| from your printer.(HP) tim | |
| Not necessary. Do updates manually and eliminate this. Anthony R Rasmus III | |
| My file crashed and than I had dsl connection problems, had to reboot all the time Elaine | |
| is eating up my slow dial-up bandwidth, causing page-load errors. JoeBuzzz | |
| makes running programs a lot slower | |
| Part of the HP photosmart printer setup. May cause "Server Busy" error over and over again. Badger Dog | |
| Looks like the Tray app to display the status of your HP printer / scanner nes | |
| This should be found in the program files under the C: if it not found there and it is proven to not be malware you should uninstall and reinstall the printer software from the disk or HP website Tara with HP Total Care | |
| happened after I installed a new all in one h.p. 6310 Fred | |
| when I end the process using task manager it doesn't seem to have any negative effects. matthew naylor | |
| Dumb, because HP installs it for your printer.. | |
| It is a resource hog - do I really need it. als | |
| Its not dangerous at all, all it does is slow down your computer a bit. SoftwareGeek | |
| This is the program that determines whether your HP print device is connected to the computer. You should need this. Joseph A. Langley | |
| malware inbeds its self into here its not really a problem if you have a good virus protection twig | |
| Component required by HP to all scanning or any operation beyond basic print Richard | |
| installed by HP with certain color printers KJ | |
| I kept getting the error message before shutting down. Turned off the printer and error message stopped. It only appears if I leave the printer on. It doesnt seem to cause any performance problems that I can see. Jeff | |
| I have this error, after it stops my hp4500 wireless printer can no longer be seen. If your using a wireless printer you may find it essential! Anthony | |
| It is from the HP Photosmart C700 series All-In-On printer Software. Check if there is malfunction in your scanning or fax portion of the HP unit. It started after I banged the Printer one day when it was hanging. Oops Raybong | |
| I'm on SAMSUNG netbook. Desktop is HP. HP printer added 6 mos. ago when netbook purchased. Problem started today. Uniblue installed a week ago? Cindy L. Belarde | |
| nessesary for hp digital imaging | |
| it does belong to HP Printer but it can use up to 60% of the CPU memory and cause your laptop to overheat :( | |
| if you are having that problem because you had before a print problem do the following. Go to Control panel-Programs and uninstall hp Soluction problems Paulo Mota Pinto | |
| It sometimes takes 100% CPU and stops any further printing etc. Have then deleted in Task Manager and all back to normal or may hav eto re-boot PC ROBs-JOBs | |
| HP Photosmart software suite process. Not very efficient. If original, safe. Beware malware name-a-likes. Alex | |
| Tied to communications between computer (laptop) and HP printer. Happens mostly when laptop is away from printer network. B Wache | |
| but it is also taking 25% of my cpu resources, too! plusafdotcom | |
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