Pop-up directs me to download HP Software Framework

jmt356
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Pop-up directs me to download HP Software Framework

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Pressing fn + f5 or f6 on my HP laptop to adjust the screen brightness causes a pop-up window that states:

HP Software Framework is not installed or not running.

Please download and install HP Software Framework from the link - ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/caps-softpaq/cmit/ ... LSetup.exe. You will need to restart the system after installation.

Is this a legitimate link / file?
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JMT

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Re: Pop-up directs me to download HP Software Framework

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ftp.hp.com is the official Hewlett Packard FTP download site.
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Re: Pop-up directs me to download HP Software Framework

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When I try navigating to ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/caps-softpaq/cmit/ ... LSetup.exe, nothing happens. Does anyone else have this issue?
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Re: Pop-up directs me to download HP Software Framework

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When I click the link, a dialog pops up:

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If you have a popup blocker, make an exception for hp.com or ftp.hp.com.
Also check whether the dialog has inadvertently ended up behind the browser window.
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Re: Pop-up directs me to download HP Software Framework

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I get no pop-up in Chrome, even after I added ftp.hp.com and hp.com to my list of pop-up exceptions.

However, I was able to get the file to download by using Internet Explorer.
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JMT