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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                          CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
   
     We consent to the references to our firm in the Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 and related Proxy Statement/Prospectus of
Hewlett-Packard Company ("HP") for the registration of shares of HP common stock
to be issued in connection with the merger of a subsidiary of HP with and into
Convex Computer Corporation ("Convex") and to the incorporation by reference
therein of our reports dated February 17, 1995 with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedules of Convex included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1994, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
    
 
                                                               ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
Dallas, Texas
   
November 7, 1995
    
