HPZid412.exe is a process which enables the computer to open and execute the files that are necessary to initiate a software or application. Microsoft Windows contains a wide collection of files. These files also comprise the main programs which Microsoft Windows use. A missing or corrupted hpzid412.exe would cause the failure of a program to launch. The program becomes unresponsive due to the problem encountered with the hpzid412.exe file in the Applications folder. This EXE file should only be saved in a specific location, in the Windows\system32 folder. The EXE file should be executed from this location because it is designed that way. There are instances when spyware creates a duplicate file with a similar name in the computer causing hpzid412.exe errors. There are times Microsoft Windows would not respond to the user and this can be attributed to a corrupted or to an incorrect version of hpzid412.exe. HPZid412.exe is IEEE-1284.4-1999 Driver Window version 2000. It is incorporated in the software IEEE-1284.4 Driver HPZid412, HP Photo and Imaging version 2.0, HP Dot4 Windows 2000 or HP Color LaserJet version 4700.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. hpzid412.sys. is used by HP Photo and Imaging, If you shut down hpzid412.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop hpzid412.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is HP Photo and Imaging, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed hpzid412.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as HP Photo and Imaging, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if hpzid412.sys. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that hpzid412.sys, belongs to, in this case HP Photo and Imaging