How to remove an HPZipm12 error

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HPZipm12.exe file information

The process known as PML Driver

belongs to software HP PML or Pml Driver HPZ12 or HP Photo and Imaging (version 2.0, 1.0 - HP, 1.0, 2.0 - All-in-One) or PML Driver or HP LaserJet (version P3005, 2410/2420/2430, 5200) or Pml Driver HPZ12, Pml Driver HPZ12 or HP Color LaserJet (version 3600, 3550, 4730mfp) or HP Deskjet (version 6800)

by HP (www.hp.com) or Hewlett-Packard (www.hp.com).

Description: HPZipm12.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\Windows or in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 69,632 bytes (67% of all occurrences), 73,728 bytes and 10 more variants.
There is no information about the author of the file. The program is not visible. The file is not a Windows core file. It is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. HPZipm12.exe is able to manipulate other programs. Therefore the technical security rating is 52% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
The software publisher HP provides update information (www.hp.com). You could uninstall the program using the Control Panel ⇒ Add/Remove programs ⇒ HP Photo and Imaging 2.0 or HP Foto- und Bildbearbeitung.

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If HPZipm12.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32, the security rating is 46% dangerous. The file size is 73,728 bytes (58% of all occurrences), 69,632 bytes, 65,795 bytes, 81,920 bytes or 65,536 bytes. There is no description of the program. The program is not visible. It is not a Windows system file. File HPZipm12.exe is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. HPZipm12.exe is able to manipulate other programs.
You could uninstall the program using the Control Panel ⇒ Add/Remove programs ⇒ Microsoft Data Access or Adobe Acrobat.

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as HPZipm12.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the HPZipm12.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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Just annoying and waste of time
annoyed user

If HPZipm12.exe is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows\System32, the security rating is 46% dangerous. The file size is 73,728 bytes (58% of all occurrences), 69,632 bytes, 65,795 bytes, 81,920 bytes or 65,536 bytes. There is no description of the program. The program is not visible. It is not a Windows system file. File HPZipm12.exe is located in the Windows folder, but it is not a Windows core file. HPZipm12.exe is able to manipulate other programs. Important: Some malware camouflages itself as HPZipm12.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the HPZipm12.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat.
Susan Wolfson (further information)

I don't even have a printer, but for the past two days, this HPZip.exe has started running when I start up. It freezes my PC until I stop it. (Which isn't easy).
Fed-Up

It and several others were installed when I installed an HP printer driver so I could use a hotel's printer with my laptop. I deinstalled the printer driver years ago but these 8 files remained: HPZidr12.dll, hpzids01.dll, HPZinw12.exe, HPZipm12.exe, HPZipr12.dll, HPZipt12.dll, HPZisn12.dll, hpzll4pi.dll. The two exe files were located in Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging--I had installed the driver in Program Files\HP--and the dll files were in WINDOWS\system32. I removed them all. All had the same internal Date Created of 5/16/2007 10:20 PM. When I presented them to my virus scanner, it found no problems. Conclusion: Cycle-stealing but harmless crap left behind by a bad HP deinstallation program. As I am not now using, nor have I ever purchased or used an HP imaging product, HP thus dishonestly installed unnecessary software.
EngineerLee

I removed my HP Printer completely, uninstalled all drivers and everything. (It should also be noted that I never had an All-In-One printer, just the D1300 or whatever. This process remains, it actively restarts itself whenever I end-task it, and I cannot delete it. Any non-system process that restarts itself and prevents you from deleting it, treat it as virus. Format your drive to get rid of it.

One of many process that get installed with a Hewlett Packard printer. Unfortunately, this was still running on my computer after I uninstalled the HP printer. Why does HP think it's okay to flood your OS with loads of files, and worse yet, get sloppy about their removal?
z3n

After having a battle Royalle with HP support over their lousy practice of selling known bad spares to their reseller channel the priority on HPZip12 was exagerated. The file lives in %win$\system32. Oddly after I set the start to manual HPZinw12.exe appeared in task manager. Slow your update speed down in Task Manager, and then you can grab the process name more readily
HP is Evil

Not Essential for Printing
cms (further information)

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Summary: Average user rating of HPZipm12.exe: based on 92 votes with 9 reviews.

46 users think HPZipm12.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 8 users think it's probably harmless. 24 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 8 users suspect danger. 6 users think HPZipm12.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 12 users doesn't grade HPZipm12.exe ("not sure about it").

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