HPZSTATX

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Susan

Deskjet 6211 with Win98SE on PII
After completing a print job, I still see HPZSTATX in the Close Program
window. If I click on it and select "End Task," I get a window that
says, "This Program is not responding. It may be busy"...... and so on.

Is this normal? I ask because sometimes I must close HPZSTATX before my
system will shut down.
 
Susan said:
Deskjet 6211 with Win98SE on PII
After completing a print job, I still see HPZSTATX in the Close
Program window. If I click on it and select "End Task," I get a
window that says, "This Program is not responding. It may be
busy"...... and so on.

Is this normal? I ask because sometimes I must close HPZSTATX before
my system will shut down.
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From my previous reply (do check your postings)

Heh... from Answers that Work:
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist_h.htm

Nightmarish Printer Status Monitor task which is installed by the setup
program of many HP DeskJet printers when installing on a Windows 9x/ME
PC. HPZSTATX does not get installed if you install your printer via the
"Add Printer" icon in the Printers Panel - it only gets installed if you
run the HP setup program. Everything that HPZSTATX does, it does badly
it uses too many system resources, and, worse, it frequently "hangs"
the printing of documents with, in most cases, only a reboot solving the
problem. This is twisted ! A printer manufacturer producing a buggy
piece of software which so often prevents the user from..... printing
!!!

Recommendation :
If you have been experiencing printing jobs not coming out, get rid of
HPZSTATX using one of the following methods : either delete
HPZSTATX.EXE from the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder in Safe Mode, or disable
it with Starter, or rename it to HPZSTATX.EXE.OLD.

Q
 
Quaoar said:
From my previous reply (do check your postings)

Heh... from Answers that Work:
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist_h.htm

Nightmarish Printer Status Monitor task which is installed by the setup
program of many HP DeskJet printers when installing on a Windows 9x/ME
PC. HPZSTATX does not get installed if you install your printer via the
"Add Printer" icon in the Printers Panel - it only gets installed if you
run the HP setup program. Everything that HPZSTATX does, it does badly
it uses too many system resources, and, worse, it frequently "hangs"
the printing of documents with, in most cases, only a reboot solving the
problem. This is twisted ! A printer manufacturer producing a buggy
piece of software which so often prevents the user from..... printing
!!!

Recommendation :
If you have been experiencing printing jobs not coming out, get rid of
HPZSTATX using one of the following methods : either delete
HPZSTATX.EXE from the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder in Safe Mode, or disable
it with Starter, or rename it to HPZSTATX.EXE.OLD.

Q
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Renaming to OLD did the trick. Thanks!
 
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