HPIZ402 Installing .. IE

[Why Syzygy]

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Internet Explorer: Hpiz402 Installing .. anyone have experience with this?

It won't cancel. I had to shut IE down completely. Web search is not yielding anything useful. Microsoft hasn't written about this, so that leads me to believe that it is not related to IE.

The last time I had IE open was when I did Windows Updates. It finished. This must be a bug?

Is there any online virus scanner? That isn't a hoax?



eta: I found something that suggests this is related to HP Image Zone, which I do have. Still any information will be helpful.

[Syrinx]

1. Yeah, it sounds like HP Image Zone is trying to update itself

You could try uninstalling Image Zone, and see if that solves the problem. Of course, if that solves the problem, it probably wasn't really a problem in the first place.



Yeah, HPIZ402 sounds a lot like Hewlett Packard Image Zone version 4.02, and it probably is, but I can't tell you with absolute certainty that it is.

[Why Syzygy]

2. thank you!

I am going to try that when I get a chance today. I have 4.02 so updating it doesn't seem to be an option.

[HopeHoops]

3. There's a shitload of information on it just with a Google search.

Install Firefox and use that to do the searching. I'd still run MalwareBytes before doing anything. It sounds like a piggy-back virus. If you're on Vista, don't trust Windows Update. It works fine on Win7, but really screws up Vista boxes.

[Why Syzygy]

4. thank you!

I use Firefox and I finally did find some search results. I looked first at the usual forums and there wasn't much there.
And I've got XP Home

[Earth Bound Misfit]

5. HP Image Zone is end of life...

A quick Google reveals it's now HP PhotoSmart Essentials or something similar, which may or may not be compatible with Vista/7, dunno which flavor of WinDOZE you're running.

A good free alternative (from what I've read on the innernetz) is Picasa.