hpppta.exe
What is hpppta.exe?
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Windows Process Description:
Hewlett Packard printer scanner copier software has the hpppta.exe file process as one of its valid process that runs behind the Scan Jet Parallel Port Test Utility. The hpppta.exe file process is specifically created to be part of the drivers for the Hewlett Packard port utility and is needed to run at startup in order for the installed Hewlett Packard device to function correctly and without errors. The hpppta.exe file process is also said to be related to another Hewlett Packard component which is called Precision Scan Pro and is related to Hewlett Packard's software feature responsible for Digital Imaging.
The hpppta.exe file process, like many other related process of Hewlett Packard printer software can be found on the Program Files of the computer under the subfolder for Hewlett Packard. The hpppta.exe file is known to use 86016 bytes of file space and is part of the startup process of Windows. The hpppta.exe file automatically loads the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Run during Windows startup to run and activate the process. The hpppta.exe process has a very minimal security risk rating based on most user reviews found online.
As same as the other Hewlett Packard related file processes, the hpppta.exe is a trustworthy file process that should be left alone to run at boot up in order for the Hewlett Packard Scan Jet Parallel Port Test Utility to function and maximize the features of the program software. The hpppta.exe file process should not be confused with the same functional file process named hpppt.exe which is also a component of Hewlett Packard Precision Scan software.
Hewlett Packard has been one of the leading IT companies that is recognized globally and has reached at least company revenue of $100.5 Billion as of July 2007. Hewlett Packard is headquartered in Palo, Alto in California and has served over 1 billion customers worldwide. Hewlett Packard is one of the top 20 companies recognized by Fortune 500 and was also recently recognized in the 2007 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations is the World.
Author: Hewlett Packard Company.
Author URL: http://www.hp.com/
Part Of: HP Scan Jet Parallel Port Test Utility
Memory Usage: Low; uses minimal memory space of between 100kb to 100kb.
System Process: No
Application: Yes
Background Process: No
Uses Network: No
Uses Internet: No
Hardware Related: No
Common Path: C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HP PrecisionScan\PrecisionScan\hpppta.exe
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