• Properties:

• System Process: No
• Background Process: Yes
• Application Process:No
• Common Path:
  [ C:\ Program Files\ Hewlett-Packard\ Digital Imaging\ bin\ backupnotify.exe ]
• Uses Network:No
• Uses Internet:No

Description:

The Hewlett Packard Image Zone Plus application has the executable file backupnotify.exe as an accessory program. It performs as a utility that supports the transmission of tasks between the HP Imaging device and the system. The process file backupnotify.exe functions as a program launcher for the HP Image Zone Plus application. The backupnotify.exe program file executes automatically upon Windows startup. The memory and CPU consumption of the file backupnotify.exe is displayed in the Windows task manager. The executable file backupnotify.exe causes an accessible icon to be placed in the system tray. Once properly installed and active, the icon of the program HP Image Zone Plus will display a balloon message alert. It notifies the user and tells him to backup images using the HP Image Zone Plus software. The Backup alert application contains the process file backupnotify.exe and can be located in [ C:\ Program Files\ Hewlett-Packard\ Digital Imaging\ bin\ backupnotify.exe ]. It only consumes 144Kb of RAM while the Hewlett Packard Image Zone Plus utility software operates.

It is secure to leave the backupnotify.exe process file running in system, given that there are no known conflict issues with other components of the Windows system core processes. The program backupnotify.exe does not belong to the Microsoft Windows Operating System. However, the file backupnotify.exe is still important to the system, and its behavior does not appear to be a major threat in the users PC. It is not essential for the user to terminate the process backupnotify.exe, and keeping the process running is especially important if the Hewlett Packard Image Zone Plus software is being used.

HP Image Zone Plus software utility, which contains the process backupnotify.exe, is an application that serves as a program for home, home office and business use. It is available for computers running on Windows 98, ME, 2000, and Windows XP.

HP Corp. is a global computer systems manufacturer. The company specializes in electronics, computer peripheral and imaging devices.

Recommendations:

This is a safe process. There is no necessity to remove this process from your system or change it in any way.