HP 1200 HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing
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between operating systems. Keys to the Vista print drivers The HP Universal Print Driver (UPD) is the primary building block of the HP drivers built into Windows Vista. When using Add a printer in Vista, most HP printing devices are installed with a print driver that is built around the UPD. • What - HP 1200 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 2
a UPD traditional mode-based driver. • Not all drivers in Vista are supported by the UPD. These few products have product-specific drivers included in Vista. They are: o HP LaserJet II Series o HP LaserJet III Series o HP LaserJet 4 Series o HP LaserJet 5 Series o HP LaserJet 6 Series What are the - HP 1200 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 3
Windows XP Using HP UPD v2.0 Windows Vista UPD-based driver in Vista (Traditional mode) Using a product-specific driver Differences: Installable Options Features Installable Options Accessory Output Bin Automatic Configuration Tray 1 Tray X Duplex Unit Printer Memory Printer Hard Disk Job - HP 1200 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 4
General Windows XP Using HP UPD v2.0 Windows Vista UPD-based driver in Vista (Traditional mode) Using a product-specific driver What is behind the Options tab? This is the Options tab in the Windows XP Print dialog box. Page 4 of 13 white paper - HP 1200 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 5
Advanced tab Windows XP Using HP UPD v2.0 Windows Vista UPD-based driver in Vista (Traditional mode) Using a product-specific driver Differences: Printer Features Document Options Printer Features Edge-To-Edge Alternative Letterhead Mode Print All Text as Black Send True Type as Bitmap Graphics - HP 1200 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 6
Printing Shortcuts tab This tab exists only in the Windows Vista product-specific driver. Page 6 of 13 white paper - HP 1200 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 7
/Quality tab Windows XP Using HP UPD v2.0 Windows Vista UPD-based driver in Vista (Traditional mode) Using a product-specific driver Differences • Print Quality: The UPD/UPD-based drivers have different selections available from the product-specific drivers. o UPD/UPD-based: Resolution settings - HP 1200 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 8
Effects tab Windows XP Using HP UPD v2.0 Windows Vista UPD-based driver in Vista (Traditional mode) Using a product-specific driver Difference The product-specific driver in Vista does not have Print Task Quick Sets because those settings reside on the Printing Shortcuts tab. Page 8 of 13 - HP 1200 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 9
Finishing tab Windows XP Using HP UPD v2.0 Windows Vista UPD-based driver in Vista (Traditional mode) Using a product-specific driver Difference The product-specific driver in Vista does not have Print Task Quick Sets because those settings reside on the Printing Shortcuts tab. Page 9 of 13 - HP 1200 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 10
Output tab Windows XP Using HP UPD v2.0 Windows Vista UPD-based driver in Vista (Traditional mode) Using a product-specific driver Differences • There is no Output tab for the UPD-based driver in Vista. • The product-specific driver in Vista does not have Print Task Quick Sets because those - HP 1200 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 11
Job Storage tab Windows XP Using HP UPD v2.0 Windows Vista UPD-based driver in Vista (Traditional mode) Using a product-specific driver Difference The product-specific driver in Vista does not have Print Task Quick Sets because those settings reside on the Printing Shortcuts tab. Page 11 of 13 - HP 1200 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 12
tab Windows XP Using HP UPD v2.0 Windows Vista UPD-based driver in Vista (Traditional mode) Using a product-specific driver Not Applicable Difference • The Vista product-specific driver has a Device Services section. • The product-specific driver in XP does not have a Services tab. Page 12 of - HP 1200 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 13
HP LaserJet • HP LaserJet Plus • HP LaserJet 500 Plus • HP LaserJet 3100 AiO • HP LaserJet 3150 AiO • HP 9085mfp • HP LaserJet 2000 (1987) • HP Color LaserJet • HP Color LaserJet 1500 • HP Color 9850mfp Document Attributes Author: IPG Technical Marketing Product Models: All supported HP LaserJets
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Windows XP and Vista are nearly identical
With the release of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, the HP print driver structure is
uniform and nearly identical to the Windows XP driver structure.
The following comparison of
Device Settings and driver tabs illustrates similarities and differences between operating systems.
Keys to the Vista print drivers
The HP Universal Print Driver (UPD) is the primary building block of the HP drivers built into
Windows Vista. When using
Add a printer
in Vista, most HP printing devices are installed with a
print driver that is built around the UPD.
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What does this mean?
The UPD uses a query method to install a permanent instance of a driver. When a
printing device is added, the reality is that the UPD has added a permanent instance
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Microsoft Windows
Print Comparison –
XP vs. Vista
Security Level:
Public
Date Written/Updated:
01-Feb-2007/02-May-2007
Document Summary
Compare the print driver features between Windows XP and Vista operating systems.
Explain that the Vista drivers are based on the HP Universal Print Driver.