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step-by-step instructions for installing a driver for a LaserJet using Add Printer Wizard through the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. Keys to the new print drivers The HP Universal Print Driver (UPD) is the primary building block of the HP drivers built into Windows Vista. When using - HP 2500 | HP LaserJet Products - Installing the Product in Microsoft Windows Vis - Page 2
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 Instructions Process 1. From the desktop Start menu, select Control Panel. Illustration Page 2 of 8 white paper - HP 2500 | HP LaserJet Products - Installing the Product in Microsoft Windows Vis - Page 3
and Sound. Illustration 3. In the Printers window, select Add a printer. 4. In the Add Printer window: Select Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer. Go to Step 6. OR Select Add a local printer to choose an existing printer port or to create a new port. Go to Step 5. Page 3 of 8 white paper - HP 2500 | HP LaserJet Products - Installing the Product in Microsoft Windows Vis - Page 4
, select The printer that I want isn't listed. Go to Step 7. OR If the printer you are trying to add appears in the list, highlight it, then select Next. Go to Step 12. 7. Select Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname. Then select Next. Go to Step 8. Illustration Page 4 of 8 white paper - HP 2500 | HP LaserJet Products - Installing the Product in Microsoft Windows Vis - Page 5
default, if available. If you want to manually specify which driver to install, leave the check box blank and select Next. Go to Step 9. 9. On the Install the printer driver window, select Have Disk. Go to Step 10. If the desired LaserJet displays in the Printers column, you may select it and then - HP 2500 | HP LaserJet Products - Installing the Product in Microsoft Windows Vis - Page 6
box, if desired. Then select Next. Go to Step 13. NOTE: Remember, the default printer driver selected is PCL, if available. If you want a different driver type for this printer, go back to Step 4. 13. The installation begins. Once the installation completes, go to Step 14. Page 6 of 8 white paper - HP 2500 | HP LaserJet Products - Installing the Product in Microsoft Windows Vis - Page 7
Process 14. Select the Print a test page button to send a test page to the LaserJet; then select Finish. Go to Step 15. 15. Select Close to exit the test page window. Go to Step 16. 16. Once the LaserJet is installed, select Control Panel > Printers (under Hardware and Software) from the desktop - HP 2500 | HP LaserJet Products - Installing the Product in Microsoft Windows Vis - Page 8
Installable Options depending on the UPD, drivers included with Vista, or product specific drivers you use. Available Installable Options can be installed, selected, and changed as desired. Illustration Document Attributes Product Models: All supported HP LaserJets Page 8 of 8 white paper
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Microsoft Windows Vista
This document provides step-by-step instructions for installing a driver for a LaserJet
using Add Printer Wizard through the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.
Keys to the new 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 of the device. Open the Printers folder and you will see
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Microsoft Windows
Vista – Printer driver
installation
Security Level:
Public
Date Written/Updated:
November 2006
Document Summary
Step-by-step instructions on how to install most LaserJet products using the Microsoft Windows
Vista operating system.