HP 4300n HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printin - Page 1

white paper Microsoft Windows Print Comparison - XP vs. Vista Security Level: Public Date Written/Updated: 01-Feb-2007/02-May-2007 Document Summary D Compare the print driver features between Windows XP and Vista operating systems. D Explain that the Vista drivers are based on the HP Universal Print Driver. 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. • 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 Page 1 of 13 white paper