HP 2300d HP LaserJet 2300 printer - HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide - Page 18

Tools Note The configuration process for driver preconfiguration is supported through three distinct tools. All three are designed with the same basic UI controls for interacting with the .CFG file, but are packaged differently, either to support established printer installation workflows or to leave the deployment and installation of the driver entirely up to the user. These tools are: q the HP Driver Configuration Editor, a standalone tool for Windows operating system environments q the HP Web JetAdmin Driver Configuration Plugin, a Web-based tool q the HP Customization Utility/Silent Installer It is strongly recommended that .CFG files be modified only with the editing tools that are provided. Manual editing of the XML can result in both invalid XML and incompatible settings within the file. HP Driver Configuration Editor Description The HP Driver Configuration Editor is a small Windows application that the user can use to open the .CFG file associated with a particular driver and make modifications that are applied when that driver is installed on the target computer. It is used in the way that any ordinary Windows application is used. This tool does not handle any part of the deployment or installation of the driver. Rather, the .CFG file is modified and saved back to the same driver directory in which it was opened. It is intended for use in environments where there is an established process for deploying drivers or where the server platform is not Windows-based. To support any Novell or PSA Point and Print environments, this is the preconfiguration tool of choice. Access/installation The HP Driver Configuration Editor can be downloaded from hp.com at the following URL: http://www.hp.com After it has been downloaded, the compressed package can be expanded into a local or network directory. No formal installation process is required; as soon as the package has been expanded, it is ready to be run. The application can be run by double-clicking HPBCFGAP.EXE in the destination directory. This application shares functional features and user interface with the Customization Utility and Web-based versions of the HP driver preconfiguration. Procedure In order to use the HP Driver Configuration Editor, the driver(s) to be configured must be in their standard .INF-file driver packages that are obtained from HP (either from the HP Web site or from the product in-box CD-ROM). The driver(s) must be stored in a location for which the user of the tool has write-access. The driver must also support driver preconfiguration. If the tool is used to browse to a driver directory and there is no .CFG file, the driver cannot be preconfigured. 1 Run HPBCFGAP.EXE from the download directory To run the HP Driver Configuration Editor, double-click HPBCFGAP.EXE. 16 HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide