HP 3015 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 3015 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 2
. • Microsoft driver update site: Microsoft posts new drivers to a web site for each driver release. The site is: www.microsoft.com → Windows Vista → Downloads → Software Updates. • Windows Vista operating system: The HP drivers in Vista are primarily UPD-based drivers. Page 2 of 13 white paper - HP 3015 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 3
Automatic Configuration Tray 1 Tray X Duplex Unit Printer Memory Printer Hard Disk Job Storage Mopier Mode Windows XP UPD Product-specific driver X X X X X X X X X Windows Vista UPD-based driver Product-specific driver X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Page 3 of 13 white paper - HP 3015 | 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 3015 | 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 3015 | 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 3015 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 7
Paper/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 - HP 3015 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 8
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 white paper - HP 3015 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 9
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 white paper - HP 3015 | 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 3015 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 11
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 white paper - HP 3015 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 12
Services 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 - HP 3015 | HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing - Page 13
• 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 Page 13 of 13 white paper
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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.