HP LaserJet M9040/M9050 HP LaserJet M9040/M9050 MFP - Software Technical Refer - Page 41

Software description ● Customization Utility: The Customization Utility enables an IT administrator to preconfigure the printer drivers as part of customizing the printing system software installation preparing for a silent install. For detailed information about customizing printer drivers within the Customization Utility, download the HP Preconfiguration Utility User Guide from the following Web site: www.hp.com/go/hpdpc_sw The HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide is included in the download. ● Driver Deployment Utility: The HP Driver Deployment Utility (DDU) was created to simplify the deployment of printer drivers onto a client computer. It is a simple utility that packages the printerdriver files, and the code needed to deploy them, into 2 files: an .EXE file and a .CAB file. These files are run on the client computer to copy the printer-driver files to the Windows driver store, and for network packages, to install the product. The DDU will work with printer drivers that can be installed by an .INF file. It is designed to work with printer drivers that have their files contained in one directory structure. Because this utility is generic, it does not detect how specific printer drivers are packaged. It will package up all files in the directory (and subdirectories) where the printer driver .INF file was found. The printer driver must be expanded so that the DDU can process the .INF file. If you download an .EXE file with the printer-driver files, you will need to run it first to unpack all of the files. Then, run the DDU to package it for deployment on the client system. The DDU can be used to pre-configure a printer driver for deployment. When the package is run on the client computer, the new configuration file is used to configure the printer driver after it is installed. This does not break WHQL certification. If the printer driver was WHQL certified, and the printer driver files are organized within one directory structure, then DDU will not break WHQL certification. DDU packages all of the files found in the printer-driver directory structure without modifying them. If printer-driver pre-configuration is done, the new configuration file is used to configure the printer driver after it is installed. This does not break WHQL certification. NOTE: If you need the ability to configure unique settings for printer-driver deployment, the UPD installer may be a better choice as an install tool. The UPD installer allows the configuration of settings from the command line. The DDU can be used with the UPD installer, but the UPD command line will not be accessible. The DDU is designed to package and stage/install printer drivers. Printer-driver specific features, like those found in the UPD installer, are specific to the UPD installer and not supported by the DDU. Examples of where the DDU installer could be used are to deploy a direct connect driver in traditional mode or a network install in traditional mode. NOTE: Administrative rights are necessary on the client system where the install is being performed. For a direct connect, administrative rights are only required to run the .EXE package. The user can then connect the product without administrative rights. For a network connection, the .EXE package will copy files to the driver store, create the port, install the printer driver and create the printer object. The DDU is available at the following Web site: www.hp.com/go/ljm9040mfp_software or www.hp.com/go/ljm9050mfp_software ENWW Driver configuration for Windows 23