Hp LASERJET M5035 MFP, LASERJET M3027 MFP, LASERJET M4345 MFP, LASERJET M5025 MFP, LASERJET M3035 MFP Use the HP Driver Configuration Editor

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Date Written/Updated: 6/15/2007
Document Summary

9 This document provides information on how to use the HP Driver Configuration

Editor

9 How to create a Pre-Config file that will not break the WHQL process.

HP Driver Configuration Editor

Description

The HP Driver Configuration Editor is a small Windows application that the user can use to
edit the configuration file associated with a particular driver. The configuration file controls
the printer driver settings and takes effect when the driver is installed.

This tool does not handle any part of the deployment or installation of the driver. Rather, the
configuration 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 pre-configuration tool of choice.

Access/installation

The HP Driver Configuration Editor can be downloaded from hp.com at the following URL:
http://www.hp.com/go/hpdpc_sw

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 pre-configuration.

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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 or
.CFM 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.

2. The Information dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 Information dialog box

This dialog box warns users that, depending on how the driver is installed, a
Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) Digital Signature Warning will appear.

Because the .CFG file that is shipped with the drivers is part of the .INF-file package
(and referenced in the .INF file as a dependent file of the driver), modifying this file
invalidates the digital signature that Microsoft provides when the driver is WHQL­certified.

Note To prevent the WHQL Digital Signature warning from appearing during driver
installation, save the driver configuration file as a Modified Config File (.CFM) and
store it with the driver files. For more information on .CFM files, see step 4.

Figure 2 shows the Microsoft warning dialog that appears at install time.

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Figure 2 Digital Signature Not Found dialog box

This dialog appears only in Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003
Server, and only when drivers are being installed directly on the machine (not when
they are being installed as a Point and Print client).

3. Open a configuration file and modify it to meet your requirements. A configuration
file can be a .CFG or a .CFM file. The .CFG file is the standard configuration file
that is part of the driver installation package.

The .CFM file is a special file that can be used to configure a driver without
triggering the WHQL Digital Signature warning during driver installation. The .CFM
file is not a part of the driver and cannot be installed as a part of a standard
network installation.

For information on deploying a .CFM file, see Copying a .CFM file to the driver

directory.

The UI consists of two tabs: Device Settings and Printing Preferences.

Device Settings tab

The settings in the Device Settings tab, illustrated in Figure 3, are related to the
installed hardware on the device. Certain features on the Printing Preferences
tab rely on the installation of various hardware accessories in order to be used.

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