Hp Universal Print Driver for Windows version 4.1 Technical Frequently Asked Questions

HP Universal Print Driver for Windows, version 4.1
Technical Frequently Asked Questions

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What services are installed, and what are the services used for?............................................................1

Why does HP install services for bidirectional communications? .............................................................1

When are services installed? (I saw that some services are only installed if I click on Update Properties and

the user has admin rights.) .................................................................................................................1

What services are pushed out to the client? .........................................................................................1

Are there different services for Universal Print Driver PCL5/6 and PS? Can they be installed on the same

server/client? ...................................................................................................................................1

Is there a statement from Microsoft regarding the use of the services? .....................................................1

Does Universal Print Driver use different services than product-specific drivers? ........................................1

What is the strategy of HP regarding the services? Are they going to be replaced by another technology in

future?.............................................................................................................................................1

User rights and Update Now .................................................................................................................2

Is it possible for an administrator to access the server print queue from a Point-and-Print client?..................2

Does it make a difference if an administrator or user maps a printer on the client? ...................................2

What user rights do I need to have to get the services installed?.............................................................2

Microsoft® Windows® .........................................................................................................................2

Is there a difference when using Windows Vista® or XPS printpath?.......................................................2

Stored print jobs...................................................................................................................................2

If I send several stored jobs to the printer at once, do I have to enter a PIN for each print job? ..................2

Can I configure the Universal Print Driver so that job storage is locked? ..................................................3

How do I use the driver configuration utility (DMC) to configure private printing in the Universal Print Driver

without affecting WHQL certification? .................................................................................................3

HP Managed Printing Administration (MPA) software ...............................................................................4

What is MPA software?.....................................................................................................................4

How do I export printer lists from Web Jetadmin 10.0 to the HP MPA software?..........................................4

Managed Print Policies .........................................................................................................................5

What are Managed Print Policies (MPPs)? ...........................................................................................5

Installation...........................................................................................................................................5

Can I upgrade to a new version of the Universal Print Driver without having to install the driver on every

PC?.................................................................................................................................................5

When I installed the Microsoft Hot Fixes, I got the error message, "Unable to Install Printer. Operation could

not be completed.” ...........................................................................................................................5

Cluster environments.............................................................................................................................6

What version of Universal Print Driver supports cluster environments? .....................................................6

Universal Print Driver defaults ................................................................................................................7

How does the Universal Print Driver determine the default paper size?....................................................7

SNMP.................................................................................................................................................7

Does Universal Print Driver support SNMPv3? ......................................................................................7

Reported defects resolved with Universal Print Driver 4.4.2 .......................................................................7

Job storage/secure printing issues ......................................................................................................7

Installation issues ..............................................................................................................................7

Localization issues ............................................................................................................................7

Microsoft application issues ...............................................................................................................7

Managed Printer Lists issues...............................................................................................................7

Active Directory issues.......................................................................................................................7

Other issues .....................................................................................................................................8

Reported defects resolved with Universal Print Driver 4.0 ..........................................................................8

Reported defects resolved with Universal Print Driver 4.1 ..........................................................................8

Other resolved issues............................................................................................................................8