Xerox DC98CC09 User Manual

…

for the user

DC98CC09

This Document

Caution:

November 25, 1998

To successfully
upgrade the NT
driver, you must
follow the steps in
this document
precisely.
Otherwise, the
driver will not
function properly.

Xerox Document Centre

DC Tips

Upgrading the Windows NT
PostScript Driver

Purpose

Two outstanding issues with the NT PostScript print driver for the DC 220/230 family of
printers are:

• Upgrading the driver to a newer version

• Changing server driver defaults from a remote workstation

Versions affected

All versions released before November 1, 1998 are affected. This procedure will also work
with drivers that are expected to be released in the future. Please see the installation
instructions for those particular driver versions for optimum instructions.

Issue 1

pertains to these

Xerox products:

X DC 220/230

ST/LP
DC 240/255/265

ST/LP
DCS 20/35

Upgrading the driver to a newer version

Installing a newer version of the Xerox printer driver over an existing (older) version may not
successfully remove the old driver. Some symptoms of this problem are unusual default
values (i.e., pink stock instead of white) or some features of the driver not working (such as
Staple).

The following installation steps are for a PC that already has a DC 220/230 printer driver.
Note that you must upgrade the server drivers first in a client/server environment. See
Glossary for definitions.

Also, be aware that you must perform these steps for each computer (server and client) that
requires the upgraded driver.

1. Record the printer names and ports on the PC for use in later steps.

2. Select [Start], then choose [Settings: Printers].

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Note:

Upgrade all your
existing Document

Centre printers on
each PC before
adding any new
(particularly
shared) printers.

3. Select [Add Printer] to add a new printer using the new driver. Choose [My Computer];
do not choose Network Printer. The port the printer is connected to should be the same
as one of the existing printers. Choose [Have disk] if prompted to locate the driver to
ensure the installation of the new driver. (This step creates a temporary printer that
enables the new driver to be installed properly.)

Note: If your PC has no previous DC 220/230 printer driver, install the printer using
“Add Printer” and follow the normal NT installation procedures.

4. Follow the normal driver installation steps, but be sure to choose [Replace existing
driver] when prompted to keep or replace the existing driver.

Then finish the NT printer driver installation normally.

5. Delete all the Xerox DC 220/230 printer objects including the printer just added in step

3. Do this by highlighting each DC 220/230 printer object in the [Start: Settings:
Printers] folder and pressing [Delete]. (This step will ensure all references to the old
driver are removed.)

6. Using Windows NT Explorer, find and delete all occurrences of the file XDCS30.BPD.

7. Restart the computer by choosing [Start: Shutdown: Restart].

8. Add the deleted printers back using the Xerox DC 220/230 driver from the list of
manufacturers [Xerox] and drivers [Xerox Doc Centre 220/230] displayed during the
installation process. Choose the Xerox driver, not Microsoft.

Use [Add printer] and select [My Computer] or [Network Printer]. Then choose
[Xerox Doc Centre 220/230 PS2 (Xerox)] and select [Keep existing driver].

The new driver version is now installed on your system.

9. Select [Start: Settings: Printers: Properties] and select the About tab. Verify that the
version number is 1.11.00 98.09.02 or later. Then choose [Cancel].

10. If this PC is not a remote workstation of an NT shared printer, select [Start: Settings:
Printers: Document Defaults] to configure the printer’s options on the System
Configuration Tab and then specify the desired defaults on the Paper/Output Tab.

Why Can’t I Select Printer Options?

System configuration and defaults cannot be changed from within an application—they
must be changed from [Start: Settings: Printers].

This means, for example, that if you wish to print Duplex (2 Sided) in a Word document
and you have not configured your printer options, you will not be able to print using the
[2 Sided] option. You must select [Start: Settings: Printers] and specify the print
options there first. Then when you select printer options from within an application, you
will be able to select [2 Sided].

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