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Benefit of using HP UPD version specific driver name installation
For share printers (i.e. print servers) HP recommends implementation of the version specific driver name. The version
specific model selection during HP UPD installation allows control over the upgrade and migration strategies. Multiple
versions of the HP UPD could exist on the same system. For example v5.9.0, v6.0.0 and v6.3.0 could all co-exist on
the same system assuming each was installed choosing the version specific driver name. This benefit allows
customers to upgrade drivers for newly released HP devices without having to re-test or re-certify legacy devices for
every new release of the driver. For instance, assume a print server has 100 existing printers installed all bound to the
v5.9.0 version of HP Universal Printing PCL 6. Further, assume that new HP printers have been purchased and only
support v6.3.0 of the HP UPD. The administrator can create new printers using the HP UPD v6.3.0 version specific
install without affecting existing printers that use a previous version of the HP Universal Print Driver.
Modify existing HP UPD printer with INSTALL.EXE
The HP UPD install.exe /ni switch processes only the options specified on the installation command line without
installing a new HP UPD printer.
Upgrade steps
This section assumes the reader has an understanding of the following:
Microsoft Windows Driver Architecture
HP UPD installation methods
Explanation of driver name
Best practices—upgrade
Settings retention
The defined settings retained during an upgrade are dependent upon how the driver was first installed. If the HP UPD
was installed in dynamic mode, or traditional mode with the generic printer name "HP Universal Printing PDL," driver
settings will be retained during upgrade. If the HP UPD was installed using traditional mode with the version-specific
printer name "HP Universal Printing PDL (vX.Y.Z)" settings will not be retained during the upgrade. Those settings not
retained will assume defaults of the newly installed driver.
Table 6-2 HP UPD settings retained during upgrade from a non-version specific HP UPD
Upgrade steps
HP recommends the following steps to upgrade the HP UPD on print servers. These steps complete a sequence of
events to ensure the administrator’s personal print settings are not applied to the printer during the driver version
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