HP 4250 Driver Name Mismatch, Security Warning When Adding New Drivers, Scenario, Resolution

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Driver Name Mismatch

When installing drivers for multiple operating systems, it is possible that the driver names do not match. Several scenarios and suggestions are possible:

Scenario

Windows 2000 and XP drivers will not have the same name as a Windows NT driver

Windows 2000 and XP or NT drivers does not have the same name as a Windows 9x driver

Resolution

Add the same printer to the PSA twice: once with the Windows NT driver. Then add the printer again (with a different name) with a Windows 2000 or XP driver.

The PSA displays the Driver Name Mismatch dialog; you will then be able to install the Windows 9x driver using the Windows 2000/XP or the NT as the display name. This will allow the 9x drivers to become point-and-print capable.

Note: Having Windows 2000/XP versions and NT versions of drivers with the same names installed on a PSA can result in the loss of printer settings and functionality (e.g., inability to print in landscape mode or loss of watermarks). To eliminate this risk of lost printer functionality, HP recommends two workarounds:

1.Install and distribute only NT printer drivers on the PSA for all of the NT, 2K, and XP clients; or

2.If print shares for both driver versions are required, create a separate share for each driver type on separate PSAs. This only affects NT and 2K/XP printer drivers and not 9X drivers. 9X drivers can still be installed along with NT or 2000/XP drivers.

For more information, please refer to the white papers on client migration from NT to 2K/XP clients (http://www.hp.

com/go/psa_whitepapers).

Security Warning When Adding New Drivers

In order to add new printer drivers to the PSA, either through the Add Print Share wizard or through the Driver Management page, executable files must be copied through the web browser onto the client PC.

The following security warning is displayed and must be accepted for these executable files to be downloaded. These files will be used to initialize printer drivers, which is an integral part of adding printer drivers to the PSA. If you choose not to accept this security warning, you will not be able to add printer drivers.