The HP Driver Configuration Utility is available at the following Web site:

www.hp.com/go/dcu

Continuous export

The term "continuous export" refers to the ability of the print driver to copy the latest print-driver settings back to the working copy of the preconfiguration file. Using this feature, the exported values can be transferred when a compatible version of the print driver is used to upgrade the print driver. For instance, if the orientation is set to Landscape for a driver originally installed in Windows XP, then the orientation setting automatically remains Landscape when the operating system is upgraded to Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008. The continuous export feature functions transparently from the user's perspective and works only between print drivers of identical product models.

NOTE: Not all of the driver parameters can be exported; however, the exportable components are always the same as the components that can be preconfigured.

The following table shows drivers and operating systems that support HP Driver Configuration.

Table 2-6Operating systems that support HP Driver Preconfiguration

Driver

Windows

Windows®

Windows®

Windows

Windows®

Mac OS X v10.5

Linux

 

® XP

Server

Server

Vista®

7

and later

 

 

 

2003

2008 and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008 R2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HP PCL 6

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NA

NA

Print Driver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HP PCL 5

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NA

NA

Universal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print Driver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HP PS

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

NA

NA

Universal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print Driver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1NA: Not applicable; the driver is not supported in this operating system.

HP Reconfiguration Utility

If you are already using the product and you wish to change the way it is connected, use the HP Reconfiguration Utility to set up the connection. For example, you can reconfigure the product to use a different wireless address, to connect to a wired or wireless network, or change from a network connection to a USB connection. You can change the configuration without inserting the product CD. After you select the type of connection you wish to make, the program goes directly to the portion of the product setup procedure that needs to change.

The HP Reconfiguration Utility is located in the HP programs group on your computer. This utility is only available with the full install.

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