http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;263090&

Please note that it is necessary to follow the steps outlined in the following referenced article ( Microsoft Knowledge Base article, 318577) to accomplish adding version 3 drivers to Windows NT 4.0: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;318577&

If Windows NT 4.0 Server is to be used as a print server for this strategy, it might be necessary to update the existing version-2 printer drivers to conform to the printer driver version numbers listed in the following tables, "Compatible PCL 5 and PCL 6 drivers" and "Compatible PS drivers".

For the newer LaserJet printer models, the version-2 and version-3 PCL drivers that are contained on the product CD and on the HP web site are based on completely different printer driver architectures and are incompatible for the purposes of strategy #3. As is noted in the following tables, it is necessary to obtain a special version-3 printer driver for these products. These special version-3 printer drivers are compatible with the version-2 printer drivers that ship with these printers. To obtain these drivers go to:

http://www.hp.com/pond/pnp

Table 85: Compatible PCL 5 and PCL 6 drivers

Printer series1

PCL 5 driver

PCL 6 driver

HP LaserJet 1100

4.3.2.201

None

HP LaserJet 1200/1220

4.3.2.208

4.3.2.208

HP LaserJet 2100

4.3.2.201

4.3.2.201

HP LaserJet 2200

4.3.2.192

4.3.2.192

HP Color LaserJet 2500

4.14.0.18

4.14.0.18

HP LaserJet 3200

4.3.2.208

4.3.2.208

HP LaserJet 3300

4.19.3300.3

4.19.3300.3

HP LaserJet 4

4.3.2.200

None

HP LaserJet 4 plus

4.3.2.200

None

HP LaserJet 4si

4.3.2.200

None

HP LaserJet 4V

4.3.2.200

None

HP LaserJet 4000

4.3.2.201

4.3.2.201

HP LaserJet 4050

4.3.2.201

4.3.2.201

HP LaserJet 4100

4.20.4100.420

4.20.4100.420

HP LaserJet 4200

2

2

HP LaserJet 4300

2

2

HP Color LaserJet 4500

4.3.2.201

4.3.2.201

HP Color LaserJet 4550

4.3.2.207

4.3.2.207

HP Color LaserJet 4600

4.20.4600.430

4.20.4600.430

HP LaserJet 5

4.3.2.200

None

HP LaserJet 5N

4.3.2.200

None

HP LaserJet 5si

4.3.2.200

None

HP LaserJet 5000

4.3.2.201

4.3.2.201

HP LaserJet 5100

4.20.5100.430

4.20.5100.430

HP Color LaserJet 5500

4.18.5500.420

4.18.5500.420

HP LaserJet 8000

4.3.2.201

4.3.2.201

HP LaserJet 8100

4.3.2.201

4.3.2.201

HP LaserJet 8150

4.3.2.207

4.3.2.207

HP Color LaserJet 8550

4.3.2.201

None

HP LaserJet 9000

4.20.9000.430

4.20.9000.430

1No compatible drivers are available for printer series that are not listed.

2Compatible PCL 6 drivers are available for these printers on an HP Web site. To download these drivers, go to: http://www.hp.com/pond/pnp

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