HP LaserJet Printers - Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Printing Comparsion

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Windows XP and Vista are nearly identical

With the release of the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, the HP print driver structure is

uniform and nearly identical to the Windows XP driver structure. The following comparison of

Device Settings and driver tabs illustrates similarities and differences between operating systems.

Keys to the Vista print drivers

The HP Universal Print Driver (UPD) is the primary building block of the HP drivers built into

Windows Vista. When using Add a printer in Vista, most HP printing devices are installed with a

print driver that is built around the UPD.

• What does this mean?

The UPD uses a query method to install a permanent instance of a driver. When a

printing device is added, the reality is that the UPD has added a permanent instance

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Microsoft Windows

Print Comparison –

XP vs. Vista

Security Level: Public

Date Written/Updated: 01-Feb-2007/02-May-2007

Document Summary

D Compare the print driver features between Windows XP and Vista operating systems.

D Explain that the Vista drivers are based on the HP Universal Print Driver.

Summary of content (13 pages)

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white paper Microsoft Windows Print Comparison – XP vs. Vista Security Level: Public Date Written/Updated: 01-Feb-2007/02-May-2007 Document Summary D Compare the print driver features between Windows XP and Vista operating systems. D Explain that the Vista drivers are based on the HP Universal Print Driver.
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of the device. Open the Printers folder and you will see that device. All functions of the UPD reside within the driver. This type of driver is known as a UPD traditional mode-based driver. • Not all drivers in Vista are supported by the UPD. These few products have product-specific drivers included in Vista.
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The following screen shots might vary depending on the product used. These screen shots are intended to show you the similarities between Vista and XP. Device Settings Windows XP Windows Vista Using HP UPD v2.
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General Windows XP Windows Vista Using HP UPD v2.0 UPD-based driver in Vista (Traditional mode) Using a product-specific driver What is behind the Options tab? This is the Options tab in the Windows XP Print dialog box.
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Advanced tab Windows XP Windows Vista Using HP UPD v2.
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Printing Shortcuts tab This tab exists only in the Windows Vista product-specific driver.
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Paper/Quality tab Windows XP Windows Vista Using HP UPD v2.0 UPD-based driver in Vista (Traditional mode) Using a product-specific driver Differences • • Print Quality: The UPD/UPD-based drivers have different selections available from the product-specific drivers. o UPD/UPD-based: Resolution settings of 600 dpi and 300 dpi. o Product-specific: Economode check box. The product-specific driver in Vista does not have Print Task Quick Sets because those settings reside on the Printing Shortcuts tab.
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Effects tab Windows XP Windows Vista Using HP UPD v2.0 UPD-based driver in Vista (Traditional mode) Using a product-specific driver Difference The product-specific driver in Vista does not have Print Task Quick Sets because those settings reside on the Printing Shortcuts tab.
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Finishing tab Windows XP Windows Vista Using HP UPD v2.0 UPD-based driver in Vista (Traditional mode) Using a product-specific driver Difference The product-specific driver in Vista does not have Print Task Quick Sets because those settings reside on the Printing Shortcuts tab.
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Output tab Windows XP Windows Vista Using HP UPD v2.0 UPD-based driver in Vista (Traditional mode) Using a product-specific driver Differences • There is no Output tab for the UPD-based driver in Vista. • The product-specific driver in Vista does not have Print Task Quick Sets because those settings reside on the Printing Shortcuts tab.
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Job Storage tab Windows XP Windows Vista Using HP UPD v2.0 UPD-based driver in Vista (Traditional mode) Using a product-specific driver Difference The product-specific driver in Vista does not have Print Task Quick Sets because those settings reside on the Printing Shortcuts tab.
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Services tab Windows XP Windows Vista Using HP UPD v2.0 UPD-based driver in Vista (Traditional mode) Using a product-specific driver Not Applicable Difference • The Vista product-specific driver has a Device Services section. • The product-specific driver in XP does not have a Services tab.
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Vista does not support these HP LaserJet devices • This table does not include InkJet-technology devices.