HP UNIVERSAL PRINT DRIVER TRAINING

AND VIDEOS

CONTENTS
Overview ............................................................................................................................. 1
HP Universal Print Driver (UPD) Fundamentals ........................................................................ 1
YouTube Videos .................................................................................................................. 2
HP AutoUpgradeUPD......................................................................................................... 2
Pre-configuring HP UPD using the HP DCU .......................................................................... 3
Staging Drivers for PNP using the HP RemovePNPDrivers Utility ............................................ 3
HP RemovePNPDrivers.exe ............................................................................................ 4
HP Driver Deployment Utility (DDU) ................................................................................. 4
New HP UPD Installer for USB Plug and Play ....................................................................... 5
Additional Whitepapers ......................................................................................................... 5

OVERVIEW
A variety of training material has been developed by HP technical marketing for the HP Universal
Print Driver (HP UPD).

HP UNIVERSAL PRINT DRIVER (UPD) FUNDAMENTALS

The HP Universal Print Driver (UPD) Fundamentals course is a Web Based (Self-Paced) course
ID#01407044 on Grow@HP.

This self-paced course is designed for service and support that use, install and manage the HP
Universal Print Driver (HP UPD).

The lessons cover HP UPD functionality, features, pre-configuration, install, print, and basic
knowledge necessary for troubleshooting.

The course is laid out in modules:

 Introduction HP UPD Fundamentals

 Lesson 1: UPD Basics
 Lesson 2: How the UPD Works
 Lesson 3: Product Specific Driver and UPD Differences
 Lesson 4: Pre-configuring the UPD
 Lesson 5: Installing the UPD
 Lesson 6: Point and Print
 Lesson 7: UPD Architecture Components
 Lesson 8: UPD Driver Files
 Lesson 9: Support Information to Collect

Additional slides for this course are available on TechWeb.

YOUTUBE VIDEOS
The following YouTube videos have been developed for service, support, and end customers who
use, install and manage the HP Universal Print Driver (HP UPD).

HP AutoUpgradeUPD
YouTube URL: http://youtu.be/mYCVx1RBp9w

This video walks you through the process of upgrading the print driver using the HP
AutoUpgradeUPD executable from the command prompt on a PC with the Windows 7 32-bit
operating system. This same process can be used on all operating systems supported by the HP
UPD.

The HP AutoUpgradeUPD executable simplifies the process of creating clean print queues on a
print server. It can be used when:

• Upgrading the HP UPD driver version

• Upgrading older non-HP UPD print queues to use the HP UPD
• Resetting existing print queues to factory or preconfigured installation defaults

This prevents existing queues from carrying forward unknown, incompatible and unstable
configurations during driver upgrades. It deletes the existing print queue and creates a new print
queue.

The following settings are retained when upgrading with the HP AutoUpgradeUPD executable:

• Print queue name

• Port
• Location
• Comments
• Share state (shared or un-shared)

All other settings on the new print queues will be set to factory defaults

For more information, see the readme included with the HP AutoUpgradeUPD executable.

NOTE: The HP AutoUpgradeUPD executable is included with the HP Printer Administrator´s

Resource Kit (HP PARK) and can be downloaded from www.hp.com/go/upd.

The HP PARK is a collection of tools, scripts and documentation to help print administrators install,
deploy, configure and manage the HP Universal Print Driver.
Pre-configuring HP UPD using the HP DCU
YouTube URL: http://youtu.be/4jx1jBXrVUU

This video walks you through pre-configuring the HP Universal Print Driver (HP UPD) using the HP
Driver Configuration Utility (DCU) on a PC with the Windows 7 32-bit operating system. This same
process can be used on all operating systems supported by the HP UPD.

The HP Driver Configuration Utility (HP DCU) is a small Windows application used to edit the
configuration file associated with a particular driver. The configuration file controls the printer driver
settings and takes effect when the driver is installed.

HP DCU can be used in all of the same environments that the HP UPD supports. It does not handle
any part of the deployment or installation of the driver. The default configuration file is modified and
saved back to the same driver directory in which it was opened.

For more information, see the readme included with HP DCU or the HP System Administrator’s
Guide available at www.hp.com/go/upd.

NOTE: HP DCU is included with the HP Printer Administrator´s Resource Kit (HP PARK) and can
be downloaded www.hp.com/go/upd.

Staging Drivers for PNP using the HP RemovePNPDrivers Utility

YouTube URL: http://youtu.be/XZ2SvUuR_3c

This video focuses on two components of the driver life cycle: Stage and Install. The video includes
the following steps:

 Search for HP plug and play printer driver files in the Windows driver store and remove these
staged HP UPD printer driver files.
 Package driver files and code needed to deploy the driver
 Copy the packaged driver files to the W indows driver store
 Using Plug and Play, install a USB connected printer.
 Verify the correct driver is selected.

The example in the video uses a Windows 7 32-bit system. This same process can be used on all
operating systems supported by the HP UPD.
This video focuses on two HP PARK tools:

 HP RemovePNPDrivers.exe
 HP Driver Deployment Utility (HP DDU)

HP RemovePNPDrivers.exe
This executable searches for HP plug and play printer driver files in the Windows driver store and
provides an option to remove these staged printer driver files. Currently installed printers are not
affected by this executable.

NOTE: Only the default location for staged driver files on Windows (%SYSTEMROOT%\inf) will be
searched for driver files.

HP Driver Deployment Utility (DDU)

The HP Driver Deployment Utility (HP DDU) is Windows application that packages the driver files
and the code needed to deploy them into an *.EXE and *.CAB file. These files are run on the client
PC to copy the driver files to the Windows driver store.

For more information, see the readme included with the HP RemovePNPDrivers executable and HP
DDU or the HP System Administrator’s Guide available at www.hp.com/go/upd.
 The HP RemovePNPDrivers utility and DDU are included with the HP Printer Administrator´s
Resource Kit (HP PARK) and can be downloaded from www.hp.com/go/upd.

New HP UPD Installer for USB Plug and Play

Brightcove video:
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1190528646001?bctid=REFIDBC2416399515001

YouTube URL: http://youtu.be/fn4r6gxQZSM

The videos show the new USB Plug and Play features of the HP UPD installer, including what the
selections do and an example using a Windows 7 32-bit system. This same process can be used
on all operating systems supported by the HP UPD.

Starting with UPD 5.6.5, new options in install.exe add the ability to select USB mode for USB Plug
and Play. Options enable you to do the following:

 Remove all versions of HP Universal Printing Driver from Windows driver store
 Add the HP Universal Printing Driver to Windows driver store

For more information, see the readme included with HP UPD or the HP System Administrator’s
Guide available at www.hp.com/go/upd.

ADDITIONAL WHITEPAPERS
Additional white papers are available at www.hp.com/go/upd.

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March 2016