HP Universal Print Driver v5.6.0.14430
Release Notes
The HP Universal Print Driver is the single driver that gives users access to a range of HP print devices--in the office or on the road--without downloading separate drivers for every utilized printer. The HP Universal Print Driver works well with a broad range of networked and direct-connected HP print products using PCL 5, PCL 6 or PostScript emulation. The UPD installs in Dynamic Mode, in addition to Traditional Mode, to enhance mobile printing. Dynamic Mode discovers network printers, or enter a printer name or address and print anywhere on your network. It's great when you're on the road or want to print to a new device. Traditional Mode is just like a traditional driver. Both modes can be used on the same PC. In addition to the print driver, use the tools in the HP UPD Printer Administrator’s Resource Kit to streamline IT tasks, implement printing policies, and optimize your unique imaging and printing environment.
Table of Contents
Disclaimer 2
Acknowledgements 2
Version 2
Supersedes 2
Description 3
Update recommendation 3
Product Models 3
Devices Supported 3
Operating Systems 3
Languages 5
Enhancements/Features 5
Fixes/Fixes History 5
Deprecated features 6
Issues and Workarounds 6
Known Limitations 7
Installation instructions 8
UPD Install/Upgrade: 8
USB Plug and Play: 8
Related information 9
Disclaimer
© 2012 Copyright Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
Acknowledgements
· Intel, Itanium, Pentium, Intel Inside, and the Intel Inside logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
· Microsoft, Windows, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008R2 and Windows Server 2012 are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries
· Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
· Java is a US trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
· Novell, SUSE, and NetWare are trademarks of Novell, Inc.
· Citrix, XenApp, Citrix Presentation Server are trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc.
Version
Universal Print Driver version 5.6.0.14430
Release Note edition 1, December 11, 2012
Supersedes
Each UPD release is a full release of the driver for both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms.
Version history of UPD builds released on CD-ROM or posted to www.hp.com/go/upd .
UPD Release / Release Date / Driver Version / Unidrv*.dll / pscript5.dll5.6.0.14430 / December 2012 / 61.140.04.14430 / 6.1.7601.21853 / 6.1.7601.21853
5.5.0.12834 / June 2012 / 61.130.4.12834 / 6.1.7600.16385 / 6.1.7600.16385
5.4.0.11744 / December 2011 / 61.118.01.11744 / 6.1.7600.16385 / 6.1.7600.16385
5.3.1.10527 / July 2011 / 61.115.1.10527 / 6.1.7600.16385 / 6.1.7600.16385
5.2.6.9321 / February 2011 / 61.112.01.9321 / 6.1.7600.16385 / 6.1.7600.16385
5.2.5.9108 / February 2011 / 61.111.1.9108 / 6.1.7600.16385 / 6.1.7600.16385
5.2.0.8874 / November 2010 / 61.109.9.8874 / 6.1.7600.16385 / 6.1.7600.16385
5.1.1.8232 / August 2010 / 61.107.4.8232 / 6.1.7600.16385 / 6.1.7600.16385
5.1.0.7798 / June 2010 / 61.104.14.7798 / 6.1.7600.16385 / 6.1.7600.16385
5.1.0.7309 / May 2010 / 61.104.12.7309 / 6.1.7600.16385 / 6.1.7600.16385
5.0.3.37 / Dec 2009 / 61.94.3.37 / 6.0.6001.22127 / 6.0.6001.22127
5.0.1.42 / Sept 2009 / 61.91.13.1 / 6.0.6001.22127 / 6.0.6001.22127
5.0.0.106 / July 2009 / 61.91.12.106 / 6.0.6001.22127 / 6.0.6001.22127
4.7.2.38* / February 2009 / 61.84.05.38 / 6.0.6001.22127 / 6.0.6001.22127
4.7.0.30 / November 2008 / 61.83.41.08 / 6.0.6001.22127 / 6.0.6001.22127
4.5.4.4* / May 2008 / 61.82.41.00 / 6.0.6000.16386 / 6.0.6000.16386
4.5.0.2 / March 2008 / 61.81.41.02 / 6.0.6000.16386 / 6.0.6000.16386
*Off cycle release available with HP new device purchase or through HP Support
Description
The HP Universal Print Driver v5.6.0.14430 is now available as a free download from www.hp.com/go/upd. This version has the following attributes:
· Available in both 32-bit and 64-bit packages
· Includes both PCL 6 and PS page description languages
· Adds support for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
The following list of supported HP driver management tools were updated in support of this UPD release. All UPD tools are available in a single file download from www.hp.com/go/upd
· Driver Configuration Utility v1.56.2.2
· Driver Deployment Utility v2.0.0.49
· Managed Printing Administrator v2.6.9
· UPD Active Directory Template v4.4.1
· AutoUpgradeUPD v12.05.07.1
Update recommendation
Optional - Includes only optional enhancements, new features, software or hardware enablement, or minor bug fixes.
Product Models
This release of the HP UPD adds support for the following devices:
· HP LaserJet Enterprise 700 Color MFP M775
· HP LaserJet Enterprise 700 M712
· HP LaserJet Enterprise color flow MFP M575
· HP LaserJet Enterprise flow MFP M525
· HP LaserJet Pro 500 color MFP M570
Devices Supported
The complete list of products supported by the HP UPD is available on the Specifications tab of www.hp.com/go/upd.
Operating Systems
Client and server operating systems supported for this release of the UPD:
Client operating systems supported:
· Microsoft Windows 8, Pro, Enterprise; 32-bit and 64-bit. PCL 6 and PS only.
UPD Traditional Mode: Windows 8 desktop applications; Windows Store apps
UPD Dynamic Mode: Windows 8 desktop applications
· Microsoft Windows 7 Starter, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate; 32-bit and 64-bit
· Microsoft Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, Home Basic, Home Premium, and Ultimate; 32-bit and 64-bit
· Microsoft Windows XP (SP2 and later) Home Edition, and Professional; 32-bit and 64-bit.
*Note: Microsoft retired mainstream support for Windows XP in April 2009. HP will continue to provide best effort support the current UPD and tools for the discontinued Windows XP operating system
Server operating systems supported:
· Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, Datacenter. PCL 6 and PS only.
Services: Terminal Server, Cluster Server
· Microsoft Windows Server 2008R2 Datacenter, Enterprise and Standard Edition
Services: Terminal Server, Cluster Server
· Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 Datacenter, Enterprise and Standard Edition
Architectures: 32-bit and 64-bit
Services: Terminal Server, Cluster Server
· Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 Datacenter, Enterprise, and Standard Edition
Architectures: 32-bit and 64-bit
Services: Terminal Server, Cluster Server
*Note: Microsoft retired mainstream support Microsoft Windows Server 2003 in July 2010. HP will continue to provide best effort support the current UPD and tools for the discontinued Windows operating systems.
· Citrix
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Edition Terminal Services
o Citrix XenApp 6.0
o Citrix XenApp 6.5
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 32-bit and 64-bit Edition Terminal Services
o Citrix XenApp 5.0
o Citrix XenApp 5.0 Feature Pack 2 and 3
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services
o Citrix XenApp 5.0
o Citrix XenApp 5.0 Feature Pack 2 and 3
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32-bit and 64-bit Edition Terminal Services
o Citrix Presentation ServerTM 4.5
o Citrix Presentation Server 4.0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services
o Citrix Presentation Server 4.5
o Citrix Presentation Server 4.0
o Citrix MetaFrame® Presentation Server, 3.0
o Citrix MetaFrame XP Presentation Server (Feature Release 1, 2, and 3)
· Novell (www.novell.com/iprint):
Novell iPrint Serverssupported:
o Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 / SP3 (SUSE Linux)
o Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 (SUSE Linux)
o Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 / SP1 (SUSE Linux)
o NetWare 6.5 / SP8
Novell iPrint Clients Supported (recommend iPrintv5.82 or newer for all Windows Platforms):
o Windows XP / SP3 and later(x86 only)
o Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)
o Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
o Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit) - Recommend iPrint v5.86 or newer when available
Languages
The HP Universal Print Driver v5.X is available in the following languages:
Arabic / Finnish / Latvian / SlovakBulgarian / French / Lithuanian / Slovenian
Catalan / German / Norwegian / Spanish
Croatian / Greek / Polish / Swedish
Czech / Hebrew / Portuguese (Brazilian) / Thai
Danish / Hungarian / Romanian / Traditional Chinese
Dutch / Italian / Russian / Turkish
English / Japanese / Serbian (Latin) / Ukrainian
Estonian / Korean / Simplified Chinese
Enhancements/Features
· Support for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
Note: UPD Dynamic Mode printing from Windows Store apps is not supported. To print from Windows Store apps, create a permanent instance printer.
· New driver initialization routine to prevent interactive services detection (Session 0) messages
· MPA, UPD AD template, or client side XML policy settings are enforced for printing defaults, and can only be overridden on a per-job basis. Note that locked policy settings may not be changed at any time by end user.
Fixes/Fixes History
Key issues resolved in this release of the HP Universal Print Driver v5.6.0.14325
Issue ID / Description1661 / Policy settings in AD/MPA are locked in application even if unlocked in the policy
6771 / Orientation and binding incorrect with some custom shortcuts
6815 / Error in Dutch translation of UPD installation screens
6836 / Incorrect duplex binding from Microsoft PowerPoint with N-up printing
7323 / 5-bin mailbox bins mislabeled with HP LaserJet M600 and CE997A mailbox
7410 / Install.exe with custom scripts hangs after approximately 100 print queues
7596 / Slow printer list population with MPA managed printer lists
7993 / 5-bin mailbox bins mislabeled with HP LaserJet P4515 and CB520A mailbox
8257 / MPA managed printer list is not displayed in printer properties or preferences
8284 / Documents with mixed orientation do not print correctly
8422 / Unable to communicate with printer using custom SNMP Get Community Name in Dynamic Mode.
8604 / Changes to unlocked policy settings are ignored at the application level
8965 / Incorrect output from Microsoft PowerPoint with HP EasyColor enabled (PCL 6 only)
9006 / Windows Explorer crashes when viewing graphic printer lists from printing preferences when using UPD with a Managed Printer List
9213 / HP LaserJet 9040 missing option to print to the Left Bin (Face Up) when no output accessory is attached
9326 / UPD factory default shortcut shows Letter paper size and non-metric values for UK English and other West European countries
9333 / Device type and status notification incorrect for DCU pre-configured settings (PCL 6 only)
9651 / DL Envelope size is not avaialble (PCL 5 and PCL 6 only)
8919 / FastRes 1200 and ProRes 1200 resolutions missing from print quality tab (HP LaserJet P3005)
10912 / Plug & Play failures with HP LaserJet P2055 and M4011
12070 / Intermittent installation errors/failures in Citrix XenDesktop
12574 / Oficio paper size does not auto-duplex on HP LaserJet M600 series
1 If present, the inf files from previous UPD versions must be removed from the system. The RemovePnPDrivers utility in the Printer Administrator Resource Kit (PARK) can facilitate inf file removal.
Deprecated features
UPD v5.6.0 does not contain a UPD PCL 5 release. Beginning with UPD v5.5.0, PCL 5 began a yearly update release cycle, therefore the most current version of UPD PCL 5 may not match the version number release for UPD PCL 6 and PS. The most current UPD PCL 5 version is available on www.hp.com/go/upd.
UPD PCL 5 is not supported on Windows 8 or Server 2012.
Issues and Workarounds
The following list contains the known issues in this release and available workarounds. HP targets resolution for these issues in future releases of the UPD and/or print driver tools within the Print Administrator Resource Kit (PARK).
Issue ID / Description / Workaround6816 / UPD preview of printed output shows the staples in the wrong position when selecting “Print on both sides” and “Flip pages up” for landscape orientation. / Disregard preview. The staple location is dependent upon page orientation and device capabilities
8041 / Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server redirected print queues are missing tabs, paper sizes/types and trays in remote session. / No workaround for Windows Server 2003. Note: This behavior is not seen in Windows Server 2008 Terminal Server and newer with Easy Print.
8218 / Intermittent error message “Object is not connected to server” when creating a permanent instance printer in Dynamic Mode with a restricted user account. / Set Driver Isolation Mode to “none” and retry.
9212 / A delay is seen the first time the driver UI is opened after installing a printer via point and print on client computers with McAfee antivirus software installed. / The delay is only seen the first time the UI is opened. The delay is not seen when the UI is reopened.
9664 / Trays, Media information and Watermarks are displayed in English on systems with the Windows Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) installed and set to a non-English language / No workaround available.
10841 / Registry growth in HKU\.DEFAULT\ Software\Hewlett-Packard is seen on Windows Terminal Server systems. / No workaround available.
11791 / A delay is seen when opening a print queue on a remote server through Windows Print Management Console / Log into the remote server through Remote Desktop Connection or run the Print Management Console from a computer that does not have local print queues using HP UPD
12323 / The “pin to print” dialog may be displayed in the background (hidden) instead of in the foreground / Click the “pin to print” icon in the taskbar to bring the dialog to the foreground
12650 / HP UPD PS driver does not show all supported print resolutions for HP LaserJet M401 / No workaround available
Known Limitations
The following limitations are known to exist in Windows 8.
· UPD Dynamic Mode printing from Windows Store apps is not supported. Attempting to print with UPD Dynamic Mode from Windows Store apps may exhibit the following behaviors:
1) The UPD Dynamic Mode interface is not displayed. Printer discovery and selection is unavailable.
2) Print jobs fail and must be manually removed from the print queue. This will occur if the UPD Dynamic Mode printer does not already contain a destination printer in the “Recently Used Printers” list.
Workaround: To print from Windows Store apps, create a permanent instance printer.
· UPDTraditionalMode printing from Windows Store appsdisplays basic printer features in the print dialog.Advanced driver features such as Job Storage, Watermarks and Shortcuts are not available when printing from Windows Store apps.