Lockable features
Five of the driver features can be locked to prevent end-users from changing settings:
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Print on Both Sides (Duplex)
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Print in Grayscale
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Media Type
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Paper Source
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Output Bin
When a feature is locked, the selected default option is the only option that is available to users. Generally, the feature is simply disabled in the driver UI once it has been installed.
Note
Continuous export
The term "continuous export" refers to the ability of the driver to copy the last set of driver settings back to the working copy of the preconfiguration file. Using this feature, the exported values can be applied when a compatible version of the driver is used to upgrade the printer driver. For instance, if orientation is set to "Landscape" in an installed version of the HP Color LaserJet 3700 PCL 6 driver for Windows NT 4.0, then the orientation setting in the newly upgraded
HP Color LaserJet 3700 PCL 6 driver for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 is automatically set to "Landscape".
The continuous export feature functions transparently from the user's perspective and only works between drivers from identical models.
Not all of the driver parameters can be exported; however, the list is always the same for those that can be preconfigured.
The following table shows drivers and operating systems that support HP Driver Preconfiguration.
Table 88: Operating systems that support HP Driver Preconfiguration
Driver Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows Me Windows NT
4.0
Yes Yes Yes Yes HP traditional
PCL 6
HP traditional
PS
HP PCL 6 unidriver
HP PS unidriver
No
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
Windows
2000
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
Windows XP
1
N/A
N/A
Yes
Yes
1- This information also applies to Windows Server 2003.
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