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How do you archive a printer driver once it has been installed?
How do you archive a printer driver once it has been installed?
In another thread, we found a secret trick to get Windows 10 to install an x64 printer driver for an HP Laserjet 2100m printer which has been discontinued, hence the printer driver is no longer available on the HP site nor is the printer driver part of the "normal" Windows 10 update process. The printer driver for the HP LJ 2100 is only part of the "special" temporary Windows 10 update process. That's fine - but what if the special Windows update stops carrying that particular printer driver? Just in case, is there an easy way to *archive* the printer driver? Here's what I know from printing a test page after running the super-secret special temporary Windows 10 update: - Windows Printer Test Page - You have correctly installed your HP LaserJet 2100 Series PCL5 on NAME - Print Processor = hpzpplhn - OS Environment = Windows x64 - Driver Name = HP LaserJet 2100 Series PCL 5 - Driver Type = Type 3 - User Mode - Driver Version = 6.1.7233.0 - Additional Print Driver Files: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZLSLHN.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZSSLHN.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZUILHN.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZLSLHN.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPCDMCLH.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZ5RLHN.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZSMLHN.G PD C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZSLHN.DL L C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPMCPD25.C FG C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZSCLHN.I NI C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPMCPDPS.X ML C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZSCLHN.D TD C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZEVLHN.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZIDR12.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZINW12.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZIPM12.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZIPR12.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZIPT12.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZISN12.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPBMIAPI.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPBMINI.DL L C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPBOID.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPBOIDPS.D LL Given that above (which is all that I know), the question is: How do you archive a printer driver once it has been installed? |
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How do you archive a printer driver once it has been installed?
In windows 10, this command does it:
export-windowsdriver -online -destination c:\temp To run this, search for Windows Powershell and then right-click on the APP and run as Administrator. Then run the above command and your c:\temp will have the backup of your drivers. For windows 10, you will need to download the powershell from Microsoft website. I suggest search for it but please note it is part of dot net framework so it is quite big and some of you don't like big files for installations. On 26/08/2016 18:39, Danny D. wrote: How do you archive a printer driver once it has been installed? In another thread, we found a secret trick to get Windows 10 to install an x64 printer driver for an HP Laserjet 2100m printer which has been discontinued, hence the printer driver is no longer available on the HP site nor is the printer driver part of the "normal" Windows 10 update process. The printer driver for the HP LJ 2100 is only part of the "special" temporary Windows 10 update process. That's fine - but what if the special Windows update stops carrying that particular printer driver? Just in case, is there an easy way to *archive* the printer driver? Here's what I know from printing a test page after running the super-secret special temporary Windows 10 update: - Windows Printer Test Page - You have correctly installed your HP LaserJet 2100 Series PCL5 on NAME - Print Processor = hpzpplhn - OS Environment = Windows x64 - Driver Name = HP LaserJet 2100 Series PCL 5 - Driver Type = Type 3 - User Mode - Driver Version = 6.1.7233.0 - Additional Print Driver Files: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZLSLHN.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZSSLHN.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZUILHN.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZLSLHN.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPCDMCLH.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZ5RLHN.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZSMLHN.G PD C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZSLHN.DL L C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPMCPD25.C FG C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZSCLHN.I NI C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPMCPDPS.X ML C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZSCLHN.D TD C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZEVLHN.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZIDR12.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZINW12.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZIPM12.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZIPR12.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZIPT12.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZISN12.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPBMIAPI.D LL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPBMINI.DL L C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPBOID.DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPBOIDPS.D LL Given that above (which is all that I know), the question is: How do you archive a printer driver once it has been installed? -- With over 350 million devices now running Windows 10, customer satisfaction is higher than any previous version of windows. |
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How do you archive a printer driver once it has been installed?
Danny D. wrote:
How do you archive a printer driver once it has been installed? In another thread, we found a secret trick to get Windows 10 to install an x64 printer driver for an HP Laserjet 2100m printer which has been discontinued, hence the printer driver is no longer available on the HP site nor is the printer driver part of the "normal" Windows 10 update process. The printer driver for the HP LJ 2100 is only part of the "special" temporary Windows 10 update process. That's fine - but what if the special Windows update stops carrying that particular printer driver? Just in case, is there an easy way to *archive* the printer driver? Here's what I know from printing a test page after running the super-secret special temporary Windows 10 update: - Windows Printer Test Page - You have correctly installed your HP LaserJet 2100 Series PCL5 on NAME - Print Processor = hpzpplhn - OS Environment = Windows x64 - Driver Name = HP LaserJet 2100 Series PCL 5 - Driver Type = Type 3 - User Mode - Driver Version = 6.1.7233.0 - Additional Print Driver Files: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\DRIVERS\x64\3\HPZLSLHN.D LL drive file names snipped Given that above (which is all that I know), the question is: How do you archive a printer driver once it has been installed? http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...3b5434d?auth=1 View this in Internet Explorer only. Notice they're careful to *not* list Windows 10 content in there. http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/...aserjet%202100 Microsoft driver update for Windows 7,Windows 8,Windows 8.1 HP LaserJet 2100 Series PCL 5 Drivers (Printers) 6/21/2006 6.1.7233.0 11.4 MB ; ; Windows Inbox Printer Drivers ; CatalogFile=prnhp001.cat DriverVer=06/21/2006,6.1.7233.0 "HP LaserJet 2100 Series PCL 5" = hpmcpm25.gpd.IA64_WINSVR, HEWLETT-PACKARDHP_LA928D, HEWLETT-PACKARDHP_LA928D&BPRINT, DOT4PRT\HEWLETT-PACKARDHP_LA928D, HP_LaserJet_2100_Series_PCL_5 ; Hardware ID [hpmcpm25.gpd.IA64_WINSVR] PrintProcessor="hpzpplhn,hpzpplhn.dll" ******* Now, many times the catalog.update.microsoft.com file is .msu and you can just select "install" to install it. This printer driver is a .cab and some items from the Catalog server are cabs. To install a cab, try dism /online /Add-Package /Package-Name:F:\some.cab That's the only command I have logged in my notes file for that. Obviously that won't work on WinXP, which has no dism. You can also find a folder with a whole bunch of .msi files, and sometimes those are used for Repair/Uninstall operations in Programs and Features. But maybe this time, such a thing is not involved, and printer drivers are handled (and stored) some other way. Just a guess, Paul |
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How do you archive a printer driver once it has been installed?
"Danny D." wrote in message
... How do you archive a printer driver once it has been installed? snip Drivers (HP Laserjet 2100) - available for practically every OS including Windows 10 32/64bit - http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/p...&lang=en&cc=us - http://tinyurl.com/zeog5bj Regards wasbit |
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On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 14:14:59 -0400, Paul wrote:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...3b5434d?auth=1 This URL "implies" that there is a "universal printer driver": http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...3b5434d?auth=1 So there *is* a "universal" printer driver after all! Which, the URL implies, supports the HP LJ 2100 that I have: http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/p...4324001#N107C4 But, that URL (and all that follow) only gets you the PARK kit, which is basically a roll-your-own-printer-driver kit - which for a layperson - is useless. Bummer. The words were all there (HP universal printer driver) but the marketing is that you can write your own. |
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On Sat, 27 Aug 2016 10:41:57 +0100, wasbit wrote:
Drivers (HP Laserjet 2100) - available for practically every OS including Windows 10 32/64bit - http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/p...&lang=en&cc=us - http://tinyurl.com/zeog5bj Thats a propaganda lie put out by HP. Nobody on the planet can *find* the driver at that URL for the Windows 10 x64. No matter what buttons you hit, you get the 22MB PARK download, which is basically a roll-your-own-driver-from-scratch kit. That's fine for IT professionals - but for the layperson, that web page is just a propaganda ploy by HP Marketing. |
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Danny D. wrote:
On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 14:14:59 -0400, Paul wrote: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...3b5434d?auth=1 This URL "implies" that there is a "universal printer driver": http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...3b5434d?auth=1 So there *is* a "universal" printer driver after all! Which, the URL implies, supports the HP LJ 2100 that I have: http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/p...4324001#N107C4 But, that URL (and all that follow) only gets you the PARK kit, which is basically a roll-your-own-printer-driver kit - which for a layperson - is useless. Bummer. The words were all there (HP universal printer driver) but the marketing is that you can write your own. I have used the HP Universal Printer Driver, for PostScript "print to file" operations. It was my replacement for the old HP750C print driver I used to use for the same purpose. So there is no printer connected to the computer, but I can print and make a .ps file. Which is suitable materials for Distiller or for my Postscript editor. (We had one of these at work...) http://www.sprint-ink.co.uk/library/...-750C-Plus.jpg And the genealogy of this stuff is not documented. You won't find careful URL linkages that make sure you've got the best materials for the job. It requires a lot of rooting around in Google, to dig up the gems. Paul |
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How do you archive a printer driver once it has been installed?
On 08/27/2016 5:59 AM, Danny D. wrote:
On Sat, 27 Aug 2016 10:41:57 +0100, wasbit wrote: Drivers (HP Laserjet 2100) - available for practically every OS including Windows 10 32/64bit - http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/p...&lang=en&cc=us - http://tinyurl.com/zeog5bj Thats a propaganda lie put out by HP. Nobody on the planet can *find* the driver at that URL for the Windows 10 x64. No matter what buttons you hit, you get the 22MB PARK download, which is basically a roll-your-own-driver-from-scratch kit. That's fine for IT professionals - but for the layperson, that web page is just a propaganda ploy by HP Marketing. http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/p...&lang=en&cc=us Apparently you did not open the URL It list drivers for Windows 10 both 32 and 64 bit What is also surprising is that it list drivers for Windows 3.1 MS Dos and unix. And the big surprise is that there a driver for OS/2 |
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On Sat, 27 Aug 2016 13:55:42 -0400, knuttle wrote:
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/p...&lang=en&cc=us Apparently you did not open the URL It list drivers for Windows 10 both 32 and 64 bit What is also surprising is that it list drivers for Windows 3.1 MS Dos and unix. And the big surprise is that there a driver for OS/2 That's just a trick page. When you actually download what you *think* is a driver, you get a 22MB PARK zip file which someone looked for me already and agreed it's a roll-your-own driver kit for system administrators. Try it. If you get the PARK kit, that's confirmation that it's all a big lie by HP Marketing for propaganda purposes. |
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On Sat, 27 Aug 2016 06:15:09 -0400, Paul wrote:
On Sat, 27 Aug 2016 15:44:47 -0400, Paul wrote: The catalog.update.microsoft.com site uses an ActiveX plugin. The ActiveX plugin runs the "Shopping Cart" interface provided on the catalog server. It allows you to queue up a bunch of downloads, like search for 30 different items, and "add them to your cart". Then, once you start the download, you can go off and make dinner while it downloads. The list of downloads could be stored in a cookie, or a cookie could be used to sync a server-side grocery list. The reason for the ActiveX plugin, is to give the user that capability. When asked to install the ActiveX plugin, give it permission. Thank you for explaining why that site doesn't work with a major browser. I can't stand non-standard web sites but I'm currently stuck on WinXP for the archive of the printer driver because that's where all my archives are and the win 10 machine is at work. Microsoft "promises" to modify the Catalog site design, but given how Microsoft is also going to **** over Win7 and Win8 updates anyway, I just assume they're not doing anything at the moment. I am on WInXP for my archives (that's where I have kept my software archives for years). If you use Internet Explorer, even Internet Explorer 6, you will be able to use catalog.update.microsoft.com . I located the never-used IE shortcut on WinXP and clicked on it and it said "Welcome to IE 8": http://i.cubeupload.com/rGjtq0.gif Then I went to https://catalog.update.microsoft.com with IE8. Ooooh. Pretty baby blue color! It says it wants to install a "catalog". http://i.cubeupload.com/wIUSmP.gif Wow. Whatever it installed sure does consume resources! http://i.cubeupload.com/BvJgYN.gif My CPU went to 100% in a second when the catalog started! http://i.cubeupload.com/Anxnqf.gif But a search does seem to find a huge amount of related "stuff". http://i.cubeupload.com/MJL47r.gif But most of the "stuff" seemed to be the same file. http://i.cubeupload.com/F4VMsK.gif Here's the description for just one of the stuffs: a. Microsoft driver update for HP LaserJet 2100 Series PCL 5 b. Windows 7,Windows 8,Windows 8.1 and later drivers,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2012,Windows Server 2012 R2 and later drivers c. Drivers (Printers) d. 6/21/2006 e. 6.1.7233.0 f. 11.6 MB 12129488 The fact that a 10KB driver is "11.6MB" is already pretty suspicious. 1. But I hit the "Add" button. 2. And then the "catalog" button. 3. And then the "download" button. 4. And then the "browse" button. 5. And then the "continue" button. 6. And then the "done" button. (Can they make this more steps?) http://i.cubeupload.com/ugFCp9.gif Is "this" the archive of the HP LJ 2100 TN printer driver that I want? AMD64-all-4188_bacd1413e93b4a6362d9a2ca653c869f1c02f6f7.cab 11,846KB |
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On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:39:48 -0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
wrote in How do you archive a printer driver once it has been installed? Use DoubleDriver http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/deta...le_driver.html to backup (and restore if necessary) all (or selected) drivers. -- Web based forums are like subscribing to 10 different newspapers and having to visit 10 different news stands to pickup each one. Email list-server groups and USENET are like having all of those newspapers delivered to your door every morning. |
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How do you archive a printer driver once it has been installed?
On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:39:48 -0000 (UTC), Danny D. wrote:
How do you archive a printer driver once it has been installed? The answer seems to be the following, thanks to another current thread on the subject. On Sat, 27 Aug 2016 15:44:47 -0400, Paul wrote: The catalog.update.microsoft.com site uses an ActiveX plugin. The ActiveX plugin runs the "Shopping Cart" interface provided on the catalog server. It allows you to queue up a bunch of downloads, like search for 30 different items, and "add them to your cart". Then, once you start the download, you can go off and make dinner while it downloads. The list of downloads could be stored in a cookie, or a cookie could be used to sync a server-side grocery list. The reason for the ActiveX plugin, is to give the user that capability. When asked to install the ActiveX plugin, give it permission. Thank you for explaining why that site doesn't work with a major browser. I can't stand non-standard web sites but I'm currently stuck on WinXP for the archive of the printer driver because that's where all my archives are and the win 10 machine is at work. Microsoft "promises" to modify the Catalog site design, but given how Microsoft is also going to **** over Win7 and Win8 updates anyway, I just assume they're not doing anything at the moment. I am on WInXP for my archives (that's where I have kept my software archives for years). If you use Internet Explorer, even Internet Explorer 6, you will be able to use catalog.update.microsoft.com . I located the never-used IE shortcut on WinXP and clicked on it and it said "Welcome to IE 8": http://i.cubeupload.com/rGjtq0.gif Then I went to https://catalog.update.microsoft.com with IE8. Ooooh. Pretty baby blue color! It says it wants to install a "catalog". http://i.cubeupload.com/wIUSmP.gif Wow. Whatever it installed sure does consume resources! http://i.cubeupload.com/BvJgYN.gif My CPU went to 100% in a second when the catalog started! http://i.cubeupload.com/Anxnqf.gif But a search does seem to find a huge amount of related "stuff". http://i.cubeupload.com/MJL47r.gif But most of the "stuff" seemed to be the same file. http://i.cubeupload.com/F4VMsK.gif Here's the description for just one of the stuffs: a. Microsoft driver update for HP LaserJet 2100 Series PCL 5 b. Windows 7,Windows 8,Windows 8.1 and later drivers,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2012,Windows Server 2012 R2 and later drivers c. Drivers (Printers) d. 6/21/2006 e. 6.1.7233.0 f. 11.6 MB 12129488 The fact that a 10KB driver is "11.6MB" is already pretty suspicious. 1. But I hit the "Add" button. 2. And then the "catalog" button. 3. And then the "download" button. 4. And then the "browse" button. 5. And then the "continue" button. 6. And then the "done" button. (Can they make this more steps?) http://i.cubeupload.com/ugFCp9.gif Is "this" the archive of the HP LJ 2100 TN printer driver that I want? AMD64-all-4188_bacd1413e93b4a6362d9a2ca653c869f1c02f6f7.cab 11,846KB If you open the archive with 7ZIP, one of the files at the top level is prnhp001.inf And that is a text file. INF files are used by installers. There is a section in there, which lists the hardware supported. For PNP subsystem usage. 7ZIP can be obtained here. It's a tool which will open a variety of archive types. GZIP, 7Z, RAR, VHD files, raw disk img files. Opening some file types causes unfortunate usage of %temp%, while some of the other types can be processed quite quickly. This is one of the first programs I install on a fresh OS install. http://7-zip.org/ 7ZIP will not open InstallShield cabs but it will open the Microsoft cab in your example. There is a whole sub-species of "packers" which cannot be opened by 7ZIP as well. For example, I wouldn't expect a UPX compressed EXE to open in 7ZIP as an archive. Paul |
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