Upgrading to Vista?

Posted in: blog by CW on 7 March 2007

If you buy a new computer these days, most likely Windows Vista, their latest operating system, will be pre-installed.  Most of the offers I’ve seen are for computers with Vista Home Premium installed.  This is somewhat comparable to XP Home.  There are a variety of Vista versions to choose from.

But before you try to figure out which version best meets your needs, be sure all the components, hardware and software on your computer will work with Vista.

Go to microsoft .com and download their Vista Upgrade Advisor.  When you run this application, it will audit your system and let you know if your computer can be effortlessly upgraded to Vista, or if you’re going to be replacing parts and losing applications.

Vista is a major change from XP, and many hardware vendors are offering Vista-ready patches on their websites.  If your printer drivers are not Vista certified, check with the website of your printer manufacturer to see if newer drivers are available.  If you use an older laser printer or parallel-port inkject, your printer may not be supported under Vista.

HP offers a universal driver

Posted in: Printers by CW on 1 March 2007

The HP Universal Print Driver Series for Windows can
alleviate such headaches with one driver for all HP PCL5 or
HP postscript emulation- enabled printers. The HP Managed
Print Policies tool allows IT administrators to easily define
printing and device discovery privileges as required for their
environment. With HP MPPs, IT administrators can control
access to capabilities such as color printing and media type
use.
The HP Managed Printer Lists tool makes driver configuration
even easier with intuitive setup tools. Printer lists may be
imported from HP Web Jetadmin and HP Print Server
Appliance or Novell print shares. With optional HTML views
or mappings, lists of printing devices can be easily updated
and defined for different users in different environments.
Effortless general office printing
In many cases, corporate users print only basic office
documents and rarely change printer settings. The
HP Universal Print Driver Series for Windows is ideal for these
users: with only a few clicks they can easily print to any HP
printing device with HP PCL5 or HP postscript emulation.

Protocols	TCP/IP
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft® Windows Vista™, 2000, XP, XP Professional x641, and 2003 Server (32 bit and 64 bit), Microsoft® Windows Terminal Services and Citrix Presentation Server Environments.
Supported printers	HP LaserJet/Color LaserJet CM1015mfp, 1150 series, 1160 series, 1200 series , 1300 series, 1320 series, 2100 series, 2200 series, 2300 series, 24×0 series, P2015 series, 2500 series, 2550 series, 2605 series, P2700 series, 3000 series, 301x series, P3005 series, 3020 series, M3027 series, 3030 series, M3035 series, 3052AiO, 3050 AiO, 3055AiO, 3200 series, 3300 series, 3300mfp, 3390 AiO, 3392 AiO, 3700 series, 3800 series, 4000 series, CP4005 series, 4050 series, 4100 series, 4100mfp, 4200 series, 4240 series, 4250 series, 4300 series, 4345 series, M4345 series, 4350 series, 4500 series, 4550 series, 4600 series, 4610 series, 4650 series, 4700 series, 4730mfp series, 5000 series, M5025 series, M5035 series, 5100 series, 5200 series, 5500 series, 5550 series, 8000 series, 8150 series, 8150mfp, 9000 series, 9000mfp, 9040 series, 9050 series, 9050mfp, 9055mfp, 9065mfp, 9500 series, 9500mfp. HP Business Inkjet/ Officejet 2250 series, 2280 series, 2300 series, 2600 series, 2800 series, 3000 series, 9100 series all-in-one. Supported by HP postscript emulation driver edition only HP Color LaserJet 2500 and 2550 series printers, 2800 series all-in-one; HP Business Inkjet 2800 series printer