Do we need to install a printer driver in Win2000?

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4 total messages Started by chandra sekar Wed, 27 Nov 2002 13:01

#1089

Author: chandra sekar
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 13:01

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Hello,
Currently we are using PS driver 5.1.2 for Win NT machines. Many of our users are planning to shift to Windows 2000.

I read that Win 2000 have a inbuilt printer driver already in it.

Does that mean that we do not install any versions of printer driver for new Win 2000 machines? I want to confirm before informing our users around the world.
How about universal installer available in Adobe produxct page?

Thanks for the information .

Re: Do we need to install a printer driver in Win2000?

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Author: Aandi Inston
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 13:31

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All versions of Windows since 3.0 (in 1990) include a PostScript
printer driver.  But it is not installed by default, you have to add
the drivers you want.  In Windows 95 and later this is done with the
ADD PRINTER icon.

Adobe's universal installer just bundles Microsoft's standard windows
driver for Windows 2000, for convenience in installing a printer from
PPD.

Aandi Inston

Re: Do we need to install a printer driver in Win2000?

#1095

Author: chandra sekar
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 15:15

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Thank you for the information.

I read the article by Isaac with following title:

README! PostScript Printer Driver & Related Issues - Windows 2000 - UPDATED (6/24/2001)

He explained that Adobe & Mcirosoft have collaborated to provide the PS Printer drivers with Win 2000 itself with Service Pack 1 & 2.

Does that mean we can get the features of Printer driver without explicitly installing adobe printer driver. (Earlier I used to install 5.1.2 in Windows NT for it.)

My question is more about printing to a file than printing to a printer.

Re: Do we need to install a printer driver in Win2000?

#1096

Author: Aandi Inston
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 15:23

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It depends what you mean by "explicitly install".  You can use the ADD
PRINTER icon as for any other printer. I'd call that installing it,
perhaps you wouldn't.

What is the specific printer you want to install a driver for?  

Aandi Inston

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