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Introduction |
If you have a legacy HP LaserJet HP no longer supports (or doesn’t provide a “modern” driver, and the “legacy” driver no longer works, like the LaserJet 1012), or you want a single driver that works for multiple printers, this guide will show you how to install and use the HP UPD on your Windows system. | | | ***Note:*** Some printers have problems with their respective model-specific utilities with the HP UPD. This usually affects older models like the P2015, P2035, P2055, and M401 series. ***''This may be fixed on the newer JetIntelligence (DS) models, but I have not tested it and cannot guarantee the driver will coexist.''*** | | ***''CAUTION: IF YOU INTEND TO USE THE ORIGINAL HP PRINTER UTILITIES, YOU USUALLY HAVE TO USE THE ORIGINAL DRIVER (at least on pre-2016 models such as the M401/M425 series). This is generally a customized version of the HP UPD driver. As this is complex to test, I will not test it; assume this is the case, and if. If it works with the UPD, consider it's a bonus.''*** | | | ***OUT OF PRINCIPLE, l AM NOT TESTING THE NEWER DS MODELS FOR USE OF THE DRIVER UTILITIES WITH THE HP UPD. HP's newer printers have even more dreadful DRM that's worse than the HP DS "feature" by adding a 3rd party toner block requiring genuine virgin HP toner (HP+, denoted with an "e" in the model).***[br] | | ***Even if I got the unit used and verified it isn't a dreaded HP+ ("e") model from an upgrade and only took it to keep it out of a landfill due to a very agreeable page count, I will not include the results in this guide. HP no longer sells them but refuses to unlock the firmware as a goodwill gesture.***[br] | | ***The issue is once this additional "feature" is enabled, it cannot be disabled and locks you out of the HP smart app if you dare not use genuine virgin toner.*** |
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