Method 6: Create A Driver Instance Via Plug And Play; Hardware First Installation; Software First (Unattended) Installation - HP 2605dn Print Drivers System Administrator Manual

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Method 6: Create a driver instance via plug and play

The HP UPD can be installed for use with plug and play products as either a hardware first or a
software first installation.
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Hardware first installation

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Software first (unattended) installation

Hardware first installation
In a hardware first installation, a USB cable is connected to the PC first and then the HP UPD is
installed. When the operating system detects that no driver is installed for the connected product, it
will prompt for a disk or a location from which to install the driver. This method requires that the user
be logged on to an account with administrator privileges.
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If you have not downloaded the HP UPD installation files, see
installation files on page
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Plug in the product USB cable.
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When prompted, browse to the location where the HP UPD was downloaded and unzipped.
Software first (unattended) installation
In a software first installation, the HP UPD has already been pre-loaded on the PC, and will be found
and used by the operating system when the new product is connected. This method does not require
any interaction by the current user, and does not require the user to have administrator privileges.
On Microsoft Windows Vista and later Windows versions, you can use the pnputil driver package
utility to install the driver before you connect the printer using the USB cable. For more information,
see the Microsoft documentation.
Pre-configure and install the HP UPD for use with software first installation
To pre-configure the HP UPD for a Software first, plug and play installation, use the HP Driver
Distribution Utility (DDU), and select the Preload the Driver option. This method creates a
package with a setup.exe utility that is easy to deploy interactively or via scripting. See
the HP UPD default settings using HP Driver Deployment Utility (DDU) on page 19
information.
Driver selection when multiple drivers are pre-loaded
It is possible that multiple versions of the HP UPD might be loaded at the time of initiating a Plug-and-
play event. When the operating system detects multiple compatible drivers, it uses the following
criteria for selecting the driver to use:
1. A WHQL certified driver has priority over all other drivers. If all available drivers are WHQL
certified, the operating system considers the next criteria.
2. Microsoft Vista and later operating systems evaluate the driver based on available features. The
driver with the most features is selected. If all drivers are deemed equal the operating system
considers the next criteria.
3. Finally, the operating system selects the driver with the most current date.
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Download and unzip the HP UPD
Pre-configure
for more
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