HP UPD - System Administrator's Guide HP UPD 5.6.5
System requirements
The following are the minimum system requirements for HP UPD v5.x.x.
Client operating systems supported:
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Microsoft Windows 8, Pro, Enterprise; 32-bit and 64-bit. PCL 6 and PS only
NOTE: For Windows 8, Dynamic mode and Job Storage (PIN and Encrypted printing) is only supported
in Windows 8 desktop applications.
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008R2 Datacenter, Enterprise and Standard Edition
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Services: Terminal Server, Cluster Server
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Microsoft Windows 7 Starter SP1, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate; 32-bit and
64-bit
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Microsoft Windows Vista® Business, Enterprise, Home Basic, Home Premium, and Ultimate; 32-bit and
64-bit
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Microsoft Windows® XP (SP3) Home Edition, and Professional; 32-bit and 64-bit (SP2)
NOTE: Microsoft retired mainstream support for Microsoft Windows XP in April 2009. HP will continue
to provide best effort support of the current HP UPD and tools for the discontinued Microsoft Windows
XP operating system.
NOTE: MSXML Version 6.0 SP1 (MSXML6.1) and later is required before installing UPD 5.6.5 on
Windows Server 2003/2003R2 and Windows XP SP2/SP3 operating systems. MSXML 6.0 SP1
(MSXML6.1) can be downloaded from:
www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
FamilyID=d21c292c-368b-4ce1-9dab-3e9827b70604&displaylang=en
Server operating systems supported:
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation, Essentials, Standard, Datacenter. PCL 6 and PS only
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Services: Terminal Server, Cluster Server
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter, Enterprise and Standard Edition
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Services: Terminal Server, Cluster Server
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 Datacenter, Enterprise and Standard Edition
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Architectures: 32-bit and 64-bit
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Services: Terminal Server, Cluster Server, Core
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Microsoft Windows Server 2003R2 (SP2) Datacenter, Enterprise, and Standard Edition
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Architectures: 32-bit and 64-bit
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Services: Terminal Server, Cluster Server
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Port Monitor
The port monitor that the HP UPD uses and recommends is the Microsoft standard port monitor (TCP/IP
Port Monitor). The standard port monitor was introduced in Microsoft Windows 2000 and uses Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to read the configuration of the target print device and to
determine the device's detailed status. Additionally, the standard port monitor offers more accurate
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