ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- Printer Driver
- A software routine that converts an application program's printing request into the language the printer understands. For example, PostScript printer drivers create a file that is accepted by PostScript...
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- Security update breaks Printer Drivers, Instant Hijack component
- Security update breaks printer drivers, Instant Hijack componentDifference being....This isn't a business environment, these are personal machines.how odd!I updated 2 desktops and a laptop to Vista SP1 yesterday - all three completed in less than the time promised. All three work, network access is a little snappier.Oh well, I am...
- Tags: Printers, Patches, PostScript, Instant Hijack, printer driver, printer, security
- Discussion threads 2008-03-19
- Security update breaks Printer Drivers, Instant Hijack component
- Discussion boards are breaking with reports of SSH and printer problems caused by Apple's late Tuesday release of Mac OS X's Security Update 2008-002. However, fixes can be had. Rogue Amoeba Software released a compatibility fix for its Instant Hijack component that is often installed by the...
- Tags: SSH, Printer Driver, Discussion Board, Instant Hijack, Leopard, PIE, Printers, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- OPTIsend Print (exe)
- OPTIsend Print is a printer driver that anyone can install. The printer driver OPTIsend Print is independent software that can function with all your programs. It can execute other tasks apart from the normal printer driver tasks. OPTIsend Print creates and sends simple PDF files. Automatically email, fax and/or transform...
- Tags: Printer Driver, OPTIsend Print, Printers, Microsoft Outlook, Hardware, Peripherals, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2008-02-13
- ES Image Printer Driver (Mac) (jar)
- ES Image Printer Driver is a software printer driver that is accessible from any program that can utilize a CUPS printer. Images are produced from the driver and stored on a specified drive. The driver is capable of printing 8, 16, 24, and 32-bit color images, 8 and 16-bit gray...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, GIF, JPEG, Driver, Printer Driver, File, ES Image Printer Driver, Printers, SOAP, Hardware, Peripherals, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2007-12-06
- Leopard compatibility ups and downs
- The list of applications compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 keeps growing, but a good number of Leopard-savvy updates to printer drivers are still on hold. Before upgrading, Tiger users should make sure that their printers will be supported completely under Leopard. At last week's meeting of...
- Tags: Printer, Apple Macintosh, Problem, Driver, Printer Driver, Epson, Apple Inc., Brother, Canon Inc., Leopard, Leopard Compatibility Situation, Printers, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2007-12-03
- ES Image Printer Driver (exe)
- ES Image Printer Driver is a software printer driver that is accessible from any program that can utilize a Windows printer. Images are produced from the driver and stored on a specified drive. The driver is capable of printing 8, 16, 24, and 32-bit color images, 8 and 16-bit gray...
- Tags: GIF, JPEG, Driver, Printer Driver, ES Image Printer Driver, Printers, SOAP, Hardware, Peripherals, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2007-11-21
- PDF995 Printer Driver (exe)
- Create PDF files from any application by simply selecting the print command. It is easy to customize your PDF995 output: preview documents, combine files, change page orientation, add "Confidential" stamps, create PDF stationery, adjust image resolution, summarize documents, convert PDFs to several image file formats, create batch print jobs from...
- Tags: Printer, Adobe PDF, Printer Driver, Microsoft Corp., Signature995
- Software downloads 2007-10-04
- ES Image Printer Driver (64-Bit) (exe)
- ES Image Printer Driver is a software printer driver that is accessible from any program that can utilize a Windows printer. Images are produced from the driver and stored on a specified drive. The driver is capable of printing 8, 16, 24, and 32-bit color images, 8 and 16-bit gray...
- Tags: 64-bit, GIF, JPEG, Driver, Printer Driver, File, ES Image Printer Driver, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2007-09-27
- Print2XP (exe)
- Print2XP makes mapping these drivers easy. Print2XP dynamically configures itself to present the user with a seamless printing solution allowing them to print any file from an RDP session directly to their local or network PC. Print2XP is compatible with any available windows printer driver, including USB printers, network printers,...
- Tags: Printer Driver, Print2XP, Printers, Document Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Software downloads 2007-08-15
- Print2Email with PDF (exe)
- The Print2Email with PDF application is targeted to both individuals and businesses to provide a seamless Email interface to any windows application, allowing them to print to Email. Print2Email is based on the Black Ice printer drivers, which are the most advanced and fastest raster-image print drivers available on the...
- Tags: Windows Application, Adobe PDF, Printer Driver, Printing, Print2Email, Printers, E-mail, Document Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Software downloads 2007-07-13
- Metafile Printer Driver for Windows XP/Vista - 64 (exe)
- The Metafile Printer Driver for 64 bit Windows Vista/XP is designed for developers and sophisticated end users to build applications where vector format is critical to preserve exact proportionality.
- Tags: Printer Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Printers, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2007-06-23
- Metafile Printer Driver for Windows XP/Vista - 32 Bit (exe)
- The Metafile Printer Driver for 32 bit Windows Vista/XP/2000 is designed for developers and sophisticated end users to build applications where vector format is critical to preserve exact proportionality. Version 10.03 adds Windows Vista support.
- Tags: 32-bit, Microsoft Windows XP, Printer Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Printers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2007-06-04
- Print2RDP (zip)
- With the release of Print2RDP (Remote Desktop Printing), terminal server administrators no longer have to worry about mounting and maintaining client printer drivers or configurations. Print2RDP builds upon Black Ice Softwares industry leading printer driver technology, which has been on the market for over 10 years and has been deployed...
- Tags: Printer Driver, Terminal Server, Print2RDP, Printers, Terminal Services, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2007-04-25
- HP responds to privacy concerns over Printer Driver's pop-up survey
- HP responds to privacy concerns over printer driver's pop-up surveyThis would be a partial explaination......of why HP printer software for Windows is so bloated (not terribly flexible either). I'd think twice about owning HP printers, except that I run Linux instead of Windows, and the HP drivers for that...
- Tags: Printers, cartridge, Hewlett-Packard Co., printer, pop-up survey, software, printer driver
- Discussion threads 2007-04-20
- HP responds to privacy concerns over Printer Driver's pop-up survey
- A few weeks back, a ZDNet reader Ill refer to as John from Indiana wrote:David: I just had an experience that I think you may find as outrageous as I do. I was working at my computer as I do all day, minding my own business, when out of...
- Tags: General, Personal Technology, Hardware Infrastructure
- Blog posts 2007-04-20
- Debugging Printer Drivers
- This paper provides information about debugging user-mode printer drivers developed for Windows Vista. This paper also applies to Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Server 2003. It provides guidelines for printer driver developers and testers to obtain more detailed information about a printer driver when it halts in a debugger.
- Tags: Printer Driver, Microsoft Corp., Printers, Hardware, Peripherals
- White papers 2007-01-30
- Maze Creator STD (zip)
- Create random customized mazes with solutions to be printed or exported (EMF, BMP, TIF, GIF). Mazes can be customized in shape, drawn-on, add pictures, and number of starting and stopping points. A mask can be applied to help rapidly develop new designs. You can save your work templates. Great for...
- Tags: Maze, Printer Driver, TILER, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2006-11-30
- Metafile Printer Driver for Windows 95/98/Me (zip)
- The Metafile Printer Driver is designed for developers and sophisticated end users to build applications where vector format is critical to preserve exact proportionality. Version 5.81 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
- Tags: Printer Driver, Metafile Printer Driver, Printers, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2006-10-06
- Point and Print Security on Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Vista is the most secure version of Microsoft Windows to date. As a part of this improved security, Windows notifies users and asks for their permission before it allows a change to the operating system such as installing software or a printer driver. Point and Print is the...
- Tags: Security, Printer Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Client Computer, Microsoft Windows, Printers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals
- White papers 2006-10-05
- HP DeskJet 1600C/CM/CN Microsoft Printer Driver (exe)
- This printer driver supports the DeskJet 1600C, 1600CM, and 1600CN models, for compatibility with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. Printer drivers from prior versions of Windows NT cannot be used under Windows NT 4.0. Version 1 6/15/98 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Hewlett-Packard Co., Printer Driver, Printers, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2006-07-26
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