Changes to Windows Driver Library - Printers (A-G)

• Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

Below is a summary of the changes to the printer drivers (A-G) in the Microsoft Windows Driver Library (WDL). The WDL offers support for many printers, displays, and sound cards not provided with Windows version 3.1.

To see WDL.TXT, which contains a complete listing of the WDL's contents and instructions for obtaining the WDL, query on "Q82006" (without the quotation marks) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

               WINDOWS DRIVER LIBRARY CHANGE LOG
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*                          PRINTERS                                  *

Apple LaserWriter Printer Drivers (APPLE.EXE)

07/01/93 - APPLE.EXE was updated in the WDL to contain version 3.56

           of the Microsoft PostScript driver. Please see information
           on PSCRIP.EXE for details.

           the Apple Personal LaserWriter and the Apple LaserWriter
           Pro. See WDL.TXT for the specific printers supported by
           these drivers.

Apple LaserWriter Select 360 (LWS360.EXE)

03/11/94 - LWS360.EXE is new to the WDL. This driver supports the

           Apple LaserWriter Select 360 300 dpi and 600 dpi printers.

Brother Printers (BROHL.EXE)

10/08/92 - This file has been updated with version 3.1.2 of the

           Universal Printer Driver (UNIDRV.DLL). In this UNIDRV.DLL
           update, support was added for the HP LaserJet III family of
           printers.

           changes for specific details.

           UNIDRV.HLP and FINSTALL.HLP, were replaced. They are now
           exactly the same as the Help files that ship with Windows 3.1.

           The BROHL.EXE file changed to include drivers for several
           additional Brother printers: the HJ-100, HJ-770, HL-8, and
           HL-8D.

           to correct the Star LaserPrinter identification problems in
           the Printer Setup dialog box of Control Panel. (The Star
           printers were being identified as the Brother HL-4 when the
           Setup button was chosen.) The only change to these Brother
           printers is that the paper size on the Brother HL printers now
           defaults to 8.5-by-11-inch paper instead of A4.

Brother 9-Pin Printers (BRO9.EXE)

10/08/92 - This file has been updated with version 3.1.2 of the

           Universal Printer Driver (UNIDRV.DLL). In this UNIDRV.DLL
           update, support was added for the HP LaserJet III family of
           printers.

           changes for specific details.

Brother 24-Pin Printers (BRO24.EXE)

10/08/92 - This file has been updated with version 3.1.2 of the

           Universal Printer Driver (UNIDRV.DLL). In this UNIDRV.DLL
           update, support was added for the HP LaserJet III family of
           printers.

           changes for specific details.

Bull Printers (BULL.EXE)

10/08/92 - This file has been updated with version 3.1.2 of the

           Universal Printer Driver (UNIDRV.DLL). In this UNIDRV.DLL
           update, support was added for the HP LaserJet III family of
           printers.

           changes for specific details.

           BULL printers. See WDL.TXT for the specific models.

Canon Printers (CANON.EXE)

10/08/92 - This file has been updated with version 3.1.2 of the

           Universal Printer Driver (UNIDRV.DLL). In this UNIDRV.DLL
           update, support was added for the HP LaserJet III family of
           printers.

           changes for specific details.

           UNIDRV.HLP, was replaced. It is now exactly the same as the
           Help file that ships with Windows 3.1.

           8.5-by-11-inch paper size instead of A4.

           Several new Canon printer drivers were added to CANON.EXE.
           See WDL.TXT for the specific models.

Canon Bubble-Jet BJ-10SX (BJ10.EXE)

04/30/93 - BJ10.EXE is new to the WDL. This file contains drivers for

           the Canon BJ-10SX printer.

Canon Bubble-Jet BJ-200 (CANON3.EXE)

10/13/93 - Version 1.2 of the Canon BJ-200 driver corrects the "no

           formfeed" problem that occurs if you have two page breaks
           in a row, with no text between them.

           It provides support for the Canon Bubble-Jet BJ-200 printer.

Canon Bubble-Jet BJ-200e (BJ200E.EXE)

08/11/94 - BJ200E.EXE was updated to version 1.01. This file contains the

           updated driver for the Canon Bubble-Jet BJ-200E printer, which
           corrects bitmap problems that occur in Microsoft Word 6.0.

           Bubble Jet BJ-200e printer.

Canon Bubble-Jet BJ-230 (BJ230.EXE)

04/30/93 - BJ230.EXE is new to the WDL. This file contains drivers for

           the Canon BJ-230 printer.

Canon Bubble-Jet 300/339 Printer Drivers (CANON2.EXE)

10/20/92 - CANON2.EXE is new to the WDL. This version (1.5) of

           the Microsoft Windows printer driver for the Canon
           Bubble-Jet 300 and Bubble-Jet 330 printers is an update to
           the one provided in the Windows 3.1 package (version 1.0).
           It corrects the following problems:

            - Poor quality TrueType fonts when printing at 180
              dots-per-inch (dpi) resolution.

            - Incorrect extended characters and incorrect character
              widths for extended characters with proportionally
              spaced device fonts.

            - Incorrect unprintable regions.

            - Problems with switching paper bins during a single print
              job.

Canon Bubble-Jet BJ-600 (BJ600.EXE)

01/31/94 - This driver is new to the WDL and supports the Canon BJ-600

           printer.

Citizen 9-Pin Printers (CIT9.EXE)

10/08/92 - This file has been updated with version 3.1.2 of the

           Universal Printer Driver (UNIDRV.DLL). In this UNIDRV.DLL
           update, support was added for the HP LaserJet III family of
           printers.

           driver for Citizen 9-pin printers is an update to the one
           provided in the Windows 3.1 package (version 1.0). It
           corrects a problem with incorrect printable regions.

Citizen 24-Pin Printers (CIT24.EXE)

10/08/92 - This file has been updated with version 3.1.2 of the

           Universal Printer Driver (UNIDRV.DLL). In this UNIDRV.DLL
           update, support was added for the HP LaserJet III family of
           printers.

           driver for Citizen 24-pin printers is an update to the one
           provided in the Windows 3.1 package (version 1.0). It
           corrects a problem with incorrect printable regions.

Compaq Pagemarq (COMPAQ.EXE)

04/30/93 - COMPAQ.EXE is new to the WDL. This file contains the driver

           for the Compaq Pagemarq printers. See WDL.TXT for the specific
           printers supported by this file.

Data Products LZR2080 (DATAPR.EXE)

01/31/94 - This driver is new to the WDL and supports the Data Products

           LZR printers.

DEC Printers (DEC1.EXE)

02/03/93 - This file has been updated with version 1.68 of the

           Generic Printer Driver (GENDRV.DLL). In this GENDRV.DLL
           update, corrections were made to correct:

            - GP faults when shifting between Universal Printer
              Drivers and Generic Printer Drivers
            - GP faults when printing charts and graphs

           NOTE: Of all the printer drivers using GENDRV.DLL, the
           IBM 4029 is the only printer driver on the WDL that is
           certified by Microsoft Compatibility Labs (MCL). All
           other printers using this .DLL have not been tested or
           certified by MCL.

           DEC1.EXE. Support for these printers is now found in
           JP350.EXE:

            - Digital DECmultiJET 1000
            - Digital DECmultiJET 2000

           is included.

Diconix 150 Plus Printer Driver - (DICONX.EXE)

10/20/92 - DICONX.EXE is new to the WDL. This version (1.1) of the

           Microsoft Windows printer driver for Diconix 150 Plus
           is an update to the one provided in the Windows 3.1 package
           (version 1.0). It adds support for A4 paper.

Epson ESC/P 2 Printer Driver (EPSON.EXE)

05/03/95 - The ESCP2E.DRV driver has been removed from EPSON.EXE because

           it is out-of-date.

           updated to add support for the Epson Stylus 800+ printer and
           to add A2 paper size support for the Epson Stylus 1000
           printer.

           problem with the Stylus 800. This file also contains
           PRINTER.TXT and a license agreement.

           ESC/P 2 Scalable font driver. Please see WDL.TXT for
           specific printers that are supported by this file.

           driver for the Epson  ESC/P 2 printers. See WDL.TXT for
           the specific printers supported by these drivers.

Epson 9-Pin Driver (EP9.EXE)

02/23/93 - This version (2.21) of the Microsoft Windows printer

           driver for Epson 9-pin dot-matrix printers is an update
           to the one previously provided in the WDL. It restores
           support for the Epson T-1000, which was removed in version 2.0.

           Universal Printer Driver (UNIDRV.DLL). In this UNIDRV.DLL
           update, support was added for the HP LaserJet III family of
           printers.

           driver for Epson 9-pin printers is an update to the one
           provided in the Windows 3.1 package (version 1.0). It
           corrects the following problems:

            - New models added: Epson FX-1000, Epson FX-105, Epson
              FX-800, Epson LX-400, Epson LX-850, Epson LX-850+, Epson
              Compatible 9-Pin.

            - Missing support for some extended characters was added
              to pre-286e models.

            - You can now define the printable area by choosing the
              Margins button in the Options dialog box to support
              Windows 3.0 compatibility.

            - Problem with manual feed and multiple page documents was
              corrected.

Epson 24-Pin Driver (EP24.EXE)

10/08/92 - This file has been updated with version 3.1.2 of the

           Universal Printer Driver (UNIDRV.DLL). In this UNIDRV.DLL
           update, support was added for the HP LaserJet III family of
           printers.

           driver for Epson 24-pin printers is an update to the one
           previously supplied on the Windows Driver Library and to
           the one provided in the Windows 3.1 package (version 1.0).
           It corrects a "page creep" problem when user-defined
           margins are specified in the Margins dialog box available
           with the version 2.0 EPSON24.DRV file.

           driver for Epson 24-pin printers is an update to the one
           provided in the Windows 3.1 package (version 1.0). It
           corrects the following problems:

            - New models added: Epson DLQ-2000, Epson LQ-1060, Epson
              LQ-200, Epson LQ-400, Epson LQ-450, Epson LQ-860, Epson
              SQ-2550, Epson SQ-850, Epson Compatible 24-Pin.

            - You can now define the printable area by choosing the
              Margins button in the Options dialog box to support
              Windows 3.0 compatibility.

            - Problems with tear-off feature not working on some
              models are now corrected.

            - Bin names were changed from Upper Bin and Lower Bin to Sheet
              Feeder - Bin1 and Sheet Feeder - Bin2.

            - Problems with color models where previously selected
              color remained selected for new print job are now
              corrected.

            - Problem with manual-feed, multiple-page documents is
              corrected.

            - Problem when printing on the extreme right of wide paper
              is corrected.

            - Minimum unprintable width was changed to .5 inch to
              support smaller mailing labels.

Epson ActionLaser Printers (EPLZR.EXE)

10/08/92 - This file has been updated with version 3.1.2 of the

           Universal Printer Driver (UNIDRV.DLL). In this UNIDRV.DLL
           update, support was added for the HP LaserJet III family of
           printers.

           changes for specific details.

           particular problems in the driver shipped with Windows 3.1
           that supports this printer. The WDL version of this driver
           is considered to be more robust. It is recommended that
           customers using this printer use the WDL version of the
           driver.

Epson ESC/P 2 Scalable Font Driver (ESCP2.EXE)

06/24/93 - All the drivers included in this file are now included in

           EPSON.EXE. Therefore, this driver has been removed from
           the WDL. Please refer to EPSON.EXE for more information.

           driver for ESC/P 2 printers is an update to the one previously
           provided in the WDL (ESCP2.DRV). The ESCP2.DRV and the
           ESCP2E.DRV drivers support different features on the printer.
           The ESCP2.DRV driver takes advantage of the printer's raster
           data-compression modes but doesn't support device fonts.
           This means that TrueType fonts and graphics print faster
           than with other Epson drivers. The ESCP2E.DRV driver supports
           scalable device fonts, as well as TrueType fonts and raster
           graphics. However, TrueType fonts and raster graphics data
           do not print as quickly as when using ESCP2.DRV.

           This file also has been combined with EPLQ.EXE and now
           contains the drivers that were in the EPLQ.EXE file.

           Support for the following models has been added:

              Epson AP-3250 Scalable Font
              Epson AP-5500 Scalable Font
              Epson AP-5000 Scalable Font
              Epson LP-100  Scalable Font
              Epson SQ-870  Scalable Font
              Epson SQ-1170 Scalable Font
              Epson LQ-570  Scalable Font
              Epson LQ-870  Scalable Font
              Epson LQ-1070 Scalable Font
              Epson LQ-1170 Scalable Font

           NOTE: AP stands for Action Printer.

           The scalable device font names were changed as follows:

              Roman PS to Roman Scalable
              San Serif PS to San Serif Scalable

           A problem with using the printer's tear-off feature was
           corrected.

           Version 1.3 of the Microsoft Windows printer driver for
           Epson ESC/P 2 24-pin printers is an update to the one
           provided in the Windows 3.1 package (version 1.0).

           Resolution 360x180 was not listed on the LQ-870 and LQ-1070
           printer drivers. This version adds this resolution to
           all printer models. The resolutions are 180x180, 360x180, and
           360x360 dots per inch.

           The orientation of envelope paper sizes are incorrect on
           version 1.1 and was based on raster printer paper feeding.
           Version 1.3 allows printing on envelopes in the correct
           orientation for dot-matrix printers.

           The printable area of some paper sizes are modified to
           prevent occasional incorrect and inconsistent paper feeding
           problems when using the sheet feeder.

           driver for Epson ESC/P 2 printers is an update to the
           one previously provided in the WDL (ESCP2.DRV). The
           difference between the ESCP2.DRV and the ESCP2E.DRV drivers
           is in the features they support on the printer. The
           ESCP2.DRV driver takes advantage of the printer's raster
           data-compression modes, but doesn't support device fonts.
           This means that TrueType fonts and graphics print
           faster with this driver than with other Epson drivers. The
           ESCP2E.DRV driver supports scalable device fonts, as well
           as TrueType fonts and raster graphics. However, TrueType
           fonts and raster graphics data do not print as quickly as
           when using ESCP2.DRV.

           ESCP2E.DRV corrects the following problems:

            - Support for the following models has been added:

                 Epson AP-3250 Scalable Font
                 Epson AP-5500 Scalable Font
                 Epson AP-5000 Scalable Font
                 Epson LQ-100  Scalable Font
                 Epson SQ-870  Scalable Font
                 Epson SQ-1170 Scalable Font

              NOTE: AP stands for Action Printer.

            - The scalable device font names were changed from:

                 Roman PS to Roman Scalable
                 San Serif PS to San Serif Scalable

            - A problem when using the printer's tear-off feature has
              been corrected.

           Universal Printer Driver (UNIDRV.DLL). In this UNIDRV.DLL
           update, support was added for the HP LaserJet III family of
           printers.

           driver for Epson ESC/P 2 24-pin printers is an update to
           the one provided in the Windows 3.1 package (version 1.0).

           It corrects the following problems:

            - Several Epson ESC/P 2 printer models are added: LQ-100,
              AP-3250, AP-5000, AP-5500, SQ-870, and SQ-1170. (The
              model names beginning with "AP" are abbreviations for
              Action Printer.)

            - The 360x180 resolution was not listed on the LQ-870
              and LQ-1070 printer drivers. This version adds this
              resolution to all printer models. The resolutions are
              180x180, 360x180, and 360x360 dots per inch (dpi).

            - The orientation of envelope paper sizes was incorrect in
              the version 1.1 driver and was based on laser printer
              paper feeding. Version 1.3 allows printing on envelopes
              in the correct orientation for dot-matrix printers.

            - The printable area of some paper sizes was modified to
              prevent occasional incorrect or inconsistent paper-
              feeding problems when using a sheet feeder.

           changes for specific details.

           UNIDRV.HLP, was replaced. It is now exactly the same as the
           Help file that ships with Windows 3.1.

           the Epson LQ-1170 ESC/P 2 printers.

Epson ESC/P2c 2.21 (ESCP2C.EXE)

04/17/95 - ESCP2C.EXE has been added to the WDL. This driver supports the

           Epson AP-2360(LQ-150), DLQ-3000, and LQ-300 printers.

Epson LQ Scalable Font Printers (EPLQ.EXE)

02/03/93 - All the drivers included in this file have been included in

           ESCP2.EXE. Therefore, this driver has been removed from the
           WDL. Please refer to ESCP2.EXE for more information.

           Universal Printer Driver (UNIDRV.DLL). In this UNIDRV.DLL
           update, support was added for the HP LaserJet III family of
           printers.

           changes for specific details.

           Epson LQ Scalable Font printers. See WDL.TXT for the
           specific models.

Fujitsu 9-Pin Printers (FUJI9.EXE)

10/20/92 - This version (1.1) of the Microsoft Windows printer

           driver for Fujitsu 9-pin printers is an update to the one
           provided in the Windows 3.1 package (version 1.0). It
           corrects the following problems:

            - A3 paper support added to 136-column models

            - Fanfold 8.5-by-12-inch paper added to all models

            - Various problems with extended characters now fixed

           Universal Printer Driver (UNIDRV.DLL). In this UNIDRV.DLL
           update, support was added for the Z LaserJet III family of
           printers.

           driver for Fujitsu 24-pin printers is an update to the one
           provided in the Windows 3.1 package (version 1.0).

           It corrects the following problems:

            - Adds support for A3 paper to wide-carriage models.

            - Adds support for fanfold 8.5-by-12-inch paper to all
              models.

            - Adds support for some missing extended characters.

            - Fixes problems on two models where an empty cartridge
              box appeared.

Fujitsu 24-Pin Printer Drivers (FUJI24.EXE)

12/09/92 - DMCOLOR.DLL was added to this file. (It was removed earlier

           in error.) DMCOLOR.DLL is needed for recently added color
           printer models.

           DMCOLOR.DLL.

           Microsoft Windows printer driver for Fujitsu 24-pin
           printers is an update to the one provided in the Windows
           3.1 package (version 1.0). It corrects the following
           problems:

            - Support for the following models added:

                 DL-3350 (new)
                 DL-3450 (new)
                 DL-900  (previously supported in FUJI.EXE)
                 DL-4600 (previously supported in FUJI.EXE)
                 DL-4400 (previously supported in FUJI.EXE)
                 DL-3600 (previously supported in FUJI.EXE)
                 DL-1100 (previously supported in FUJI.EXE)
                 DL-1100 Colour (previously supported in FUJI.EXE)
                 DL-1200 (previously supported in FUJI.EXE)

            - Problems with "tear-off" feature now fixed.

            - Sheet-feed and manual-feed paper-handling options now
              supported.

            - Several European paper sizes now added.

            - Various problems with extended characters now fixed.

Fujitsu Printers (FUJI.EXE)

10/20/92 - FUJI.EXE has been removed from the WDL. The following

           printers were supported in FUJI.EXE:

              Fujitsu DL-900
              Fujitsu DL-1100
              Fujitsu DL-1100 Colour
              Fujitsu DL-1200
              Fujitsu DL-3600
              Fujitsu DL-4400
              Fujitsu DL-4600

           Support for these printers is now in FUJI24.EXE.

           Universal Printer Driver (UNIDRV.DLL). In this UNIDRV.DLL
           update, support was added for the HP LaserJet III family of
           printers.

           changes for specific details.

           Fujitsu printers. See WDL.TXT for the specific models.

Fujitsu PrintPartner 10 and PrintPartner 10w (FJ10W2.EXE)

07/01/93 - FJ10W2.EXE was updated in the WDL to contain version 3.56

           of the Microsoft PostScript driver. Please see information
           on PSCRIP.EXE for details.

           PrintPartner 10 and the PrintPartner 10w printers (with RAM
           configurations of 2 MB) has been updated in the WDL to
           correct printable region errors on envelopes.

           PrintPartner 10 and the PrintPartner 10w with RAM
           configurations of 2 MB. If the configuration has more than
           2 MB, FJ10W3.EXE must be used; if not, printable region errors
           occur.

Fujitsu PrintPartner 10 and PrintPartner 10w (FJ10W3.EXE)

07/01/93 - FJ10W3.EXE was updated in the WDL to contain version 3.56

           of the Microsoft PostScript driver. Please see information
           on PSCRIP.EXE for details.

           PrintPartner 10 and the PrintPartner 10w printers (with RAM
           configurations of greater than 2 MB) has been updated in
           the WDL to correct printable region errors on envelopes.

           PrintPartner 10 and the PrintPartner 10w with RAM
           configurations of more than 2 MB. If the configuration has
           2 MB, FJ10W2.EXE must be used; if not, printable region errors
           occur.

Generic Printer Driver - GENDRV.DLL (GENDRV.EXE)

06/24/93 - This file has been updated in the WDL to correct a

           PRINTER.TXT error.

           shipped with Windows 3.1. This current version (1.68) of
           the Generic Printer Driver (GENDRV.DLL) corrects the
           following problems:

            - Corrects GP faults when shifting between Universal
              Printer Drivers and Generic Printer Drivers
            - Corrects GP faults when printing charts and graphs

           The following printers on the WDL use the GENDRV.DLL:

              Canon LBP 8-III             (CANON.EXE)
              Digital DECLaser 1100       (DEC1.EXE)
              Digital DECLaser 2100/Plus  (DEC1.EXE)
              Digital DECLaser 2200/Plus  (DEC1.EXE)
              Digital DECLaser 3200       (DEC1.EXE)
              Digital LA70                (DEC1.EXE)
              Digital LA75                (DEC1.EXE)
              Digital LA75 Plus           (DEC1.EXE)
              Digital LA324               (DEC1.EXE)
              Digital LJ250/252           (DEC1.EXE)
              Digital LN03/Plus           (DEC1.EXE)
              IBM Laser Printer 4029      (IB4029.EXE)
              Olivetti DM 124 C           (OLIVE.EXE)
              Royal CJP 450               (OLIVE.EXE)
              Seiko CH 4104               (SEIKO.EXE)
              Seiko CH 5504               (SEIKO.EXE)
              Seiko CH 5514               (SEIKO.EXE)

           NOTE: Of all the printer drivers using GENDRV.DLL, the
           IBM 4029 is the only printer driver on the WDL that is
           certified by Microsoft Compatibility Labs (MCL). All
           other printers using this .DLL have not been tested or
           certified by MCL.