Microsoft KB Archive/310897

= The Windows XP Pscript and Unidrv Files Are Available in a Windows 2000 Hotfix Package =

Article ID: 310897

Article Last Modified on 2/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q310897



SYMPTOMS
This article describes a new package that makes the Microsoft Windows XP Pscript and Unidrv files available to Windows 2000-based clients. These files introduce additional functionality, and also resolve a number of issues.



Service Pack Information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

Hotfix Information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name 21-Jul-2001 18:41                  14,088  Locale.gpd 21-Jul-2001 18:39                  25,489  P6disp.gpd 21-Jul-2001 18:39                   3,293  P6font.gpd 17-Aug-2001 21:33  0.3.1281.0     676,352  Pcl5eres.dll 17-Aug-2001 21:35  0.3.1281.0     169,472  Pclxl.dll 21-Jul-2001 18:39                  10,375  Pclxl.gpd 21-Jul-2001 18:39                   1,156  Pjl.gpd 17-Aug-2001 21:36  0.3.1282.1     129,024  Ps5ui.dll 21-Jul-2001 17:38                  26,038  Pscript.hlp 21-Jul-2001 18:42                 792,644  Pscript.ntf 17-Aug-2001 21:36  0.3.1282.1     455,168  Pscript5.dll 21-Jul-2001 18:43                 969,400  Pscrptfe.ntf 30-May-2001 00:03  5.0.2195.3649    3,584  Spmsg.dll 21-Jul-2001 18:41                  14,362  Stdnames.gpd 21-Jul-2001 18:41                     698  Ttfsub.gpd 17-Aug-2001 21:36  0.3.1281.0     251,904  Unidrv.dll 21-Jul-2001 17:39                  21,225  Unidrv.hlp 17-Aug-2001 21:36  0.3.1281.0     196,096  Unidrvui.dll 17-Aug-2001 21:33  0.3.1281.0     619,520  Unires.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000.



Fixes Included in This Package
The issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles are resolved by this package:

303407 Dr. Watson Error in the Spooler When You Print with Arial Unicode TrueType Font

248397 PostScript Printers Print &quot;Insufficient Memory&quot; Error Message

274295 Some Fujitsu DL Series Printers May Not Print Graphics Correctly

306336 UNIFONTOBJ_GetInfo(GETINFO_GLYPHSTRING) Function Does Not Work in the IPrintOemUni::DownloadCharGlyph Method

New Functionality Included in This Package
The major changes are documented on the following MSDN Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ddkint/hh/ddkint/502nwfeat_6s13.asp

Printer-specific updates that are new in this release include:  Developers of Pscript printer minidrivers can add support for two features: AddEuro and TrueGray. Windows XP supports versioning in Unidrv and Pscript printer minidrivers, as well as in IHV monolithic printer drivers. This feature ensures that when users upgrade to newer operating system versions, the most recent printer files will be installed. For more information, see Specifying Printer Driver Version Numbers. Several COM interfaces for printer user interface and rendering plug-ins are new for Windows XP. The interfaces for user interface plug-ins include:

IPrintOemUI2 COM Interface

IPrintCoreUI2 COM Interface

The interfaces for rendering plug-ins include:

IPrintOemPS2 COM Interface

IPrintOemUni2 COM Interface

IPrintCorePS2 COM Interface

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