What you will see

Any of the following symptoms may be observed as a result of improper installation of the driver using the New Driver option under Properties > Advanced tab:

Undesired printing results.
Incorrect printer output, to include: incorrect characters printed; missing fonts; wrong font; altered font size or pitch; improper font substitution; incorrect borders or margins.
Spooler crashes.
"Missing *.dll" errors may appear during the installation of the driver.

Driver Operating System Environment Driver Feature

Any Lexmark PCL and PS driver and this includes the Universal Print Driver. Microsoft Windows (all versions)

Driver: (drop-down menu)
or

New Driver... (button)

Illustration

Explanation

Lexmark does not support this method as this is a Microsoft printing system implemented feature. When switching drivers using this method, the operating system assumes the new driver has the same internal structure as the old one. Since this may not be the case with some Lexmark drivers, abnormal behavior can result.

For a Microsoft explanation regarding this topic, please click here.

As stated in the Universal Print Driver White Paper:

The Universal Print Driver (UPD) version 2 is designed to work in parallel with UPD version 1. This gives administrators or end users the ability of having both versions installed at once.
When upgrading from UPD versions 1 to 2, do not switch the driver from the Advanced tab of the Printer Properties dialog since it is not supported.
Administrators should create new print queues using UPD version 2 only after deleting the existing UPD version 1 print queues.

When can the 'New Driver' button be used?

Use 'New Driver' only when upgrading from an older version of the same driver version. For example, if you are updating the driver from version 2.0. to version 2.1.

Still need help?

If you do not wish to have multiple versions of an installed print driver or deletion of existing printer queues is not acceptable, please contact Lexmark Technical Support to inquire about other possible solutions. NOTE: When calling for support, please be prepared to provide your product model/machine type and serial number (SN). Also, please call from near the printer or computer in case the technician asks you to perform a task involving one of these devices.

Upgrading the Lexmark Universal Print Driver or Lexmark Custom Driver; Possible Consequences of Using the 'New Driver' Feature	Document ID:SO4107

12/18/12	Properties

Upgrading the Lexmark Universal Print Driver or Lexmark Custom Driver; Possible Consequences of Using the 'New Driver' Feature

Problem

Environment

Solution

Driver	Operating System Environment	Driver Feature
Any Lexmark PCL and PS driver and this includes the Universal Print Driver.	Microsoft Windows (all versions)	Driver: (drop-down menu) or New Driver... (button)