Honeywell Windows Printer Drivers
LATEST VERSION 10.6.8August 7, 2024
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Version
August 7, 2024
10.6.8
Supported printers
Installation guides
Tested on
Windows 8.1 | 10 | 11 | 8.1 | 10 | 11
Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022 | 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022
Release Notes
10.6.8
- Unidirectional printer drivers are now installed on LAN port without error message.
- Fixed installation issue preventing printers being installed on USB port.
- Printer network discovery now works on servers with multiple network adapters.
- Corrected driver update procedure, no longer removing printers that do not match case sensitive printer name.
Supported Printers
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Release Notes
10.6.8
- Unidirectional printer drivers are now installed on LAN port without error message.
- Fixed installation issue preventing printers being installed on USB port.
- Printer network discovery now works on servers with multiple network adapters.
- Corrected driver update procedure, no longer removing printers that do not match case sensitive printer name.
10.6.7
- Printer installation wizard now shows correct port choices when installing the driver.
10.6.6
- Added support for Datamax O'Neil DMX A-Class series.
- PC45 printer models are supported.
- Fixed offset value for operation modes on PX45/PX65 models.
- Stabilized driver Port monitor and Language monitor memory consumption.
- Stabilized memory consumption in the windows environment when sending data to printer.
- Redesigned installation process in the installation utility wizard. Added logging functionality to the installation utility.
10.6.0
- Update port monitor functionality to prevent possible memory consumption.
- This is initial release of Loftware printer driver, rebrand from NiceLabel printer driver family.
- Default operation mode offset is set to 0mm for all Honeywell models. PX45 and PX65 printers have corrected start adjustment position.
10.5.2
- Driver core stabilization by improving memory and heap allocations.
- Redesigned the self extracting driver package users download from the internet web page.
- Stabilized driver's communication component.
10.5.0
- Printer options resolution, darkness and speed are now correctly merged when changing printer models.
- Stabilized communication interface between the driver and the Label Design application.
- Removed limitation of loaded driver packages on Server 2008 and Server 2016 system.
- Corrected status response when multiple status queries are requested at the same time.
10.3.2
- Fixed printing internal rectangle when filled as solid type.
- Added PX45 and PX65 printer models.
10.3.1
- Added option for controlling RFID antenna offset setting by the printer.
- Added right anchoring point for text elements.
10.2.4
- Corrected output dimensions on 600dpi printers (changed to 609dpi).
10.2.2
- Fixed crash of driver when document name longer than 260 characters
10.1.2
- Added new printer models PD45, PD45S, PM45, PM45c.
- Added new mobile printer models RP2/RP4.
- Corrected top and operation offsets on PX940 printers. Default top offset for PX940 models is now 0mm.
- For PX940 models the default value has been changed and maximum value has been set to 999 dots.
10.0.0
- Fixed problems in case user set different HDPI and VDPI in landscape orientation.
- Menu for using settings from printer or driver is redesigned and improved.
- Added capability to set all printer supported parameters to be controlled by the printer.
- Added support for web based printer management.
- Change the print preview so when the label is too long the end of the label is visible.
8.7.0
- RFID functionality implemented on DP printers. Label width is not send for A-Class print engines to avoid disabling some part of print head. Fixed an issue with drivers not being signed on some Windows versions.
8.6.3
- Set fixed document length is corrected in case of continuous media type and cutter is used on DPL printers. I2of5 is supported as internal printer element on DP printers. Driver is signed with updated certificate. Changed timestamp server to avoid "unknown certificate" issue on some OS systems.
8.6.0
- Cancel before print is working now in all scenarios on DPL printers. When this option is enabled all elements in DRAM are deleted first. This action prevents the memory from getting full of temporary graphics.
8.5.2
- GS1 Datamatrix is supported as internal printer element on DP printes.
8.5.0
- Communication with the printer is working now also when port monitor logging is enabled on non English Windows OS. PX940 series support also Darkness and Print quality options. Fixed issue with printer sending incorrect setup commands for media type on PX940 series. PX4ie printers are supported. Fixed print unlimited quantity from NiceLabel. Fixed issue with confusing/incorrect usage of start stop offsets on DP printers. WYSIWYG is correct for all text elements also in case the label has been created with V5 driver.
8.3.3
- Cancel before print command is updated.
8.3.2
- Fixed slow UI operation when using VPN connected printer. Fixed driver crash when using LPR port and export driver settings.
8.3.1
- Improved performance Driver initialisation time was decreased for up to 30%.Smaller file footprint Driver file size was reduced for up to 60%.Improved installation utility PrnInst better supports multi user environments. Driver upgrade procedure was improved for installations with large number of printers.
8.2.3
- Added pack module command (on DPL printers) in case label is stored to the printer. This command release memory marked as deleted.Label created with Datamax V5 driver is printing the same also with V8 driver version.Honeywell Easycoder PX4i and PX6i printer series uses correct setup commands.
8.2.2
- Internal counter is working also with concatenate function on DP printers.
8.2.00
- Rewinder option is supported for PX series printers. GUI for driver settings with print preview is improved.
- Driver stability was improved and memory usage was optimized.
- Minimum label width and height have been corrected for PX940 printer models.
8.0.50
- User can now use Reload to upload entire list of virtual fonts to printer again, instead uploading each virtual font individually.
- Procedure for updating printers is improved in Prninst application that all settings for all users are correctly preserved.
- Prninst application automatically detects printer(s) connected to local network.
- Fixed issues with unlimited print selection in NiceLabel.
8.0.23
- Added option to let the printer control label width/height during printing (Added Printer default options). If none of the setup commands are to be sent the setup command is removed entirely. Added commands to prevent label skipping if printed label exceeds defined dimensions and to ensure internal barcodes are printed over the defined label edge.
8.0.22
- Fixed print spooler crash using latest driver's language monitor.
- Added support for Honeywell PX940 printer series.
8.0.21
- Driver Maintenance, Settings and Support actions are working also with printer name longer than 32 characters.
8.0.20
- Initial Version 8 release: Redesigned and updated User Interface. Added and improved Print Preview to be shown on more panels. Added new Tool options for easier Maintenance, Setup and Support. Added options for sending files or commands to the printer. Added possibility to toggle Status Checking during printing. Fixed in-corrections when displaying driver on High-DPI monitors.
- During printer driver installation and uninstallation the Unicode printer names are fully supported.
- Improved displaying of Network discovered printers while sorting and graying already installed printers during printer driver installation.
- Minimized the frequency of displaying the splwow64 thunking spooler (SplWow64) message during printer installation.
- Upgraded uninstall of Ports and Port Monitors when printer removing the printer driver.
- During printer driver installation additional fields Location and Comment can be set.
7.8.40
- Fixed issue where printing variable graphics on Datamax printers caused drivers to have excessively large memory consumption.
- Generation of unique job and graphic names is corrected.
- Element positioning on GUI has been improved.
- Honeywell PC42t plus (203dpi) - DP printer model added.
7.8.30
- Automatic offset adjustment does not overwrite printer settings anymore.
- Solved issue with driver crash or settings not saved after updating more than one printer using the same driver model.
- Added Datamax Compact4 Mobile Mark II and Datamax Compact4 Mobile Mark III models.
- Improved status checking from NiceLabel to show the latest possible value.
- Improved Advanced TCP/IP port stability and information when logging is enabled.
- Button "Open printing preferences" is added to the last installation page. By clicking on this button installer opens printing preferences of recently installed printer.
7.8.23
- Honeywell DP printers can print also small labels with height of minimum 6.4mm.
7.8.22
- Added support for Honeywell PD43 and PD43c printer models.
- Media type change on stock dialog did not change corresponding picture immediately.
- Added support for Custom commands for Intermec models.
7.8.21
- Added support for Custom commands for Datamax models.
7.8.20
- Updated driver distribution with Datamax printers, based on new driver platform.
7.8.10
- This is completely new driver release, based on new driver platform. The driver was extensively tested with different NiceLabel software versions. We suggest that you verify existing labels and solutions before you start using this printer driver in production.
Version
August 7, 2024
10.6.8
Installation guides
Tested on
Windows 8.1 | 10 | 11 | 8.1 | 10 | 11
Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022 | 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022
Supported Printers
Release Notes
5.5.0
- Updated driver package information and driver user interface look with new branding.
- Updated driver package information and driver user interface look with new branding.
5.2.00.7005
- Corrected print position for DPL A-Class right handed printers and linerfree print and apply systems.
5.2.00.6872
- A-Class Mark II printers does not send label width data to the printer anymore.
5.1.16.6754
- Datamax printers from I-Class, H-Class, E-Class Mark III and A-Class are sending always label width value to the printer, no matter with which printer model has been used to create a label.
5.1.16.6511
- Fixed spooler crash when printing from NiceLabel 2017 to a printer using Advanced TCP/IP port.
5.1.15.6474
- Port monitor crashed print spooler on the second print when using Advanced TCP/IP. This is fixed now.
5.1.13.6232
- Fixed issue with DNS IP resolution not working when printer network name is longer then 25 characters.
5.1.13.6196
- DD.MM.YY and DD.MM.YYYY (without space before year) are new printer RTC formats on DPL printers.
5.1.11.5971
- Fixed About dialog issue with garbage after name for printers with name >= 32 chars.
5.1.11.5948
- New RTC date formats supported (MM.YYYY - 2 digit for Month and 4 digits for Year, YJJJ - 1 digit for Year and 3 digits for Day of Year ).
5.1.11.5791
- Fixed NiceLabel crash when changing the printer on Label Setup>Printer dialog and then disabling "Use advanced printer driver interface".
5.1.10.5739
- RTC can be used now also on barcode elements. RTC can be used also on GS1 Datamatrix or GS1-128 code.Also RTC offset is supported now.
5.1.10.5692
- When updating drivers which have already defined their own stocks, barcode fonts or command fonts, PrnInst application failed with message box "List index out of bounds". This is fixed now.
5.1.09.5549
- Installer ends if user choose "don't install..." option in Windows warning dialog.
5.1.08.5063
- Fixed issue where editing a stock causes an error message.
5.1.07.5408
- Performance series printers need to include resolution of graphic and units command in the print stream.
5.1.07.5339
- Datamax Performance series printers did not print corretly multiple pages. This is corrected now.
5.1.07.5327
- Element positioning in landscape orientation on ST printer models has been corrected.
5.1.07.5312
- Datamax O'neil Performance Series printers (p115, p115s, p1120n, p1125, p1725) prints head first (not bottom first). Print preview picture in the driver is changed accordingly.
5.1.07.5289
- New RTC format is supported (YYJJJ: year in two digits + julian date)
5.1.07.5226
- Imaje printers (Label point programming language) supports now also Julian date in 3 digit format as internal command.
5.1.07.5141
- Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode is now printed correctly
5.1.07.5086
- Datamax O'neil performance printers did not send quantity value for every page. This is corrected now.
5.1.07.4926
- Printer Install Wizard supports silent installation of Port Monitor modules.
5.1.06.4822
- Implemented support for export to SAP. Printer driver was updated to support the latest printer language extensions which enable correct ITF file generation.
5.1.06.4818
- New languages supported are: Danish, Hebrew, Slovak and Portuguese (Brazil). Portuguese language is removed.
5.1.06.4815
- Language monitor will now retry sending data to printer 3 times before reporting an error to spooler.
5.1.06.4800
- PrnInst utility quits driver installation if user doesn't trust the publisher.
5.1.05.4788
- Driver settings are now correctly updated after being imported.
5.1.04.5100
- PrnInst didn't not work on folders with long path name. Current version support paths up to 260 (MAX_PATH) characters.
5.1.03.4633
- Help file was updated with a note that some applications can lock the driver and prevent it from being updated by a new version.
5.1.02.4472
- On Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 users were not able to change language settings. Now they can change language settings if they have administrative rights.
5.1.02.4378
- Microsoft Access was reporting wrong paper names when custom stocks are defined in driver. Now it works OK.
5.1.02.4371
- After leaving an edit field the values in it are now correctly checked according to their specified minimum/maximum values and displayed in correct format for the selected measurement unit.
5.1.01.4360
- Prevent occasional labeling software crash when loading labels created with NiceLabel drivers older than version 4.6.16.
5.1.01 4402
- Add a line stating the requirements needed for asian fonts to be printed correctly by the driver.
5.1.00.4354
- Cutter functionality corrected for printing from Windows applications and cutter set to cut every n labels.
5.1.00.4306
- Solved problem with multi-thread printing (sometimes the stream is not correct).
5.0.03.4192
- QR barcode is supported on DPL printers.Prefix and suffix enabled for counters.
5.0.03.4183
- Date offset is now supported on RTC for DPL printers. Offset is set in days.The limitation is one RTC variable with offset on the label.Offset does not work with time variable because of printer firmware limitation.
5.0.02.4141
- Darkness now ranges from -20 to 20 instead of -10 to 10
5.0.00.4197
- Driver help for barcode font "y dimension" updated.
5.0.00.3897
- All the drivers are now digitaly signed to allow installation on Windows 8.
4.6.78.3840
- In some rare cases driver crashed when printing a Code128 barcode. This is corrected now.
4.6.76.3790
- Fixed occasional Spooler crash when printing Word document with very long filename.
4.6.76.3782
- Advanced Port monitor can now be added by using Windows Add New Port Type option.
4.6.76.3763
- Port monitor now reconnectes to printer after lost connection
4.6.74.3714
- Numeric GS1Databar barcode types no longer have data size requirements
4.6.72.3647
- German translation for Tear Off Distance was Abrißabstand, which was wrong. We corrected this translation to Abrisskante.
4.6.69.3612
- Driver update didn't preserve settings for all installed printers. This is fixed now.
4.6.69.3581
- DPL Vector fonts (CG Times, CG Triumvirate) printed from other Windows applications and not from labeling software were positioned wrong. This is corrected now.
4.6.66.3658
- In some case of printing big graphics (color on 64-bit OS for example) the graphic elements could be missing. This is corrected now.
4.6.66.3436
- Obsolete monitor.inf files were removed from drivers that still had them
4.6.66.3392
- Removed warning message for special ports, when installing printer driver with Printer Installation Wizard.If connected to standard Windows TCP/IP port then show warning message.
4.6.65.3360
- Printer error detailes were missing while printing. The status reporting issue was limited to NicePrintQueue, Enterprise Print Manager(EPM) and NiceLabel.:p
4.6.65.3334
- Additional data was encoded into QR barcode data field. This is corrected now.
4.6.64.3290
- Advanced TCP/IP port monitor now supports connections to names as well as IP addresses.
4.6.63.3224
- Rotation option on userinterface and QR and MicroQR barcode font rotation now work correctly
4.6.62.3190
- Spooler crash when changing printer port while printing was fixed.
4.6.62.3156
- Custom settings for unprintable now work correctly
4.6.59.3002
- Printer ports are now properly shown in Options dialog.
4.6.59.2995
- Changed font for Chinese Windows to SimHei.
4.6.52.2829
- In old driver peel and dispense option didn't work if label present sensor check box wasn't checked. This is corrected now. If user selects peel or dispense, label present sensor check box is automatically checked.
4.6.51.2800
- Czech, Lithuanian and Ukrainian languages are now supported also in all NiceDrivers.
4.6.50.2773
- When printing from standard Windows application (like Microsoft Word) and using page rotation (Landscape and/or rotate 180), positions of graphic were shifted relative to internal elements.Shift size depends on page dimensions, shift direction depends on rotation.
4.6.49.2747
- PrnInst utility was updated so that long INF file structure is supported.
4.6.49.2611
- When trying to preinstall drivers on Windows 7, user got an "Environment incorrect" error message. This is corrected now.
4.6.48.2718
- Cut on last element is available only if no sensor is selected.
4.6.48.2709
- If user selected batch cut (cut at the end) the printout was not OK. This has been corrected and it looks the command for cycle cutter did not work correctly: Because of that it has been removed.
4.6.43.2445
- User is now able to change administrator settings without reopening driver properties dialog as an elevated user. A click on the shielded button and entering the credentials is all that is needed.
4.6.41.2364
- Fixed occasional driver crash when printing extremely large graphics
4.6.41.2361
- Page preview icons in "Advanced Dialog" corrected.
4.6.37.2258
- Uninstall of printer with Printer Install Wizard did not work on Windows 2003 (x64) system
4.6.34.2269
- Time format hh:mm:ss is not supported.
4.6.30.2157
- Media Type selection enabled on printers without display and disabled on printers with display.
4.6.22
- Build number is now part of version information in About dialog
4.6.14
- DPL printers have ability to print inverse text. This option is supported now also in NiceDrivers.
- Macros 05 and 06 on Datamatrix are now supported on printer models with ZPL and DPL printer language.
- DPL printer will print unlimited labels quantity with quantity command of 9999.
4.6.05
- When using variables (counters + prompt variables), counters should be numbered separately with ID1..10.
4.6.04
- Printing internal Maxicode and PDF-417 now works.
- The internal date/time fields could only be used with the internal fonts Datamax1 and Datamax2. When you used any other internal font (including CG Times), the internal date/time didn't get printed. This is corrected now.
- WYSIWYG for internal fonts is corrected for DPL printers.
- Counter definition should not be present when exporting to SAP (*pnl and *itf file). Of course just in case that counter is not used on the label format.
4.6.01
- Postnet barcodes has wrong expansions and are printed too big. This is corrected now and WYSIWYG is OK.
- Added Rotation to parsed text in command fonts
4.6.00
- Printing process was stopped during heavy duty printing.
- Barcode height is corrected for non-203 dpi printers.
4.5.42
- Driver print speed optimization
4.5.40
- DMX M-4308 Mark II models has problems with positioning of elements on the label. This is corrected now.
4.5.39
- PrnInst showed login window, even if the user running the application was administrator.
4.5.37
- PrnInst can now be moved to any position (second monitor) and it will stay there. It will not jump back to its original position.
4.5.34
- Postnet barcode fonts can no longer have their width changed.
4.5.12
- User can select Automatic or Manual options for Job removing using keyboard in Printer Install Wizard
- Fixed labeling software crash when turning off "Use Advanced printer driver interface".
4.5.11
- Printer Install Wizard uninstallation of driver doesn`t remove all of the files from the SYSTEM32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\ folder.
4.5.09
- Electonic Article Survailance was always disabled on Rfid printers
- Fixed printing of Datamatrix and QR barcode font with more then 255 character data
- Added automatic termination character for Maxicode barcode font data
4.5.07
- Added support for custom printer name after silently installing a printer driver from command line (/INSTPRN; /INSTMULTPRN)
4.5.06
- Printer Installation Wizard will be able to automaticly remove all jobs when updating printer
4.5.05
- Printer Install Wizard can start an application specified in the command line, after it closes.
4.5.04
- Fixed Advanced TCP/IP port to handle leading 0 in IP.
4.5.03
- When you disable the option "Use advanced printer driver interface" (in File -> Label Setup -> Printing tab) labeling software will crash with the error "GDI Failure, OK to continue?"
- Status monitor is able to detect port conflicts, when two printer drivers are using the same port for bidirectional communication with the printer.Also when user will delete or install a new printer to the system, Status Monitor will detect the change by itself.
4.5.02
- PrnInst didn't set printer attributes correctly. This is fixed now.
4.5.01
- Turkish language added
4.5.00
- New setting Printer default. If set, then printer will not send some settings from Options and Advanced Setup tab. This feature is useful for printers with LCD display where user would like to set printer parameters (speed, darkness...) manually.
- - write MMF to alternative location (research) - update MemMaster to store files to this location - update driver to read from new location (make sure that the update will be backward compatible)
4.4.73
- Uninstall of driver package failed when running a 64bti system.
4.4.69
- Labelling software can now recall variables with more than 31 characters of data.
- When you click on the Help button in About dialog help is opened, but it is not linked to any page.
- Help on About dialog opens help page with contents 'This program cannot display the webpage'.
- - RLE graphics compression is added- inline graphics- binary transfer
- Checkbox "Enable bidirectional support" (Printer properties -> Ports) can now be unchecked automatically during driver installation, corresponding to the flag "Bidirectional" in .inf file.Bidirectional=0 => checkbox is unchecked.Bidirectional=1 => checkbox is checked.If this information is ommited, Bidirectional=1 is assumed.
4.4.66
- New dot positioning is implemented. User is able to change between new (in dots) and existing (1/10 mm) positioning with command y22.
4.4.65
- Export label to printer works now correctly also for prompted variables,
4.4.64
- Removed Help button as no help is available.
- Export to printer didn't work properly. There was a wrong slot number in the exported print stream.
- New Japanese translation for Printer Install Wizard
4.4.63
- Downloaded fonts allways print in the same size, even if you resize them.
- DL of graphics on LPT port doesnt work correctly, when printing you get an empty screen
- When user starts Printer Install Wizard the application is shown but without focus
- Changed default number for cutting to 1 label instead of 0.
4.4.60
- Changed file info for Printer Install Wizard
- Default value for Always use default settings is not correct when instaling it the driver with a configuration file attached.
4.4.52
- DLL files for user interface translation did not include version info data.
- Labels transfered from different systems now retain their driver settings.
- When using printer template export in File->Export menu of labelling application you get the following error: "An error occured during printer template export".This problem applies to EasyPlug and Labelpoint printers, templates that use "Variables" field and labels with variable Unicode fonts.
4.4.51
- Increased lenght for filename and path in import and export of settings.
- POSTNET barcodes have a fixed height and width, but the interface allows the user to change these dimensions.
4.4.50
- Import and export didn't work if filename and path exceeded the length of 80 characters while windows support 256 character lengths
- Click on "Stocks" panel caused error if stock list was empty. This is fixed now.
4.4.30
- - support for preinstall on all supported platforms
4.4.01
- EndDocument escape was sent even when there was no StartDocument.
- If driver gets no separator character description for decimal number from the OS, driver puts a "+" or "," string as default character. The result was seen for page size (example)Now the dot character "." is set for default separator in this case.
4.4.00
- Invalid stocks are now marked. User can open the Stock properties dialog and press OK to fix the problem (which is usually stock dimension). Stock size will be automatically adjusted.
- UI for commands fonts works now properly also in Japanese language.
- In some rare cases streams sent to the printer had an extra "0" added in it.
4.3.73
- There was a bug found on barcode SSCC18 (EAN/UCC128, Code128), because in case of string "338386009002153746" two bytes "02" in the middle of the data stream causes printing character " (colon). This is corrected now.
4.3.72
- Sometimes a print stream is not send to the printer, and it stays stuck in the spooler
4.3.71
- Media type selection (Properties>Advanced setup>Other) has been added some time ago for all Datamax printers. But we have found some problems with this option for some printer models with display on printer's control panel. The problem is that printer resets itself when gets the command "KcXXX", so this option has been disabled for I-Class and W-Class printers.
4.3.70
- Media type selection (direct thermal, thermal transfer) is added into Datamax advanced setup dialog. User will find this option in secondary dialog which can be opened by button "Other".
4.3.63
- Port monitor crashed when setting up port details (IP and port number)
4.3.60
- "Layout outside label" is no longer treated as an error. It will only show up as a warning.
- Barcode fonts vanished instead of being imported.
4.3.59
- Driver didn't handl RSS unprintable character encoding
- Microsoft Vista operating system is not mentioned in the text file that is distributed with the driver.
- Stocks were not imported if user didn't view the stocks dialog beforehand
4.3.56
- Barcode ratio values are not shown in Barcode Fonts dialog. This only happens when you are editing existing barcode font.
4.3.55
- Spooler crashed during the installation, if there were any printers allready installed on the system.
4.3.54
- While installing a printer driver on certain systems the spooler crashed.
- "delete" button was enabled even if the barcode/command fonts list was empty. This is fixed now.
- Export of barcode fonts didn't work properly unless user clicked on barcode fonts tab before exporting them. This is fixed now.
- Increased timeouts for better printer status response times
- Slow printing occurred when a Not Accessible printer was found on a network. Printer status was also not received immediately.
4.3.53
- Some printers have built in web server (for setup purposes) and labeling application can now display this information.
- Status for printers (that use bidirectionaal communication) was not correct when the printer was not physicaly connected to the computer. Status was changing between Not Accessible and Ready
- Nonprintable characters (characters below ASCII 32 like , , ) in barcodes are not correctly encoded for Labelpoint printers.
4.3.51
- Driver can now override the default document settings of some applications with driver default settings (set up in printer spooler)
4.3.07
- Printer default value can be used for X and Y position offset for printers with Labelpoint printer language.
- After viewing the Help file CHM file was locked and because of that reboot was needed to complete the installation. New version of driver will not lock the CHM any more and because of that reboot is not needed.
4.3.06
- Barcode fonts and command fonts are now stored in registry.
- Printing did not work on nonbidirectional printers. Printer Error was displayed the whole time
4.3.05
- Printing did not work when bidirectional was enabled
4.3.04
- New Port monitor is added to the distribution
- On Windows Vista there is warning displayed if user doesn't have appropriate permissions to create (or write to) certain driver files.
- Old HLP help file format was exchanged for new CHM file format.
- When user changed printer's port, the printing was no longer possible until reboot.
- Port monitor now uses correct (64 bit) interface file on 64bit systems.
- Installation did not go through when upgrading from old printer driver, if the user had the driver connected to the Advanced Port Monitor (LAN)
- Bug fixed, where some changes on stocks updated default umprintable area values.
4.3.03
- Spooler crashed, if user had multiple bidirectional printers using the same port, while using a status monitoring application
4.3.02
- Stocks were not imported properly or were not shown immediately after import.
4.3.01
- Korean language added.
- Darkness and speed settings are ignored for Labelpoint printers.
- Driver does not show all stocks in 'Stocks' combo box on 'Options' dialog. Missing stocks have heights that are near the maximum printer's limit.
4.3.00
- Changed window handling so that port monitor setup windows can appear on Vista
Version
November 21, 2022
5.5.0
Installation guides
Tested on
Windows 8.1 | 10 | 11 | 8.1 | 10 | 11
Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022 | 2012 | 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022
Supported Printers
Release Notes
5.5.0
- Updated driver package information and driver user interface look with new branding.
5.2.00.6945
- Honeywell PC42d 203dpi printer is supported in NiceLabel driver.
5.1.16.6511
- Fixed spooler crash when printing from NiceLabel 2017 to a printer using Advanced TCP/IP port.
5.1.15.6474
- Port monitor crashed print spooler on the second print when using Advanced TCP/IP. This is fixed now.
5.1.15.6350
- Honeywell distribution added. Following models included: Honeywell PC42t (203 dpi) - DP, Honeywell PC42t (203 dpi) - ESim, Honeywell PM42 (203 dpi), Honeywell PM42 (300 dpi) and Honeywell PM42 (406 dpi).
Version
November 21, 2022
5.5.0
Installation guides
Tested on
Windows 8.1 | 10 | 11 | 8.1 | 10 | 11
Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022 | 2012 | 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022
Supported Printers
Release Notes
5.5.4
- Enabled printing of " ! and € characters on Monospace fonts.
5.5.0
- Updated driver package information and driver user interface look with new branding.
5.3.00.7179
- "Use printer settings" option is implemented for IPL printer models.
5.2.00.7038
- Command syntax for export label format to internal printer disk is corrected.
5.1.16.6742
- Fixed issue with RFID not turning off (models PD, PC, PM43 and PM23). Fixed issue with Media sensitivity not being set according to selection in driver (models PD, PC, PM43 and PM23).
5.1.16.6707
- Fixed setting for Direct Thermal mode on PD, PC, PM43 and PM23 models.
5.1.16.6534
- When using "Manual Settings" for stock media setting on new Intermec PM and PC series, darkness value can be any selected value now.
5.1.16.6511
- Fixed spooler crash when printing from NiceLabel 2017 to a printer using Advanced TCP/IP port.
5.1.15.6474
- Port monitor crashed print spooler on the second print when using Advanced TCP/IP. This is fixed now.
5.1.15.6379
- Intermec Esim printers had "inactive" button Miscellaneous on advanced setup dialog. This button is active again.
5.1.13.6232
- Fixed issue with DNS IP resolution not working when printer network name is longer then 25 characters.
5.1.13.6194
- Barcode is printed on correct position for all 4 rotations on CPCL printer models. But CPCL language prints correct just 0 and 90 degree rotation! Other rotations (landscape) are not recommended.
5.1.12.6105
- Intermec PC, PM and PD models use now correct barcode height calculation.
5.1.12.6099
- Intermec PD43, PD43c, PC43 and PC23 are center positioned printer and positioning for labels thinner than max. print width is corrected now.
5.1.12.6033
- Added USB PnP ID for IntermecF2 printer.
5.1.11.5971
- Fixed About dialog issue with garbage after name for printers with name >= 32 chars.
5.1.11.5965
- Intermec PD43 use similar (new) command syntax like PC43 printer.Intermec PD43 is center align printer and not left align.Start adjustment for PD43 models and Tear off mode is -16,6mm.
5.1.11.5791
- Fixed NiceLabel crash when changing the printer on Label Setup>Printer dialog and then disabling "Use advanced printer driver interface".
5.1.11.5753
- Printer RTC (time in minutes) is now send to printer with command "MM" instead of "mm".
5.1.10.5831
- Code 128 keeps also parentheses and spaces as part of data. Before this correction IPL printer ignore parentheses and spaces in the bar code but keep them in the interpretive field.
5.1.10.5789
- Intermec PD43 and Intermec PD43c printers with IPL and DP printer language support also RFID functionality.
5.1.10.5782
- Intermec PD43 and Intermec PD43c printers with IPL and DP printer language are added into Intermec distribution.
5.1.10.5692
- When updating drivers which have already defined their own stocks, barcode fonts or command fonts, PrnInst application failed with message box "List index out of bounds". This is fixed now.
5.1.09.5642
- Intermec PC and PM models with DP language are using new (correct) printer setup commands and helps user with predefined stock names and default darkness values for each specific stock.
5.1.09.5633
- Updated maximum page length for PXi, PFi, PA30, PC43 and PC23 printers models.
5.1.09.5549
- Installer ends if user choose "don't install..." option in Windows warning dialog.
5.1.08.5619
- Added addition location where label format can be stored (beside Flash RAM, CF) and this is option "Local printer disk".
5.1.08.5500
- Intermec DP printer support internal EAN128 barcode command.
5.1.08.5435
- In case of print and store label layout, user gets duplicate next print because previous layout is in the memory. With every new print there must be no layout recalled. This is corrected now.
5.1.08.5063
- Fixed issue where editing a stock causes an error message.
5.1.07.5161
- Datamatrix barcode did not print with latest Fingerprint firmware 8.91.The print stream for Datamatrix barcode is corrected so it print well also with new firmware version. The limitation is use of automatic aspect ratio and square shape of the code.
5.1.07.4926
- Printer Install Wizard supports silent installation of Port Monitor modules.
5.1.06.5024
- Intermec PM23c models added to distribution.
5.1.06.5009
- QR barcode positioning has been corrected for Intermec IPL printers.
5.1.06.4921
- RFID EPC (Gen2) - 128 bit tag is supported on Intermec printers.
5.1.06.4818
- New languages supported are: Danish, Hebrew, Slovak and Portuguese (Brazil). Portuguese language is removed.
5.1.06.4815
- Language monitor will now retry sending data to printer 3 times before reporting an error to spooler.
5.1.06.4800
- PrnInst utility quits driver installation if user doesn't trust the publisher.
5.1.05.4788
- Driver settings are now correctly updated after being imported.
5.1.04.5100
- PrnInst didn't not work on folders with long path name. Current version support paths up to 260 (MAX_PATH) characters.
5.1.03.4633
- Help file was updated with a note that some applications can lock the driver and prevent it from being updated by a new version.
5.1.03.4603
- Plug & Play ID for Intermec PC43t IPL (203dpi) is corrected. The correct one is "Intermec_PC43t-203-IB8D9".
5.1.03.4546
- Fixed issue with MicroPDF not printing because rows and columns parameter was switched.
5.1.02.4507
- Fixed custom stocks selection in driver dialog: driver now correctly selects stock. This only applies to drivers version 5.1.02.4378.
5.1.02.4472
- On Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 users were not able to change language settings. Now they can change language settings if they have administrative rights.
5.1.02.4468
- Code MicroPDF417 on Intermec - DP printer models is printing now as internal element.Export to printer or Store/Recall functionality is working now also with variable data on 2D barcodes (PDF417, MicroPDF417, Datamatrix).
5.1.02.4464
- When doing any export type from the labeling software, the variable data used on code MicroPDF417 are present now.
5.1.02.4452
- Intermec DP printers use improved algorithm for calculate the EAN13/EAN8 barcode height (when human readable is used) for better WYSIWYG.
5.1.02.4378
- Microsoft Access was reporting wrong paper names when custom stocks are defined in driver. Now it works OK.
5.1.02.4371
- After leaving an edit field the values in it are now correctly checked according to their specified minimum/maximum values and displayed in correct format for the selected measurement unit.
5.1.01.4360
- Prevent occasional labeling software crash when loading labels created with NiceLabel drivers older than version 4.6.16.
5.1.01.4356
- Some Intermec printers had wrong Plug & Play ID's.
5.1.01 4402
- Add a line stating the requirements needed for asian fonts to be printed correctly by the driver.
5.1.00.4354
- Cutter functionality corrected for printing from Windows applications and cutter set to cut every n labels.
5.1.00.4306
- Solved problem with multi-thread printing (sometimes the stream is not correct).
5.0.02.4070
- Automatic start/stop adjustment did not send any command to the printer. This is corrected now and printer receives pre-defined values for start and stop adjustment visible in the drivers advanced setup dialog. This adjustment differs according to print mode selection.
5.0.00.4197
- Driver help for barcode font "y dimension" updated.
5.0.00.3910
- Intermec PC series are center positioning printers, but initial they ware handled as left oriented printers. This is corrected now.Font list have been taken from PM series but not all fonts are available on PC series. There are three fonts which are not supported on PC models: DingDings, Futura and Prestige.
- New Intermec printers are renamed from "EasyCoder+model_name" into "Intermec+model_name". Models with this change are listed below:PA30 (300 dpi) - DPPA30 (203 dpi) - DPPA30 (203 dpi) - IPLPA30 (300 dpi) - IPLPF8d (203 dpi)PF8t (203 dpi)PF8t (300 dpi)PB50 (203 dpi) - DPPB50 (203 dpi) - IPLPB21 (203 dpi) - DPPB22 (203 dpi) - DPPB31 (203 dpi) - DPPB32 (203 dpi) - DPPB21 (203 dpi) - IPLPB22 (203 dpi) - IPLPB31 (203 dpi) - IPLPB32 (203 dpi) - IPLPB51 (203 dpi) - IPLPB51 (203 dpi) - DPPC43d (203 dpi) - IPLPC43d (300 dpi) - IPLPC43t (203 dpi) - IPLPC43t (300 dpi) - IPLPC23d (203 dpi) - IPLPC23d (300 dpi) - IPLPC43d (203 dpi) - DPPC43d (300 dpi) - DPPC43t (203 dpi) - DPPC43t (300 dpi) - DPPC23d (203 dpi) - DPPC23d (300 dpi) - DP
5.0.00.3897
- All the drivers are now digitaly signed to allow installation on Windows 8.
4.6.78.3840
- In some rare cases driver crashed when printing a Code128 barcode. This is corrected now.
4.6.77.3810
- Following models added to distribution: Intermec PM43 (203 dpi) - DP, Intermec PM43 (203 dpi) - IPL,Intermec PM43 (300 dpi) - DP, Intermec PM43 (300 dpi) - IPL,Intermec PM43 (406 dpi) - DP,Intermec PM43 (406 dpi) - IPL, Intermec PM43c (203 dpi) - DP, Intermec PM43c (203 dpi) - IPL,Intermec PM43c (300 dpi) - DP, Intermec PM43c (300 dpi) - IPL, Intermec PM43c (406 dpi) - DP and Intermec PM43c (406 dpi) - IPL.
4.6.77.3808
- Intermec PX/PM/PF printers with IPL language support also minimum speed 2"/s.
4.6.76.3799
- Legacy Emulation mode is enabled on the next reboot for PF/PM/PX series of IPL printers.
4.6.76.3790
- Fixed occasional Spooler crash when printing Word document with very long filename.
4.6.76.3782
- Advanced Port monitor can now be added by using Windows Add New Port Type option.
4.6.76.3766
- When doing Export to SAP from labeling software the line with variable definition should not be present, like it is when doing Export to printer.This is corrected now.
4.6.76.3763
- Port monitor now reconnectes to printer after lost connection
4.6.74.3714
- Numeric GS1Databar barcode types no longer have data size requirements
4.6.74.3707
- Following Intermec printers support also RFID functionality: EasyCoder PC43d (203 dpi) - IPLEasyCoder PC43d (203 dpi) - DPEasyCoder PC43d (300 dpi) - IPLEasyCoder PC43d (300 dpi) - DPEasyCoder PC43t (203 dpi) - IPLEasyCoder PC43t (203 dpi) - DPEasyCoder PC43t (300 dpi) - IPLEasyCoder PC43t (300 dpi) - DP
4.6.73.3688
- Following printers added to Intermec printer distribution: EasyCoder PC43d (203 dpi) - IPL, EasyCoder PC43d (203 dpi) - DP, EasyCoder PC43d (300 dpi) - IPL, EasyCoder PC43d (300 dpi) - DP, EasyCoder PC43t (203 dpi) - IPL, EasyCoder PC43t (203 dpi) - DP, EasyCoder PC43t (300 dpi) - IPL, EasyCoder PC43t (300 dpi) - DP, EasyCoder PC23d (203 dpi) - IPL, EasyCoder PC23d (203 dpi) - DP, EasyCoder PC23d (300 dpi) - IPL and EasyCoder PC23d (300 dpi) - DP.
4.6.72.3660
- User was unable to print on newer Intermec EasyCoder PM4i printers. Driver crashed the printer, which stopped responding. Printing was not possible.
4.6.69.3612
- Driver update didn't preserve settings for all installed printers. This is fixed now.
4.6.67.3555
- RTC is now supported inside EAN-128 barcode on EPL printers.
4.6.67.3515
- Negative offset for RFID tag on Intermec printers DP and IPL is possible now.In Labeling software user can just set the antenna offset as positive value, so if user would like to set the same value in negative direction he must select Negative Antenna Offset in the driver settings dialog (Advanced setup > Other/Miscellaneous
4.6.66.3658
- In some case of printing big graphics (color on 64-bit OS for example) the graphic elements could be missing. This is corrected now.
4.6.66.3436
- Obsolete monitor.inf files were removed from drivers that still had them
4.6.66.3392
- Removed warning message for special ports, when installing printer driver with Printer Installation Wizard.If connected to standard Windows TCP/IP port then show warning message.
4.6.65.3360
- Printer error detailes were missing while printing. The status reporting issue was limited to NicePrintQueue, Enterprise Print Manager(EPM) and NiceLabel.:p
4.6.64.3290
- Advanced TCP/IP port monitor now supports connections to names as well as IP addresses.
4.6.63.3224
- Rotation option on userinterface and QR and MicroQR barcode font rotation now work correctly
4.6.62.3190
- Spooler crash when changing printer port while printing was fixed.
4.6.62.3156
- Custom settings for unprintable now work correctly
4.6.61.3098
- When using Store/Recall with variables, recall stream was wrong. This is corrected now.
4.6.61.3095
- SAP Exported export stream with variable EAN13 barcode on label now works correctly
4.6.59.3002
- Printer ports are now properly shown in Options dialog.
4.6.59.2995
- Changed font for Chinese Windows to SimHei.
4.6.54.2898
- PX4i (406 dpi) - DP model added.Minimum speed available is 4"/s for PX4i (406 dpi) - IPL, PF2i (203 dpi) - DP, PF4i (203 dpi) - DP, PF4i (300 dpi) - DP, PX4i (203 dpi) - DP, PX4i (300 dpi) - DP, PX6i (203 dpi) - DP and PX6i (300 dpi) - DP.
4.6.51.2800
- Czech, Lithuanian and Ukrainian languages are now supported also in all NiceDrivers.
4.6.50.2773
- When printing from standard Windows application (like Microsoft Word) and using page rotation (Landscape and/or rotate 180), positions of graphic were shifted relative to internal elements.Shift size depends on page dimensions, shift direction depends on rotation.
4.6.49.2747
- PrnInst utility was updated so that long INF file structure is supported.
4.6.49.2742
- Wrong command was used for disabling label taken sensor on ESim printers. This is corrected now.Reverse sensor enabled only for PC4 and PF8 printers.
4.6.49.2611
- When trying to preinstall drivers on Windows 7, user got an "Environment incorrect" error message. This is corrected now.
4.6.48.2642
- Additional CPCL commands added. If user selects "Feed label after writing" and "Delay before feed" additional commands LABEL, SET-TOF and FORM are sent to printer.Also page width and memory size for P4T and RP4T printers was increased.
4.6.45.2514
- Updated Plug & Play ID for printer Intermec EasyCoder PB22 (203 dpi) - DP.
4.6.43.2459
- Following models added: EasyCoder PM4i (406 dpi) - IPL, EasyCoder PM4i (406 dpi) - DP, EasyCoder PD42 (203 dpi) and EasyCoder PD42 (300 dpi).Corrected also Max page lengths for PM, PD41 and PD42 models.
4.6.43.2445
- User is now able to change administrator settings without reopening driver properties dialog as an elevated user. A click on the shielded button and entering the credentials is all that is needed.
4.6.41.2364
- Fixed occasional driver crash when printing extremely large graphics
4.6.41.2361
- Page preview icons in "Advanced Dialog" corrected.
4.6.41.2345
- If user used FNC in barcode, incorrect stream was generated.
4.6.37.2258
- Uninstall of printer with Printer Install Wizard did not work on Windows 2003 (x64) system
4.6.36.2295
- Incorrect stream was generated for RFID encoding on IPL language
4.6.33.2236
- All 1D barcodes on EPL printer do not have limitation for maximum height set to 600dots anymore. Limitation is now set to 1200 dots.
4.6.30.2175
- Texts using internal fonts with a semicolon as part of data now print correctly
4.6.30.2171
- Red Prarie export with barcodes no longer produces an error.
4.6.24
- Fixed Rfid Encoding for IPL printers, if data is maximum size
- void label was not marked
4.6.23
- Added Rfid for Intermec PX4i and PX6i printers.
4.6.22
- Build number is now part of version information in About dialog
4.6.14
- For some commands Orientation parameter (landscape/portrait) was ignored and this should not happen, because width and height are related with orientation setting. This is corrected now and correct dimmensions are sent to the printer.
4.6.08
- The option "Label Taken Sensor" on Intermec ESim drivers is ignored due to wrong escape.
4.6.03
- EPL printers can use option "KDU Repeat Prompt" when exporting label format to printer memory and using recall with KDU keyboard. With this option enabled, user will have to enter variable value on KDU keyborard on every recall. Option can be found on Advanced setup > Miscellaneous dialog.
4.6.01
- Added Rotation to parsed text in command fonts
4.6.00
- Printing process was stopped during heavy duty printing.
4.5.50
- On old Intermec DP printers like EasyCoder 201,301,501,601 and E4 is there was wrong text output if variable was used. Character "a" was aded for prefix and suffix. This is corrected now.
4.5.43
- Print key option is working now also on old DP printers like EasyCoder 501 is.
4.5.42
- Driver print speed optimization
4.5.39
- PrnInst showed login window, even if the user running the application was administrator.
4.5.37
- PrnInst can now be moved to any position (second monitor) and it will stay there. It will not jump back to its original position.
4.5.34
- Postnet barcode fonts can no longer have their width changed.
4.5.30
- EPL printers sent cut offset in all cases (c commands). This is corrected now.
4.5.14
- Store/Recall functionalitiy is implemented into Intermec DP printers.
- Store/Recall on Intermec DP printers
- On Advanced Setup dialog > Miscellaneous there is an option for Update RTC. With this option enabled the Real time & clock will be updated during printing.Feature can not be enabled together with PRBUF compression of graphic.
- EPL language support different expansion range. Native EPL printers support range 1-40, but Esim from Intermec support 1-15. Also the WYSIWYG for all 4-rotations has been corretced.
- User can use RTC offset from labeling software but the driver will send just offset in minutes for TIME format and days offset for DATE format. Hour/second/month/year offsets are ignored from the GUI.
4.5.13
- Datamatrix barcode can get negative coordinate in print stream, and also the size and WYSIWYG is not ok. This is corrected now.
4.5.12
- User can select Automatic or Manual options for Job removing using keyboard in Printer Install Wizard
- Fixed labeling software crash when turning off "Use Advanced printer driver interface".
4.5.11
- Printer Install Wizard uninstallation of driver doesn`t remove all of the files from the SYSTEM32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\ folder.
4.5.10
- UCC/EAN128 barcode now produces correct command on EPL printers.
4.5.09
- Barcodes in labeling software with prompted contents are not exported correctly to the printer.
- Electonic Article Survailance was always disabled on Rfid printers
- Fixed printing of Datamatrix and QR barcode font with more then 255 character data
- Added automatic termination character for Maxicode barcode font data
4.5.08
- Fixed SAP export when using barcodes with variables
4.5.07
- Added support for custom printer name after silently installing a printer driver from command line (/INSTPRN; /INSTMULTPRN)
4.5.06
- Printer Installation Wizard will be able to automaticly remove all jobs when updating printer
4.5.05
- Printer Install Wizard can start an application specified in the command line, after it closes.
- When user install additional printer, the list of printers doesn't get updated in Status Monitor.
- Status monitor reports error when user deletes one printer from Printers and Faxes window.
- Retract is enabled by default on Advanced setup dialog on IPL printes.
4.5.03
- Print spooler crashes in case of using Nice Status Monitor and on your system one Intermec DP and one Intermec IPL or Esim printer are installed on the same port LPT1.
- When you disable the option "Use advanced printer driver interface" (in File -> Label Setup -> Printing tab) labeling software will crash with the error "GDI Failure, OK to continue?"
- Status monitor is able to detect port conflicts, when two printer drivers are using the same port for bidirectional communication with the printer.Also when user will delete or install a new printer to the system, Status Monitor will detect the change by itself.
4.5.02
- PrnInst didn't set printer attributes correctly. This is fixed now.
4.5.01
- Turkish language added
4.5.00
- Added RTC support and date/time pictures for IPL printers
- - write MMF to alternative location (research) - update MemMaster to store files to this location - update driver to read from new location (make sure that the update will be backward compatible)
4.4.73
- Uninstall of driver package failed when running a 64bti system.
4.4.69
- Added option to print whole label (including empty space)
- Labelling software can now recall variables with more than 31 characters of data.
- When you click on the Help button in About dialog help is opened, but it is not linked to any page.
- Help on About dialog opens help page with contents 'This program cannot display the webpage'.
- Checkbox "Enable bidirectional support" (Printer properties -> Ports) can now be unchecked automatically during driver installation, corresponding to the flag "Bidirectional" in .inf file.Bidirectional=0 => checkbox is unchecked.Bidirectional=1 => checkbox is checked.If this information is ommited, Bidirectional=1 is assumed.
4.4.67
- Setting for backfeed ("Top of Form Backup") was always disabled. This setting is now enabled and controls backfeed operation.
4.4.65
- Following printers added:EasyCoder PX4i (406 dpi) - IPLEasyCoder PF8d (203 dpi)EasyCoder PF8t (203 dpi)EasyCoder PF8t (300 dpi)EasyCoder PB50 (203 dpi) - DPEasyCoder PB50 (203 dpi) - IPL
- EPL printers support now also day offset for internal printer clock.It is possible to use internal date & time also on barcode element from now on.
4.4.64
- Removed Help button as no help is available.
- New Japanese translation for Printer Install Wizard
4.4.63
- When user starts Printer Install Wizard the application is shown but without focus
- Changed default number for cutting to 1 label instead of 0.
4.4.60
- Changed file info for Printer Install Wizard
- Default value for Always use default settings is not correct when instaling it the driver with a configuration file attached.
4.4.52
- DLL files for user interface translation did not include version info data.
- Labels transfered from different systems now retain their driver settings.
4.4.51
- Increased lenght for filename and path in import and export of settings.
- POSTNET barcodes have a fixed height and width, but the interface allows the user to change these dimensions.
4.4.50
- Import and export didn't work if filename and path exceeded the length of 80 characters while windows support 256 character lengths
- Click on "Stocks" panel caused error if stock list was empty. This is fixed now.
4.4.30
- - support for preinstall on all supported platforms
4.4.01
- EndDocument escape was sent even when there was no StartDocument.
- If driver gets no separator character description for decimal number from the OS, driver puts a "+" or "," string as default character. The result was seen for page size (example)Now the dot character "." is set for default separator in this case.
4.4.00
- Invalid stocks are now marked. User can open the Stock properties dialog and press OK to fix the problem (which is usually stock dimension). Stock size will be automatically adjusted.
- UI for commands fonts works now properly also in Japanese language.
- For Intermec Esim printers, encoding of FNC characters in Code128 barcode is supported now.
- In some rare cases streams sent to the printer had an extra "0" added in it.
- Printing on Intermec printers did not work, because PRBUF graphics compression was not correct
4.3.73
- When user selects numeric format for RFID Read and Store no text is seen
4.3.72
- Sometimes a print stream is not send to the printer, and it stays stuck in the spooler
4.3.71
- Added syncronised printing support for models with who support bidirectional communication. Each label is check wheater it is printed
- Functionality for Reading and storing of rfid data implemented. User can read a rfig tag's value and store it to a database.
- Following printers added: EasyCoder PD42 (203 dpi) - DP, EasyCoder PD42 (300 dpi) - DP, EasyCoder PD41 (203 dpi) - IPL, EasyCoder PD41 (300 dpi) - IPL, EasyCoder PD42 (203 dpi) - IPL, EasyCoder PD42 (300 dpi) - IPL
4.3.63
- Port monitor crashed when setting up port details (IP and port number)
4.3.60
- Barcode fonts vanished instead of being imported.
4.3.59
- Microsoft Vista operating system is not mentioned in the text file that is distributed with the driver.
- Stocks were not imported if user didn't view the stocks dialog beforehand
4.3.56
- Barcode ratio values are not shown in Barcode Fonts dialog. This only happens when you are editing existing barcode font.
4.3.55
- Cut position control is always available now, but the command is sent just when the cutter is used. With this control user can change the cut position for max. +/-30 dots.
- Spooler crashed during the installation, if there were any printers allready installed on the system.
4.3.54
- Added RFID Gen2 for IPL printers
- For IPL firmware default media setting is labels with gaps.
- While installing a printer driver on certain systems the spooler crashed.
- "delete" button was enabled even if the barcode/command fonts list was empty. This is fixed now.
- Export of barcode fonts didn't work properly unless user clicked on barcode fonts tab before exporting them. This is fixed now.
- Graphics are in some cases larger then they need to be making label size incorrect.
- Increased timeouts for better printer status response times
- Barcodes with '"' character on EPL printers are not printed.
- Slow printing occurred when a Not Accessible printer was found on a network. Printer status was also not received immediately.
4.3.53
- Status for printers (that use bidirectionaal communication) was not correct when the printer was not physicaly connected to the computer. Status was changing between Not Accessible and Ready
4.3.51
- Driver can now override the default document settings of some applications with driver default settings (set up in printer spooler)
4.3.07
- After viewing the Help file CHM file was locked and because of that reboot was needed to complete the installation. New version of driver will not lock the CHM any more and because of that reboot is not needed.
4.3.06
- Barcode fonts and command fonts are now stored in registry.
- Printing did not work on nonbidirectional printers. Printer Error was displayed the whole time
4.3.05
- Printing did not work when bidirectional was enabled
4.3.04
- New Port monitor is added to the distribution
- On Windows Vista there is warning displayed if user doesn't have appropriate permissions to create (or write to) certain driver files.
- Old HLP help file format was exchanged for new CHM file format.
- When user changed printer's port, the printing was no longer possible until reboot.
- Port monitor now uses correct (64 bit) interface file on 64bit systems.
- Installation did not go through when upgrading from old printer driver, if the user had the driver connected to the Advanced Port Monitor (LAN)
- Bug fixed, where some changes on stocks updated default umprintable area values.
4.3.03
- EAN14 barcode is not printed on printers with CPCL printer language.
- Spooler crashed, if user had multiple bidirectional printers using the same port, while using a status monitoring application
4.3.02
- Stocks were not imported properly or were not shown immediately after import.
4.3.01
- Korean language added.
- Driver does not show all stocks in 'Stocks' combo box on 'Options' dialog. Missing stocks have heights that are near the maximum printer's limit.
4.3.00
- Changed window handling so that port monitor setup windows can appear on Vista
Version
January 31, 2024
5.5.4
Installation guides
Tested on
Windows 8.1 | 10 | 11 | 8.1 | 10 | 11
Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022 | 2012 | 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022
Supported Printers
Release Notes
5.5.0
- Updated driver package information and driver user interface look with new branding.
5.1.01.4360
- Prevent occasional labeling software crash when loading labels created with NiceLabel drivers older than version 4.6.16.
5.1.01 4402
- Add a line stating the requirements needed for asian fonts to be printed correctly by the driver.
5.1.00.4354
- Cutter functionality corrected for printing from Windows applications and cutter set to cut every n labels.
5.1.00.4306
- Solved problem with multi-thread printing (sometimes the stream is not correct).
5.0.00.4197
- Driver help for barcode font "y dimension" updated.
5.0.00.3897
- All the drivers are now digitaly signed to allow installation on Windows 8.
4.6.78.3840
- In some rare cases driver crashed when printing a Code128 barcode. This is corrected now.
4.6.76.3790
- Fixed occasional Spooler crash when printing Word document with very long filename.
4.6.76.3782
- Advanced Port monitor can now be added by using Windows Add New Port Type option.
4.6.76.3763
- Port monitor now reconnectes to printer after lost connection
4.6.74.3714
- Numeric GS1Databar barcode types no longer have data size requirements
4.6.69.3612
- Driver update didn't preserve settings for all installed printers. This is fixed now.
4.6.66.3658
- In some case of printing big graphics (color on 64-bit OS for example) the graphic elements could be missing. This is corrected now.
4.6.66.3436
- Obsolete monitor.inf files were removed from drivers that still had them
4.6.66.3392
- Removed warning message for special ports, when installing printer driver with Printer Installation Wizard.If connected to standard Windows TCP/IP port then show warning message.
4.6.65.3360
- Printer error detailes were missing while printing. The status reporting issue was limited to NicePrintQueue, Enterprise Print Manager(EPM) and NiceLabel.:p
4.6.64.3290
- Advanced TCP/IP port monitor now supports connections to names as well as IP addresses.
4.6.63.3224
- Rotation option on userinterface and QR and MicroQR barcode font rotation now work correctly
4.6.62.3190
- Spooler crash when changing printer port while printing was fixed.
4.6.62.3156
- Custom settings for unprintable now work correctly
4.6.59.3002
- Printer ports are now properly shown in Options dialog.
4.6.59.2995
- Changed font for Chinese Windows to SimHei.
4.6.51.2800
- Czech, Lithuanian and Ukrainian languages are now supported also in all NiceDrivers.
4.6.50.2773
- When printing from standard Windows application (like Microsoft Word) and using page rotation (Landscape and/or rotate 180), positions of graphic were shifted relative to internal elements.Shift size depends on page dimensions, shift direction depends on rotation.
4.6.49.2747
- PrnInst utility was updated so that long INF file structure is supported.
4.6.49.2611
- When trying to preinstall drivers on Windows 7, user got an "Environment incorrect" error message. This is corrected now.
4.6.43.2445
- User is now able to change administrator settings without reopening driver properties dialog as an elevated user. A click on the shielded button and entering the credentials is all that is needed.
4.6.41.2364
- Fixed occasional driver crash when printing extremely large graphics
4.6.41.2361
- Page preview icons in "Advanced Dialog" corrected.
4.6.37.2258
- Uninstall of printer with Printer Install Wizard did not work on Windows 2003 (x64) system
4.6.22
- Build number is now part of version information in About dialog
4.6.14
- For some commands Orientation parameter (landscape/portrait) was ignored and this should not happen, because width and height are related with orientation setting. This is corrected now and correct dimmensions are sent to the printer.
4.6.01
- Added Rotation to parsed text in command fonts
4.6.00
- Printing process was stopped during heavy duty printing.
4.5.42
- Driver print speed optimization
4.5.39
- PrnInst showed login window, even if the user running the application was administrator.
4.5.37
- PrnInst can now be moved to any position (second monitor) and it will stay there. It will not jump back to its original position.
4.5.34
- Postnet barcode fonts can no longer have their width changed.
4.5.12
- User can select Automatic or Manual options for Job removing using keyboard in Printer Install Wizard
- Fixed labeling software crash when turning off "Use Advanced printer driver interface".
4.5.11
- Printer Install Wizard uninstallation of driver doesn`t remove all of the files from the SYSTEM32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\ folder.
4.5.09
- Electonic Article Survailance was always disabled on Rfid printers
- Fixed printing of Datamatrix and QR barcode font with more then 255 character data
- Added automatic termination character for Maxicode barcode font data
4.5.07
- Added support for custom printer name after silently installing a printer driver from command line (/INSTPRN; /INSTMULTPRN)
4.5.06
- Printer Installation Wizard will be able to automaticly remove all jobs when updating printer
4.5.05
- Printer Install Wizard can start an application specified in the command line, after it closes.
4.5.03
- When you disable the option "Use advanced printer driver interface" (in File -> Label Setup -> Printing tab) labeling software will crash with the error "GDI Failure, OK to continue?"
- Status monitor is able to detect port conflicts, when two printer drivers are using the same port for bidirectional communication with the printer.Also when user will delete or install a new printer to the system, Status Monitor will detect the change by itself.
4.5.02
- PrnInst didn't set printer attributes correctly. This is fixed now.
4.5.01
- Turkish language added
4.5.00
- - write MMF to alternative location (research) - update MemMaster to store files to this location - update driver to read from new location (make sure that the update will be backward compatible)
4.4.73
- Uninstall of driver package failed when running a 64bti system.
4.4.69
- Added option to print whole label (including empty space)
- Labelling software can now recall variables with more than 31 characters of data.
- When you click on the Help button in About dialog help is opened, but it is not linked to any page.
- Help on About dialog opens help page with contents 'This program cannot display the webpage'.
- Checkbox "Enable bidirectional support" (Printer properties -> Ports) can now be unchecked automatically during driver installation, corresponding to the flag "Bidirectional" in .inf file.Bidirectional=0 => checkbox is unchecked.Bidirectional=1 => checkbox is checked.If this information is ommited, Bidirectional=1 is assumed.
4.4.64
- Removed Help button as no help is available.
- New Japanese translation for Printer Install Wizard
4.4.63
- When user starts Printer Install Wizard the application is shown but without focus
- Changed default number for cutting to 1 label instead of 0.
4.4.60
- Changed file info for Printer Install Wizard
- Default value for Always use default settings is not correct when instaling it the driver with a configuration file attached.
4.4.52
- DLL files for user interface translation did not include version info data.
- Labels transfered from different systems now retain their driver settings.
4.4.51
- Increased lenght for filename and path in import and export of settings.
- POSTNET barcodes have a fixed height and width, but the interface allows the user to change these dimensions.
4.4.50
- Import and export didn't work if filename and path exceeded the length of 80 characters while windows support 256 character lengths
- Click on "Stocks" panel caused error if stock list was empty. This is fixed now.
4.4.30
- - support for preinstall on all supported platforms
4.4.01
- EndDocument escape was sent even when there was no StartDocument.
- If driver gets no separator character description for decimal number from the OS, driver puts a "+" or "," string as default character. The result was seen for page size (example)Now the dot character "." is set for default separator in this case.
4.4.00
- Invalid stocks are now marked. User can open the Stock properties dialog and press OK to fix the problem (which is usually stock dimension). Stock size will be automatically adjusted.
- UI for commands fonts works now properly also in Japanese language.
- In some rare cases streams sent to the printer had an extra "0" added in it.
4.3.72
- Sometimes a print stream is not send to the printer, and it stays stuck in the spooler
4.3.63
- Port monitor crashed when setting up port details (IP and port number)
4.3.60
- Barcode fonts vanished instead of being imported.
4.3.59
- Microsoft Vista operating system is not mentioned in the text file that is distributed with the driver.
- Stocks were not imported if user didn't view the stocks dialog beforehand
4.3.56
- Barcode ratio values are not shown in Barcode Fonts dialog. This only happens when you are editing existing barcode font.
4.3.55
- Spooler crashed during the installation, if there were any printers allready installed on the system.
4.3.54
- While installing a printer driver on certain systems the spooler crashed.
- "delete" button was enabled even if the barcode/command fonts list was empty. This is fixed now.
- Export of barcode fonts didn't work properly unless user clicked on barcode fonts tab before exporting them. This is fixed now.
- Increased timeouts for better printer status response times
- Slow printing occurred when a Not Accessible printer was found on a network. Printer status was also not received immediately.
4.3.53
- Status for printers (that use bidirectionaal communication) was not correct when the printer was not physicaly connected to the computer. Status was changing between Not Accessible and Ready
4.3.51
- Driver can now override the default document settings of some applications with driver default settings (set up in printer spooler)
4.3.07
- After viewing the Help file CHM file was locked and because of that reboot was needed to complete the installation. New version of driver will not lock the CHM any more and because of that reboot is not needed.
4.3.06
- Barcode fonts and command fonts are now stored in registry.
- Printing did not work on nonbidirectional printers. Printer Error was displayed the whole time
4.3.05
- Printing did not work when bidirectional was enabled
4.3.04
- New Port monitor is added to the distribution
- On Windows Vista there is warning displayed if user doesn't have appropriate permissions to create (or write to) certain driver files.
- Old HLP help file format was exchanged for new CHM file format.
- When user changed printer's port, the printing was no longer possible until reboot.
- Port monitor now uses correct (64 bit) interface file on 64bit systems.
- Installation did not go through when upgrading from old printer driver, if the user had the driver connected to the Advanced Port Monitor (LAN)
- Bug fixed, where some changes on stocks updated default umprintable area values.
4.3.03
- Spooler crashed, if user had multiple bidirectional printers using the same port, while using a status monitoring application
4.3.02
- Stocks were not imported properly or were not shown immediately after import.
4.3.01
- Korean language added.
- Driver does not show all stocks in 'Stocks' combo box on 'Options' dialog. Missing stocks have heights that are near the maximum printer's limit.
4.3.00
- Changed window handling so that port monitor setup windows can appear on Vista
Version
November 15, 2022
5.5.0
Installation guides
Tested on
Windows 8.1 | 10 | 11 | 8.1 | 10 | 11
Windows Server 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022 | 2012 | 2012 R2 | 2016 | 2019 | 2022