HP LaserJet P3010 Series - Software Technical Reference

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In an effort to increase operating system stability, Microsoft determined that in Windows 2000 Service
Pack 3 and all future operating systems, print drivers would run as user-mode processes. User-mode
drivers run in a protected part of the operating system, as do all of the normal end-user processes and
software programs. A user-mode print driver that functions incorrectly can terminate (or “crash”) only
the process in which it is running—not the whole operating system. Because access to critical system
resources is restricted, overall operating system stability is increased.
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