File extension GPD
| File type | Microsoft Windows Universal Printer Unidrv Minidriver Format |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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What is a GPD file?
File with a .GPD extension contains a text description of a printer – information on attributes, options, supported commands and functions, and also descriptions of fonts or conditional instructions stored in GPD language. A note of this language is comprised of entries composed of an asterisk and the following attributes – a key word, its value, appearing after a colon, and the entries contained between curly braces.
GPD files are used within Microsoft Windows. They enable communication with a printer via Unidrv – the universal printer driver. GPD files are parsed by a Unidrv application – Universal Printer Driver.
Program(s) that can open the .GPD file
Windows
How to open GPD files
If you cannot open the GPD file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports GPD among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the GPD file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the GPD format files
The inability to open and operate the GPD file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Microsoft Windows Universal Printer Unidrv Minidriver Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a GPD file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the GPD file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the GPD from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the GPD format
- The GPD file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the GPD file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a GPD file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the GPD file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the GPD file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the GPD file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.GPD) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected GPD file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the GPD file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. GPD) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.