Install windows printer driver automatically

[Steve]

Hi All

I have a Windows forms POS program and have windows xp printer drivers for
the Posiflex printers the customers use

Is it possible to automatically install a windows printer driver (and
configure it) during a VB.net 2005 deployment project i.e within a custom
action?

If so some code examples would be appreciated

Regards
Steve

[Newbie Coder]

Steve,

A few months ago Terry asked the same question

If you look back over this newsgroup then you'll see the answer

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Hi All

I have a Windows forms POS program and have windows xp printer drivers for
the Posiflex printers the customers use

Is it possible to automatically install a windows printer driver (and
configure it) during a VB.net 2005 deployment project i.e within a custom
action?

If so some code examples would be appreciated

Regards
Steve

[Steven Cheng[MSFT]]

Hi Steve,

For the print driver, do you have an existing encapsulated setup package or
already got the detailed commandline execution syntax to do so? If you
have an existing package, you can programmaticall y launch the package in
custom action (commandline execution...). You can try posting in some
windows platform related newsgroup about detailed synatx of install printer
driver.

Here is a web article I've found introducing install printer driver
programmaticall y:

#Installing a Printer Driver programmaticall y - sort of - using PrintUi.dll
http://west-wind.com/WebLog/posts/1440.aspx

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead

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[Steve]

Hi Steven

I don't have either a setup package yet or the commandline execution

Thanks for the links and info

Just what I needed

Regards
Steve

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Hi Steve,

For the print driver, do you have an existing encapsulated setup package
or
already got the detailed commandline execution syntax to do so? If you
have an existing package, you can programmaticall y launch the package in
custom action (commandline execution...). You can try posting in some
windows platform related newsgroup about detailed synatx of install
printer
driver.

Here is a web article I've found introducing install printer driver
programmaticall y:

#Installing a Printer Driver programmaticall y - sort of - using
PrintUi.dll
http://west-wind.com/WebLog/posts/1440.aspx

Hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Steven Cheng

Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead

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