Programmatically install PostScript printer driver

[Bernd Oliver Christiansen]

Hello:

I'm working on a program that requires a postscript printer driver to be
installed (and properly configured). In order to simplify installation, I'd
like to include a free, off-the-shelf postscript printer driver in my
program and programmatically install it.

As far as I know, Microsoft has a standard postscript printer driver for all
of its platforms.
(i) Am I allowed to redistribute their driver with my program (requiring the
install CD would be somewhat painful)? Are there any other postscript
printer drivers?
(ii) Which files would I need for the different platforms and how would I
programmatically install them?
(iii) I'd like to connect the postscript driver to my own port. How do I
configure the driver's properties?

Any help and pointers to further infomation would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

-Bernd

[Bernd Oliver Christiansen]

It seems that the AddPrinter API function does most of the work. Assuming I
would require the user to have his or her Windows Install CD at hand, how
would I specify that I want a particular driver to be installed (say, an
Apple LaserWriter). How do I make Windows ask the user for the Install CD?

Thanks again,

-Bernd

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