Information processing apparatus, installation method, and program

摘要

An information processing apparatus is configured to install a driver that has not yet been customized, in response to the start of installation of the driver, and modifies the installed driver such that a function setting value settable through the installed driver becomes identical to a function setting value of a customized driver.

主权项

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
A processor; a starting unit configured to start installation of a driver customized as to a function setting value that can be set in a function setting screen; a creation unit configured to create a customized driver including a catalog file in which a has value is written corresponding to the driver on which the customization has not yet been performed; and an installation unit configured to compare a hash value of a setting file of the driver on which the customization has not yet been performed included in the customized driver with the has value in the catalog file, and if the hash values match with each other, to install driver on which the customization has not yet been performed and to replace a setting filed of the installed driver with the setting file of the driver on which the customization has been performed included in the customized driver; wherein the starting unit, creation unit, and the installation unit are implemented at least in part by the processor executing at least one program; wherein the function setting value that can be set through the driver is determined based on a setting file of the driver, and wherein the installation unit modifies the driver by replacing a setting file of the installed driver with a setting file created through the customization.