Software installing method based on acquired equipment information and storage medium thereof

摘要

A software installing method for installing software to a computer includes searching printers that are installed in a network environment and displaying a list of found printers on a single searched printer screen. The found printers are listed in rows with each row comprising a checkbox and an identification name associated with the listed printers, and marking the checkbox in one of the rows and an operation for highlighting the identification name in the same row are independently acceptable. The method further includes displaying an image of at least one listed printer on the single searched printer screen whose identification name is highlighted on the single searched printer screen by a user and installing onto the computer the printer driver software that corresponds to the at least one listed printer where the checkbox associated with the printer is marked by the user.

主权项

1. A software installing method for installing printer driver software onto a computer, comprises the steps of:
searching printers that are installed in a network environment; displaying a list of found printers on a single searched printer screen, wherein the found printers are listed in rows with each row comprising a checkbox and an identification name associated with a corresponding one of the listed printers, and wherein an operation for marking the checkbox in one of the rows and an operation for highlighting the identification name in the same row are independently acceptable; displaying on the single searched printer screen an image of an external appearance of at least one listed printer whose identification name is highlighted on the single searched printer screen by a user; and installing onto the computer the printer driver software that corresponds to at least one listed printer, the checkbox associated with which is marked by the user.