Device driver updating method and program, information processing apparatus and server apparatus using the same, and storage for storing device driver updating program

摘要

In one aspect, the information processing apparatus disclosed in this application has a storage device that stores a device driver which incorporates access information regarding access to the server apparatus and a property display screen with instruction items for instructing a device driver request; a notification unit that, based on an instruction to the instruction items on the property display screen, refers to the access information and notifies the access information to an application that is capable of processing page information, in order to obtain driver update page information from the server apparatus; and an updating control unit that, based on an instruction to an update instruction section to request automatic update that is provided on a driver update page created based on the driver update page information obtained, controls a process to obtain device driver update information sent from the server apparatus and update the device driver stored in the storage device. Server apparatus which send a device driver to information processing apparatus in accordance with request of the information apparatus is disclosed, too.