System and method of automatic installation of computer peripherals

A peripheral device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• an interface enabling said processor to communicate with a computer, wherein:
• the computer, having a version of the Windows® operating system installed, automatically executes at least a portion of an instruction set in a file named autorun.inf that is stored on a mass storage device,
• a storage medium readable by the computer comprises a driver for the mass storage device, and
• upon receiving an identification of a device from said processor, the computer uses a driver for the identified device to establish communication, through said interface, with the identified device;
• said processor transfers an identification of the mass storage device across said interface to the computer;
• said processor emulates the mass storage device, the emulation comprising:
• storing a file named autorun.inf, wherein said file comprises instructions that direct the computer to connect to the internet and to download a driver for a second device from a particular location on the Internet, and
• said processor transmits the identification of the second device to the computer, and the peripheral device operates as the second device.