Information processing apparatus, method of controlling information processing apparatus, computer program, and computer readable storage medium

A method of controlling an information processing apparatus which can have network communication means, and detects a network device via the network communication means to automatically install a corresponding device driver, comprising the steps of:

• setting, for each network configuration information for specifying a network to be connected, whether or not to automatically install the device driver in a network configuration, and storing and holding setting information;
• determining, while the network communication means connects to a network, which of network configurations set in the step of setting corresponds to the connected network;
• displaying setting information based on the network configuration determined by said determining step;
• and
• controlling, in order to execute a process according to the setting information, to switch whether or not to automatically install a device driver corresponding to a network device on the connected network.

A computer program, stored in a computer readable storage medium, which is loaded and executed by a computer to function as an information processing apparatus which can have network communication means, and detects a network device via the network communication means to automatically install a corresponding device driver, functioning as:

• setting means for setting, for each network configuration information for specifying a network to be connected, whether or not to automatically install the device driver in a network configuration, and storing and holding setting information;
• determination means for determining, while the network communication means connects to a network, which of network configurations set by said setting means corresponds to the connected network;
• display means for displaying setting information based on the network configuration determined by said determination means;
• and
• control means for controlling, in order to execute a processing according to the setting information, to switch whether or not to automatically install a device driver corresponding to a network device on the connected network.

An information processing apparatus which can have network communication means, detects a network device via the network communication means and have an install program for, automatically, installing a corresponding device driver, comprising:

• receiving means for receiving an instruction from a control program which determines whether or not the execution of the install program is enabled;
• and
• control means for controlling, if a connection message from a network device is received, to switch whether or not to install a device driver, which corresponds to the network device, specified by device information according to the connection message, in accordance with the instruction received by said receiving means,
• wherein the install program is one of functions included in an OS, and the control program is composed as a function independent of the function of the OS.

A method of controlling an information processing apparatus which can have network communication means, detects a network device via the network communication means and have an install program for, automatically, installing a corresponding device driver, comprising:

• receiving an instruction from a control program which determines whether or not the execution of the install program is enabled;
• and
• controlling, if a connection message from a network device is received, to switch whether or not to install a device driver, which corresponds to the network device, specified by device information according to the connection message, in accordance with the instruction received in said receiving step,
• wherein the install program is one of functions included in an OS, and the control program is composed as a function independent of the function of the OS.

A computer program, stored in a computer readable storage medium, which is loaded and executed by a computer to function as an information processing apparatus which can have network communication means, detects a network device via the network communication means and have an install program for, automatically, installing a corresponding device driver, functioning as:

• receiving means for receiving an instruction from a control program which determines whether or not the execution of the install program is enabled;
• and
• control means for controlling, if a connection message from a network device is received, to switch whether or not to install a device driver, which corresponds to the network device, specified by device information according to the connection message, in accordance with the instruction received by said receiving means,
• wherein the install program is one of functions included in an OS, and the control program is composed as a function independent of the function of the OS.