Adding printing to the windows registry

A printer driver comprising:

• a plurality of user-selectable configurations associated with an existing printer, each of the configurations comprising configuration settings;
• code to receive an instruction to create a new printer object;
• and
• code to create the new printer object and to request an operating system to add an entry for the new printer object to a registry in the operating system when the instruction is received;
• wherein the new printer object contains the configuration settings of a selected one of the user-selectable configurations and information that points to the printer driver.

A machine-readable memory medium for storing computer-executable process steps to create a new printer object, said computer-executable process steps comprising:

• a copying step to copy data contained in a registry corresponding to an existing printer object;
• a creating step to create the new printer object using the copied data;
• a substituting step to substitute an obtained new printer object name into the new printer object;
• and
• an adding step to add the new printer object, in the registry, the registry thereby containing data corresponding to the existing printer object and the new printer object.

A computer for creating a new printer object, comprising:

• copying means for copying data contained in a registry corresponding to an existing printer object;
• creating means for creating the new printer object using the copied data;
• substituting means for substituting an obtained new printer object name into the new printer object;
• and
• adding means for adding to the new printer object, in the registry, the registry thereby containing data corresponding to the existing printer object and the new printer object.

Computer-executable process steps stored on a computer-readable medium, the computer-executable process steps for creating a new printer object, said computer-executable process steps comprising:

• copying code to copy data contained in a registry corresponding to an existing printer object;
• creating code to create the new printer object using the copied data;
• substituting code to substitute an obtained new printer object name into the new printer object;
• and
• adding code to add the new printer object in the registry, the registry thereby containing data corresponding to the existing printer object and the new printer object.

A computer that stores a printer driver which includes a plurality of user-selectable configurations associated with an existing printer, each of the configurations comprising configuration settings, said computer comprising:

• receiving means for receiving an instruction to create a new printer object;
• and
• creating means for creating the new printer object and requesting an operating system to add an entry for the new printer object to a registry in the operating system when the instruction is received;
• wherein the new printer object contains the configuration settings of a selected one of the user-selectable configurations and information that points to the printer driver.

A machine-readable memory medium for storing computer-executable process steps to constitute a printer driver, the printer driver comprising:

• a plurality of user-selectable configurations associated with an existing printer, each of the configurations comprising configuration settings;
• code to receive an instruction to create a new printer object;
• and
• code to create the new printer object and to request an operating system to add an entry for the new printer object to a registry in the operating system when the instruction is received;
• wherein the new printer object contains the configuration settings of a selected one of the user-selectable configurations and information that points to the printer driver.