Driver software installing system

A driver software installing system, comprising:

• a computer communicatively connected to an electronic device;
• an installation system that performs installation of driver software in the computer in accordance with a procedure of an operating system of the computer, the driver software enabling the computer to control the electronic device connected to the computer;
• and
• a setup system that performs setup of the driver software that is installed in the computer by the installation system,
• the setup system including:
• a saving module that saves system information of the operating system before the installation of the driver software is performed;
• a comparing module that compares the system information saved before the installation of the driver software by the saving module, with the system information updated by the installation of the driver software by the operating system;
• an identifying module that identifies which driver software is to be set up based on a difference between the saved system information and the updated system information obtained as a result of comparison performed by the comparing module;
• and
• a setup module that performs setup operation for the installed driver software identified by the identifying module to be set up,
• wherein the system information includes a registry in which a storage area used by the driver software is provided, and
• wherein the identifying module detects a storage area which was not provided in the registry before the installation of the driver software and is provided in the registry after the installation of the driver software based on the result of the comparison performed by the comparing module, the driver software using the detected storage area being determined as the identified driver software.

A computer communicatively connected with an electronic device, the computer being implemented with a driver software installing system that installs driver software for controlling the electronic device,

• the driver software installing system including:
• a memory;
• an installation system that performs installation of driver software in the computer in accordance with a procedure of an operating system of the computer, the driver software enabling the computer to control the electronic device connected to the computer;
• and
• a setup system that performs setup of the driver software that is installed in the computer by the installation system,
• the setup system including:
• an instructing module that instructs the installation system to generate identification information for identifying the driver software when the installation of the driving software is performed, the installation system being configured to generate and store the identification information in an area of the memory based on the instruction of the instructing module, the area of the memory being occupied by the installed driver software;
• an identifying module that identifies the installed driver software by searching the area of the memory occupied by the installed driver software and determines whether the installed driver software is to be set up or not by judging whether the area of the memory occupied by the identified installed driver software includes data indicating that the identified installed driver software is to be set up;
• and
• a setup module that performs setup operation for the installed driver software that is identified and determined, by the identifying module, to be set up.

A method of installing driver software for performing installation of driver software in a computer in accordance with a procedure of an operating system of the computer, the driver software enabling the computer to control the electronic device which is communicatively connected to the computer and setup of the driver software that is installed in the computer,

• the method including the steps of:
• instructing to generate identification information for identifying the driver software when the installation of the driving software is performed, the identification information being generated and stored in an area of a memory based on the instruction to generate the identification information, the area of the memory being occupied by the installed driver software;
• identifying the installed driver software by searching the area of the memory occupied by the installed driver software and determining whether the installed driver software is to be set up or not by judging whether the area of the memory occupied by the identified installed driver software includes data indicating that the identified installed driver software is to be set up;
• and
• performing a setup operation for the installed driver software identified and determined, in the step of identifying and determining, to be set up.

A computer readable medium having embodied thereon a computer program product that controls a computer to install driver software for performing installation of driver software in the computer in accordance with a procedure of an operating system of the computer, the driver software enabling the computer to control the electronic device which is communicatively connected to the computer and setup of the driver software that is installed in the computer,

• the computer program product including the instructions of:
• instructing to generate identification information for identifying the driver software when the installation of the driving software is performed, the identification information being generated and stored in an area of a memory based on the instruction to generate the identification information, the area of the memory being occupied by the installed driver software;
• identifying the installed driver software by searching the area of the memory occupied by the installed driver software and determining whether the installed driver software is to be set up or not by judging whether the area of the memory occupied by the identified installed driver software includes data indicating that the identified installed driver software is to be set up;
• and
• performing a setup operation for the installed driver software identified and determined, in the step of identifying and determining, to be set up.