How do I certify a windows printer driver? Or can I skip the certification?

You'll need to work with Microsoft on this. In order to get the driver certified, you need to pass their WHQL tests. Some more information at: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardwar... This can be a painful and expensive process at times, so I wish you luck.

Hmm... nice. The H in WHQL is for "Hardware" right? I need to do this even though it is a virtual printer, without hardware, I suppose.(Sorry for not mentioning that in my previous post) – Stig Linus May 13 at 15:57 @Stig Yes, the H is for hardware.

I don't believe that the driver being a virtual printer makes much difference (the tests are focused more on ensuring that the driver is stable than the actual printer). I may be wrong about this though - I've only developed drivers for actual printers. Maybe you can change your install method instead so that the user is prompted to accept the uncertified driver?

– Jon May 13 at 17:31 thank you. That is actually so simple that I did not think of it. I'll go with that.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. – Stig Linus May 16 at 7:24 @Jon, I'm looking for how painful this process is. I opened a new question at stackoverflow.Com/questions/7434335/… – Edwin Evans Sep 15 at 16:36.

You can use printUI. Dll which is a printer/driver install utility for installing using a script. This link gives some details of the DLL - support.microsoft.com/kb/189105.Also search in google for PrintUI.

DLL and you will get the reference manual. Using this you can install drivers having an INF file (which will basically be the format of your XPS driver package, I assume). These have some flags /q and /Gw for quiet modes which should suppress the driver warnings.

Hope this helps. If so (+1) :).

I'll check the details and see if I can simplify and get through with the installation this way. – Stig Linus May 16 at 7:27.

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