rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry Question

I did a setup program in VB to install a printer driver using
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry for a silent installation.

When trying it on a PC with Windows 2000 Professional just installed, it
seems to have a problem installing.

We installed a previous version of our driver and it created the folder
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\W32X86\3
and then the setup program worked with the new driver. It seems to be
unable to create the "\3" folder. It only works when that folder exist. I
would like to know what is the "\3" folder and what creates it in a printer
installation.
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Mario

bobbym
Wed May 25 16:47:02 CDT 2005

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Mario,
\3 folder is where the user mode printer drivers (as opposed to kernel mode
printer drivers) get installed.

Hope this helps.

Thank you,
Bobby Mattappally
Microsoft

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Thread-Topic: rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry Question


I did a setup program in VB to install a printer driver using
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry for a silent installation.

When trying it on a PC with Windows 2000 Professional just installed, it
seems to have a problem installing.

We installed a previous version of our driver and it created the folder
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\W32X86\3
and then the setup program worked with the new driver. It seems to be
unable to create the "\3" folder. It only works when that folder exist. I
would like to know what is the "\3" folder and what creates it in a printer
installation.
--
Mario

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\par \\3 folder is where the user mode printer drivers (as opposed to kernel mode printer drivers) get installed.
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\par Hope this helps.
\par
\par Thank you,
\par Bobby Mattappally
\par Microsoft
\par
\par This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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\par I did a setup program in VB to install a printer driver using
\par rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry for a silent installation.
\par
\par When trying it on a PC with Windows 2000 Professional just installed, it
\par seems to have a problem installing.
\par
\par We installed a previous version of our driver and it created the folder
\par C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\spool\\drivers\\W32X86\\3
\par and then the setup program worked with the new driver. It seems to be
\par unable to create the "\\3" folder. It only works when that folder exist. I
\par would like to know what is the "\\3" folder and what creates it in a printer
\par installation.
\par --
\par Mario
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Mario
Fri May 27 07:10:04 CDT 2005

Thanks for the informartion.

I would like to know also, if there is a way to debug when using the command
"rundll32 printui.dll, PrintUIEntry"?

I use it to install our printer driver and it works on some PC and not on
others. Since it only gives me the message "Print rundll command failed", it
is very hard to find out why it doesn't work.

--
Mario


"Bobby Mattappally [MS]" wrote:

> Mario,
> \3 folder is where the user mode printer drivers (as opposed to kernel mode
> printer drivers) get installed.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Thank you,
> Bobby Mattappally
> Microsoft
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
>
> --------------------
> Thread-Topic: rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry Question
>
>
> I did a setup program in VB to install a printer driver using
> rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry for a silent installation.
>
> When trying it on a PC with Windows 2000 Professional just installed, it
> seems to have a problem installing.
>
> We installed a previous version of our driver and it created the folder
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\W32X86\3
> and then the setup program worked with the new driver. It seems to be
> unable to create the "\3" folder. It only works when that folder exist. I
> would like to know what is the "\3" folder and what creates it in a printer
> installation.
> --
> Mario
>

Mario
Fri May 27 08:32:03 CDT 2005

I finally realized that some files were missing when installing the driver
(unires.dll and stdnames.gpd). How could I get the installation to get those
files from the cab files?
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Mario


"Mario" wrote:

> Thanks for the informartion.
>
> I would like to know also, if there is a way to debug when using the command
> "rundll32 printui.dll, PrintUIEntry"?
>
> I use it to install our printer driver and it works on some PC and not on
> others. Since it only gives me the message "Print rundll command failed", it
> is very hard to find out why it doesn't work.
>
> --
> Mario
>
>
> "Bobby Mattappally [MS]" wrote:
>
> > Mario,
> > \3 folder is where the user mode printer drivers (as opposed to kernel mode
> > printer drivers) get installed.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Bobby Mattappally
> > Microsoft
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> >
> >
> >
> > --------------------
> > Thread-Topic: rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry Question
> >
> >
> > I did a setup program in VB to install a printer driver using
> > rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry for a silent installation.
> >
> > When trying it on a PC with Windows 2000 Professional just installed, it
> > seems to have a problem installing.
> >
> > We installed a previous version of our driver and it created the folder
> > C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\W32X86\3
> > and then the setup program worked with the new driver. It seems to be
> > unable to create the "\3" folder. It only works when that folder exist. I
> > would like to know what is the "\3" folder and what creates it in a printer
> > installation.
> > --
> > Mario
> >