Correct directory of 64-bit printer driver installation

[kumashish]

I was curious to know as to what are the different directories Add
Printer wizard uses for installing the printer driver files in my
system directory ?
I tried to install HP printer drivers on Itanium and noticed that the
Add Printer wizard creates a new directory as
%systemroot%\spool\drivers\ia64\hewlett_packardhp_xxx...
and is copying the drivers files there.
Based on the earlier version of windows Add Printer wizard i expected
the files to get copied to the %systemroot%\spool\drivers\ia64\3
directory.

Can anyone let me know, if there is some requisites of putting all the
printer driver files in some specified directory.

Thanks,
Ashish

 

[Alan Morris]

The files are first copied to the ManufactureHardwareID directory before
coping to the \%platform%\3 directory. The ManufactureHardwareID is
retained for reinstalling the driver.

 

[Ashish]

Thanks Alan for the answer,
but then another question, when the drivers can anyway be reinstalled
through driver.can residing in the system, why need another one ?

Thanks,
Ashish