Installing Seagull drivers in silent/ automated mode Follow
Overview
The Seagull Driver Wizard v7.2 and higher supports a command line interface that allows you to easily install and remove printer drivers via command line parameters.
The Seagull Driver Wizard supports inline commands, as well as batch files with multiple commands.
Installation
Example
DriverWizard.exe install /name:"Printer Name" /model:"Driver Name" /default /share:"Share Name" /port:"LPT1"
DriverWizard.exe install /autodetect
Command Parameters
|
Parameter |
Description |
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/name |
The name of the printer. (This is the "friendly" name shown in the Printers Folder.) |
|
/model |
The name of the driver. |
|
/default |
This will set the printer as the default printer. |
|
/share |
This will set the printer as a shared printer with the specified name. |
|
/port |
The port the printer is connected to. |
|
/autodetect |
DriverWizard will look for any PnP printers that were recently connected and install the driver. |
Removal
Example
DriverWizard.exe remove /printer:"Name of Printer"
DriverWizard.exe remove /driver:"Name of Driver"
DriverWizard.exe remove /all /driver
DriverWizard.exe remove /all /driver:"Name of Printer Manufacturer"
DriverWizard.exe remove /monitor:"Name of Monitor"
DriverWizard.exe remove /file:"Name of File"
Command Parameters
|
Parameter |
Description |
|
/printer |
Remove a printer. This is the "friendly" name displayed in the Printers Folder. |
|
/driver |
Remove a printer driver. (The driver will only be removed if there are no printers using the driver.) |
|
/monitor |
Remove a language monitor or port monitor. |
|
/file |
Remove a file. The full path name must be specified. |
|
/all |
Only works with /driver. It will remove all drivers and associated printer and file from the system. Specifying a Printer Manufacturer will remove all printers and drivers of that manufacturer only. |
Batch Commands
Example
DriverWizard.exe @C:\commands.txt
DriverWizard will execute the specified command file. A command file is a text file containing commands defined above.
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