Difference between "new driver" and "replace"?

[Dave]

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Does anyone know what is the difference between updating a
printer driver via the "new driver" button on the advanced
tab and updating one via the "update/replace/re-install"
button in Server Properties?

I was unable to compare definitions of these two functions
when searching Windows XP help.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?)

Think of "New Driver" as also the method to update a driver. Think of
"Replace" as the method to revert a printer driver to its originally
installed driver. Then think of "Re-install" to simply reuse the existing
driver, but as refreshing the same files down from the source file used to
update the driver in the past.

"Dave" wrote:

> Does anyone know what is the difference between updating a
> printer driver via the "new driver" button on the advanced
> tab and updating one via the "update/replace/re-install"
> button in Server Properties?
>
> I was unable to compare definitions of these two functions
> when searching Windows XP help.
>