How to modify the printer driver INI file

The Black Ice Printer Drivers use an INI file to store the default settings for the users on the system.

Windows allows each user to have their own settings, but when a user clicks the Restore Defaults button on the Printing Preferences dialog, the driver loads the default settings from the INI file.

The INI file can be specified during MSI installation, or it can be modified after installation.

MSI installation using a custom INI file

1.    To create an INI file for MSI installations, set up the printer driver manually using the Black Ice Printer Manager or the Printing Preferences, and export the settings using the Printing Preferences > Profile Manager > Save current settings to configuration INI file button.

2.    Optionally, the exported INI file can be further edited manually. Please see the following page for the description of the INI file values.

3.    The custom INI file can be specified using the CUSTOMINI parameter during MSI installation: Printer Driver MSI configuration through CUSTOMINI file.

4.    To create a customized INI file through the printer driver, please see the following page: Creating INI file for Printer Driver MSI Installations

Modifying the INI file after installation

·         Using the Black Ice Printer Manager, an Administrator can save the settings for every user on the system. Using the Save configuration for every user button will save the Administrator’s current settings to the INI file, and restore the settings from the INI file for all users on the system.

·         The printer driver’s INI file can also be edited manually, but editing the INI file will not automatically change the settings of the users. The users must click the Restore Defaults button on the Printing Preferences dialog to reload the settings from the INI file. The INI file can only be modified by Administrators.

The INI file of the Printer Driver is located in the following folder:

o   On 64-bit systems: C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\x64\3\

o   On 32-bit systems: C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3\

o   On ARM64 systems: C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\ARM64\3\

The name of the INI file is the following:

Please see the following page for the description of the INI file values.