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It would appear that changing the name in there will cause a warning message that the driver is not signed when you go to install it next.
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It would appear that changing the name in there will cause a warning message that the driver is not signed when you go to install it next.

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Is it possible to rename the name of a printer driver in Widows 7. &nbsp;I am NOT referring to the printer name. &nbsp;I want to rename the actual printer driver that shows up in printer server properties, or under printer properties --&gt; advanced.<br />
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The reason is, I have run into a couple scenarios where the Windows 7 printer driver name, is different from the printer driver name in Windows 2003 server, resulting in the printer not installing in terminal services.<br />
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For example, the okidata microline 420, is called the ML420, in 2003 server, but in 7 it's called the, Microline ML 420.
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Is it possible to rename the name of a printer driver in Widows 7.  I am NOT referring to the printer name.  I want to rename the actual printer driver that shows up in printer server properties, or under printer properties --> advanced.

The reason is, I have run into a couple scenarios where the Windows 7 printer driver name, is different from the printer driver name in Windows 2003 server, resulting in the printer not installing in terminal services.

For example, the okidata microline 420, is called the ML420, in 2003 server, but in 7 it's called the, Microline ML 420.

Windows 7 - Renaming a printer driver

A printer is a peripheral which makes a persistent human readable representation of graphics or text on paper or similar physical media. Traditional printers are being used more for special purposes, like printing photographs or artwork, and are no longer a must-have peripheral; 3D printing has become an area of intense interest, allowing the creation of physical objects. An image scanner is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image. Hand-held scanners, where the device is moved by hand, have evolved from text scanning "wands" to 3D scanners used for industrial design, reverse engineering, test and measurement, orthotics, gaming and other applications.

Printers and Scanners

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

Windows 7 is an operating system from Microsoft. Features include multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, referred to as the Superbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements.