Where can I see the printer driver version on Windows?

Question

My problem is that the print is OK on one Windows system and bad on anther system. That I will compare the printer driver versions.

Where can i see the driver version of an installed printer driver? I hope there are no large difference between XP, vista and 7.

Answer 1

Here is how to do that :

1. Login as "Administrator"
2. Run mmc
3. In the file menu select "Add/Remove Snap-in..."
4. Scroll down in the list and select the "Print Management" snap-in, then click "Add"
5. In the ensuing dialog, select "Add the Local Server", then click on Finish and then OK
6. Scroll down to your computer name, click on "Drivers" to display all printers, then right-click on the printer's name and select "Properties"
7. Scroll down to "Driver file", click on it, then click on the Properties button
8. The requested information is in the Details tab

Answer 2

Driver version and other related information should be available under Device Manager (just search for 'devmgmt.msc').