Create a null printer in windows

After some more googling, I finally found the solution. No Account? Sign up. By signing in, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Already have an account? Sign in. By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Enter the email address associated with your account. We'll send a magic link to your inbox. Email Address. All Sign in options. Enter a Email Address. I have developed an application that can convert a postscript file.

My intention is to develop a pdf printer. So how do I add this application as a printer in windows xp or above. This is not a network printer, its a printer that needs to be assigned to a local print port and not a network port. You are asking, how to make a virtual printer in C , a very good question, and an easy one, you can use some thing called: - Virtual Printer Port Redirection, you can see the following questions and articles, they are very related to yours:.

Writing a Virtual Printer in. Configure Virtual Printer Port Redirection. How are we doing? Please help us improve Stack Overflow. Take our short survey. You might install a "null driver" that is, nonexistent driver for a device if the device is not used on the machine and should not be started. Such devices do not typically exist on a machine, but if they do, you can install a null driver.

Additionally, the system installs null drivers for devices that do not have a function driver , if they are capable of executing in raw mode. The hardware ID for the device in the Models section should identify the device specifically, using the subsystem vendor ID and whatever other information is relevant.

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All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Level 1. Message 1 of 1. HP Recommended. Product: HP printers. Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 bit. Hello, First off, forgive me that I'm jnot just taking a response to an existing post. At the top, under View, cl;ick on "Hidden Devices" 3.