Patent ID: 8259315

Claim:
An information processing apparatus having a printer driver corresponding to a printing apparatus, the information processing apparatus comprising: a setting changing unit configured to acquire a setting file and to generate a first instruction to the printer driver to change a setting value of each of different types of default setting information managed by the printer driver to a setting value designated by the setting file; and a default setting information storage unit configured to store system default setting information that differs with each printing system and driver default setting information initially managed by the printer driver, wherein the default setting information as print setting information includes setting items and corresponding setting values designated by the setting file, wherein the printer driver changes the setting value of each of the different types of the default setting information to the setting value designated by the setting file according to the first instruction without referring to a user interface of the printer driver, wherein the different types of the default setting information include user default setting information that differs with each user account, the system default setting information, and the driver default setting information, and wherein, when the printer driver receives a second instruction for resetting the print setting information managed by the printer driver, the printer driver resets the print setting information based on the system default setting information or the driver default setting information.