The OS/2 2.0 Display Driver Installation utility program (DSPINSTL.EXE) provides all the facilities necessary to install and configure OS/2 display drivers. The OS/2 display driver installation installs and configures PM display drivers. It might also include the installation and configuration of WIN-OS/2 display drivers, and the installation of base video service (VIO) drivers and DOS virtual device drivers (VDDs).

Display driver installation and configuration is more complex than standard device driver installation. It typically includes the following activities:

• Allowing the user to select OS/2 display characteristics - Specification of the type and resolution of the display driver to be installed. (See Allowing the User to Select OS/2 Display Driver Characteristics)

• Copying display driver-related files - Copying display driver-related files from source directories (usually on diskettes) to target directories on the user's hard disk (see Copying Display Driver-Related Files).

• Updating system configuration files - Appropriately updating various OS/2 and WIN-OS/2 configuration files to ready the new display driver for subsequent execution when the user's system is restarted (see Updating System Configuration Files).