Abstract: An apparatus and methods facilitate collection of print job status information. A first method configures a computer to obtain status information for subsequent print jobs to a printer. The first method supplies a proxy printer driver in place of an actual printer driver associated with the printer. The first method may hook a function in the actual printer driver. The first method may also configure the computer to spool RAW datatype to the printer. The first method may also store a unique identifier of the computer in the registry. The first method may also set a flag within the registry so as to indicate that the computer is able to provide status for print jobs on the printer. A second method gathers print status for a print job from a computer to a printer. The second method executes a proxy printer driver while producing the print job, wherein the proxy printer driver is a proxy for an actual printer driver. The second method inserts into the print job a unique identifier of the print job.