I made sure no printers were installed when I did this.
I followed the steps to export the printers from the old server and install them on the new print server.
From client the add additional drivers button on the sharing tab was grayed out.
I believe that Vista will push, but not XP x86.Ĥ.
NOTE: I tried even with Windows XP x86 client, but it would only download the drivers locally. Was unable to add x86 drivers to the printer server. Installed domain controllers with Windows 2008 圆4.ģ. Had a Windows Server 2003 SP2 Small Business Server.Ģ. I found a relevant link that helped a lot.ġ. Hope this helps someone since I spent way too much time on this.
The KB says the downside of this method is that the workstation will not automagically pull down any driver updates on the server, but that seems like a pretty minor drawback. This ends up printing the job locally and then redirecting it to the network printer. It worked for me, and I was able to select a compatible driver from the *workstation* instead of having to use whatever driver was on the server. (Look for the 14-step list of directions under the subheading for 'How to choose a compatible printer driver if you cannot locate a printer driver for your printer') Basically, you pretend the printer is a local printer, but you give it the path to the network printer when you create a new local port. And I couldn't get the server to install the 圆4 drivers from the CD *or* find them for download from HP's support site, so I ended up following the steps in KB 895612 ( EN-US 895612) to add the printer locally but providing the network path in the port name. In our case the client workstation is running Vista 圆4. I ran into this problem too and found another solution (which works for Vista too), so I just wanted to share it: Windows automatically uploads the drivers from the client computer to the print server. Then use Print Management from the client computer to connect to the print server, and add the additional drivers from the Additional Drivers dialog box. If this is the case, log on to a client computer that uses the same processor architecture as the printer drivers that you want to add to the print server, and install those printer drivers. You might not be able to extract some printer drivers without installing them. The driver files you install must match the drivers installed on the print server (the printer name must be identical as well as the driver version). Download and extract the appropriate driver files, and then in the dialog box that appears, specify the path to the. If the print server does not already have the appropriate printer drivers in its driver store, Windows prompts you for the location of the driver files. Select the check box of the processor architecture for which you want to add drivers. The Additional Drivers dialog box appears. Right-click the printer to which you want to add additional printer drivers, and then click Manage Sharing. Please note however that both x86 and 圆4 drivers must have the exact same name! "HP LaserJet 2200 PCL 6" and "HP LaserJet 2200 PCL6" are regarded as totally different drivers! If they have the same name, they will appear automatically in additional drivers for both architectures in your printer's sharing properties. The 圆4 will be uploaded to the x86 server. Select only the 圆4 architecture and browse to find your driver. Open \\PrintServerName\Printers in Windows Explorer. Log on a Vista computer (using an account with sufficient privilege to access the server!). Install the x86 driver directly on the server. You have a Windows Server 2003 running on a x86 processor and Windows Vista clients running on a 圆4 processor. You then need to open the "Printers" share on your print server from that other computer and add the driver in the server properties. The driver for the other architecture must be installed from a computer using that same architecture. The driver for the architecture of the server can be installed the usual way. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.The print server must have both x86 and 圆4 drivers to be able to serve them to clients. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available. Write down this path so the executable (I.e.ĥ.After completing the file extraction, if the Self-ExtractorĦ.Click the Start button and then click Run.ħ.Type C:\\DELL922 in the Open textbox and then click OK.Ĩ.Follow the on-screen installation instructions. 1.Double-click the new icon on the desktop labeled 922ENA04.exe.Ģ.The Self-Extracting window appears and prompts you to extract or