Hi That wont work here Also some of the software the users has to then specifically go to the settings and pick the printer, just getting them to click on the link could be problematic
Regards Nigel Parker Systems Engineer Ultraframe (UK) Ltd Tel: 01200 452329 Fax: 01200 452201 Web: www.ultraframe.com Email: mailto:nigel.par...@ultraframe.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Kurt Buff Sent: 28 June 2013 15:24 To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Print server Upgrade Perhaps, but what we did for this very situation recently was to o- Build the new server with a new name o- Populate it with all of the printer definitions with the same share names (making sure to add in the x86 printer definitions) o- Send an email to folks telling them to note their current printer definitions and then delete them, and also provide them with a link to the new server (\\newserver), and tell them to doubleclick on each of the printers they needed to install the drivers. Worked like a champ. Kurt On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 1:46 AM, Nigel Parker <nigel.par...@ultraframe.co.uk> wrote: > Hi > We are currently thinking of upgrading our print server from a 2003 > box to 2008 we also need to move from a 32bit version of windows to a > 64 bit version > > In the past we used printmig to move all the printers to another > machine but this doesn't seem to like our 64 bit machine > > The machine need to have the same name so its a "seamless process" > otherwise we will have to manually setup printers for users as we have > 21 MFD`s 50 label printers and about 30 other associated machines > > Some people will need > A MFD > A Colour printer > And a couple of label printers setup > > No 2 people have the same setup > > Is it possible to migrate users to another print server like this? > > Nigel Parker > Systems Engineer > Ultraframe (UK) Ltd > Tel: 01200 452329 > Fax: 01200 452201 > Web: www.ultraframe.com > Email: mailto:nigel.par...@ultraframe.co.uk > > > > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. > > The statements and opinions expressed in this email are my own and may not > represent those of Ultraframe (UK) Ltd. > This email is subject to copyright and the information contained in it is > confidential and may be legally privileged. It is sent out only for intended > recipient(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are > not an intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or other use > or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited > and unlawful. > > > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. The statements and opinions expressed in this email are my own and may not represent those of Ultraframe (UK) Ltd. This email is subject to copyright and the information contained in it is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is sent out only for intended recipient(s). Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not an intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or other use or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and unlawful.
