RE: [NTSysADM] Print server Upgrade

2013-07-01 Thread Nigel Parker
2013 17:08 To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Print server Upgrade Not knowing the specifics of your environment, this could still work. I would suggest the following: 1. If the custom software makes the user select a specific printer, i.e. it does not respect the default

Re: [NTSysADM] Print server Upgrade

2013-06-28 Thread Kurt Buff
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

Re: [NTSysADM] Print server Upgrade

2013-06-28 Thread Michael Leone
We did this a couple times. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd379488(WS.10).aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722360.aspx We were able to import most of our existing printer definitions. About 1/3 didn't work, due to 32bit-to-64bit problems (mostly, the print processor

RE: [NTSysADM] Print server Upgrade

2013-06-28 Thread Nigel Parker
: 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

Re: [NTSysADM] Print server Upgrade

2013-06-28 Thread Ben Scott
On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Nigel Parker nigel.par...@ultraframe.co.uk wrote: 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 Tell my users to click on the printer, and

RE: [NTSysADM] Print server Upgrade

2013-06-28 Thread Nigel Parker
: mailto:nigel.par...@ultraframe.co.uk -Original Message- From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Michael Leone Sent: 28 June 2013 15:32 To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Print server Upgrade We did this a couple

Re: [NTSysADM] Print server Upgrade

2013-06-28 Thread Michael Leone
On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Ben Scott mailvor...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Nigel Parker nigel.par...@ultraframe.co.uk wrote: 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

RE: [NTSysADM] Print server Upgrade

2013-06-28 Thread Nigel Parker
: mailto:nigel.par...@ultraframe.co.uk -Original Message- From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Aakash Shah Sent: 28 June 2013 16:21 To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Print server Upgrade Is there any pattern/logic