>[Samba 2.2.8 / CUPS 1.1.8 / Redhat 7.2 std] >............ >I have "Windows 2000" versions of the Adobe >postscript drivers installed on many of my 2000 >machines. Now I am wanting to use the CUPS drivers >which are "Windows 2000 or NT4" version stamped. > >If a workstation has had a printer installed (Say >it's called Bear) before it will have the Bear W2K >version drivers on it. The Bear printer will be >linked to this. If this printer is then removed and >reinstalled (just the printer not the drivers) then >it will now install the Bear NT4/2K drivers - thats >fine. HOWEVER becasue these new drivers are lower in >the pecking hierachy than the old 2K version stamped >ones they are installed but not used. This is a >problem. > >I can see several solutions to this problem: > >- Somehow get Samab to prompt a delete of all old >drivers (the mappings not the files obviously as >printers can share files) with the same name before >an install form the client.
>- Use a CUPS 2K only driver (which does not seem to >be available as it is not usually needed or wanted) >- Remove the old driver before installing the new >printer. This however, totally ruins the click to >install metaphor that Samba and CUPS provide. It actually enhances the metapher. You need to right- click on the background of the Printers window, choose Properties, Drivers tab, and remove the old drivers before right-clicking on the server's Printers share and selecting "Install". But if you're into scripting metapher, you may consult M$ site, how to perform this action non-interactively and remotely. ____________________________________________________________ Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! http://login.mail.lycos.com/r/referral?aid=27005 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
