Re: Print Server 2003 and Vista/Seven


No problem. HP's setup program performs a version check but the check fails
since it does not know about Windows 7 OS version.

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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de> wrote in message
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Hello Alan Morris [MSFT],

Then we have here a misunderstanding on my site. I downloaded the drivers
from HP and tried to use them with Windows 7. Sorry for the
misunderstanding.

Best regards

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Yes but I will only confirm the drivers that ship on the Win2k3 Server
CD. If the vendor did not ship them with Server 2003, they can write
all sorts of functions that are not supported later.

I use Server 2003 drivers on several Server 2008 print servers
SPECIFICALLY when the Server 2008 version driver complains that it is
not installed. HP has a work around but when the old stuff just
works without modifying the registry, I'll go with the old driver.

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"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de> wrote in message
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Hello Alan Morris [MSFT],

So if i understand you correct 2003 drivers can be used for Windows
7? In my test with HP 4650 this doesn't work. Even if the driver was
also listed as 2003/XP/Vista compatible.

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Windows 7 print drivers are compatible with Server 2003 drivers.
Specifically the print drivers are user mode drivers and the spooler
marks these as version 3 drivers. The newer drivers may take a
dependency on an updated version of unidrv.dll or pscript5.dll but
these files would be copied to the Server 2003 machine when adding
the newer drivers to the machine.

The portion of the driver that will be deprecated is the package
portion of the print driver since Server 2003 does not support this
feature. Print Driver Isolation is also unsupported until the
server is Server 2008 R2.

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"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb@(nospam)gmx.de> wrote in message
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Hello Tim,

Copy the new drivers to your print server, open Printers and Faxes,
choose File, Server properties, Drivers tab and Add button, choose
the correct architecture and add the vista/windows 7 print drivers
there to the server. Then check out it you are able to add the
driver.

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Meinolf Weber
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Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS] wrote:

Hello Fabrice,

On the print server where you have installed the printer open the
device properties, sharing tab and check additional drivers
button.

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Hello,

How to manage the drivers of differents printers when the server
is a Windows 2003 SP2 and the stations are Vista or Seven. Can I
add the right vista/seven printer in the Windows 203 console to
realize an automatic connection of many printers via vbs under
vista/seven as I do with Windows XP.

Thanks for your help
fabrice
Meinolf:

how do you set a Server 2003 to recognize drivers for the new
operating systems beyond what was out when 2003 was out. This
means anything Vista or 7 or newer aren't naturally known as
operating systems, so the checkboxes and the ability to install
for those systems aren't available.

Suggestions?





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