RE: Print Server Migration - How to rename printers

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Hi Amanda

Many thanks for the reply.

Your understanding of my request is correct.
I was refering to Printer Migrator 3.1, and have the same findings as
yourself.

Thanks for the tips about contacting the Developer news groups.

Regards,

Mark

"Amanda Wang [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi Mark,
>
> Thanks for your post.
>
> My understanding on this issue is that you want to migrate printers from
> one server to another and at the same time change the name of the queue and
> printer names. If I have misunderstood, please feel free to let me know.
>
> Do you refer to printer migrator 3.1? If so, based on our test, we cannot
> change the printer name during the migration since we only can backup and
> restore the printer in Print Migrator.
>
> You may need to achieve this goal by using script. Regarding the script
> issue, you would best be address in the Developer newsgroups. I have
> provided the link below:
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp
>
> Or you may ask for developer support:
> http://support.microsoft.com/directory/directory/phonepro.asp?sd=msdn
>
> To get more information about the Print Migrator, please refer to the
> following articles:
>
> Print Migrator 3.1 Download
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9b9f2925-cbc9-44da-
> b2c9-ffdbc46b0b17&displaylang=en
>
> Microsoft Print Migrator Document
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/docs/PrintMigrator3.doc
>
> HTH!
>
> Thanks & Regards
>
> Amanda Wang[MSFT]
>
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