Have you tried using the NT4 driver and see if the W2k machines can print.
I've ben finding that all of the NT4 printer drivers on our network are
compatible with our W2k workstations.
-----Original Message-----
From: Blackmer, Charlotte, ITD [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 11:21 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: W2K Print Drivers on NT4
Hello all,
This is a dumb basic question, but I've looked in The Usual
Places (technet, Andrew's KB, etc.) without success. I've also been
trying to set up DB2/Peoplesoft client stuff on our new Metaframe Xpe
setup (talk about brain scramble ;-).
I would like to add W2K printer drivers to my NT 4 File and Print server
so that the new W2K workstations coming online can automagically get their
printer drivers installed from the server. I see the obvious way to
do this for "downlevel" drivers (select "alternate drivers" from the
printer Properties page) but obviously W2K is not one of my drop down
choices ;-).
I am getting differing answers from my colleagues whether we have any
print servers successfully doing this (so I can check directories, check
how the registry is set up, that sort of thing). Is this even possible?
If so, could someone point me in the right direction?
(Please don't tell me to set up a W2K print server. I'd like to but
it's probably not in the cards.)
I'd appreciate being cc'd on any responses, since the digest delivery
seems to be somewhat unreliable at the moment and I'd like to see
what you have to say ;-)
Thanks,
Charlotte Blackmer
Senior LAN Admin, Server Services Team
Alameda County Information Technology
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