I have a Win2003 server that I use as a print server. We define printers; share them out; and I save the set of printers, drivers, etc, using PRINTMIG, which makes me a nice little CAB file that I can restore anywhere, in case of disaster or upgrade.
Or so I thought ... I now need to replace that server with a Win2008 R2 server (since I need to hand out 32bit and 64bit versions of the drivers, and it seems that adding a 64bit driver to a 32bit OS for handing out, isn't supported, I am told), performing the same roles. I've read that Win2008 has a built in tool called PRINTBRM, which should do what I need it to do (I think - I haven't found a specific example of transferring printers from Win2003 to Win2008 with it yet). I can't seem to find it on my Win2008. Do I need to install the Printer role (Print and Document Services) first? I am a bit leery to do that, as it says to migrate printers, I must first move them to a Vista machine, and I have none of those .. We still use the archaic "CON2PRT" in GP login scripts to install printers. I plan on modernizing things, but one step at a time ... SO: how can I copy my list of printers from my Win2003 server to my Win2008 server? ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
