Installing 32-bit drivers on a 64-bit server should be easy, but sometimes it's not and frustrating. Here at our HQ office I installed the Print Server role on a 32-bit server, just so I could connect to the production 64-bit server and add 32-bit drivers. Also, be sure the drivers are certified, even if they are an older version. I've found 64-bit Windows 2008 will accept them more readily. Haven't tried Brian's method, will definitely do that next time my 64-bit server pukes a 32-bit driver... Tom
>>> Kelli Sterley <kjsterley.li...@gmail.com> 12/21/2010 8:33 AM >>> Thanks Brian ... that's what I'm attempting to do ... On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 6:31 PM, Brian Desmond <br...@briandesmond.com> wrote: Also a lot of times this works way better if you do the x86 driver upload from an x86 box. Go to \\printserver and click printers/faxes, then right click and Server Properties and you can push the drivers up remotely. Thanks, Brian Desmond br...@briandesmond.com c – 312.731.3132 From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org] Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 1:23 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Printers Download the 32 bit drivers, go to properties on each printer and choose update driver then check the x32 box, point it to the files and next next next.... John W. Cook Systems Administrator Partnership for Strong Families From: Kelli Sterley <kjsterley.li...@gmail.com> To: NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Sent: Mon Dec 20 14:19:35 2010 Subject: Printers I have just started with a company and have been challenged to fix some issues they have been having. Here is one issue... They have a new server running Win2008 64 bit. They have installed a bunch of printers using the drivers from the manufacturers but these are 64 bit drivers. They have shared the printers to the general user (all 32 bit users) and no one can print. Is it possible to have printers on a 64 bit server and share them to the 32 bit user? The guy before me said he could not get the 32 bit drivers to install on the server and so here I am. I just want to make sure it is possible before I spend hours trying to get it to work. Any help would be great! Thanks! 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