Just tried this and the drivers uploaded to the server but it still doesn't work. I even tried installing the driver on a 32bit server and that doesn't work either. This is a driver for a Canon color copier. At this point I've wasted an entire day trying to get this damn driver to work with Win7 and it does if I manually install it on the desktop but just not from a friggin server......really frustrating.
James ----- Original Message ----- From: David Lum To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 4:05 PM Subject: RE: 32bit drivers and Server 2008 I did this again just today. From the Windows 7 32-bit box, you connect to the 64-bit server print share, and when it asks for drivers you point it to a local folder (on the 32-bit machine) where you had downloaded the 32-bit drivers from the printer manufacturer. In short, manually install the drivers on the 32-bit box first. Then on the 32-bit box, go to "printers" and get to the properties of the printer you just installed, click the sharing tab, click additional drivers, put a check next to x86 and click OK - the 32-bit drivers should get uploaded to the 64-bit server and from there on you should be able to have other 32-bit systems connect to the 64-bit print server shared directly to get the 32-bit drivers. David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION (Desk) 503.548.5229 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 From: James Kerr [mailto:cluster...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 12:40 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: 32bit drivers and Server 2008 I saw a blurb about this a few weeks ago on this list but now I cant find the thread. I have a 2008 server on which I have installed a 64bit print driver and I installed as an additional driver the 32bit version but it will not work with Win7 32bit clients. If I install the driver directly on a Win7 box it works. I tried exporting and importing from the Win7 box using print management but that didnt work. I swore I saw in the discussion an alternative way to manually install the driver on the 2008 server from the Win7 box. Anyone know what I'm talking about here? James ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
