Windows 2003 Print Server

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Dear all,

I have setup shared printers in Windows 2003 AD server (primary) and have
users now in production environment. Is there a way to move the shared
printer to secondary AD server without repointing the client machine. Thank
you.

Regards,
Kueh.
 
Re: Windows 2003 Print Server

Hello,

You may use a vbscript a logon that change the printer server for connected
printers automatically.
Your users won't notice

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Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com


"KA Kueh" <kka@ksm.com.my> wrote in message
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> Dear all,
>
> I have setup shared printers in Windows 2003 AD server (primary) and have
> users now in production environment. Is there a way to move the shared
> printer to secondary AD server without repointing the client machine.
> Thank you.
>
> Regards,
> Kueh.
>
 
Re: Windows 2003 Print Server

If you have Server 2003 R2, then you might consider using group policy to
deploy printers, you won't have to touch the clients.

Otherwise, from what I know, running a script on the clients login or
startup script may be the best bet.

For example, here's a command that adds a printer shared from the server1...

rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /ga /n \\aht1\HPprinter

"KA Kueh" <kka@ksm.com.my> wrote in message
news:euVpS864HHA.1992@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Dear all,
>
> I have setup shared printers in Windows 2003 AD server (primary) and have
> users now in production environment. Is there a way to move the shared
> printer to secondary AD server without repointing the client machine.
> Thank you.
>
> Regards,
> Kueh.
>
 
Re: Windows 2003 Print Server

To change the print server, you need to scan already installed printer and
change the share to the new server.
a vbscript can do that quite easily

--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com


"NW" <interest@yahhoo.com> wrote in message
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> If you have Server 2003 R2, then you might consider using group policy to
> deploy printers, you won't have to touch the clients.
>
> Otherwise, from what I know, running a script on the clients login or
> startup script may be the best bet.
>
> For example, here's a command that adds a printer shared from the
> server1...
>
> rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /ga /n \\aht1\HPprinter
>
> "KA Kueh" <kka@ksm.com.my> wrote in message
> news:euVpS864HHA.1992@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I have setup shared printers in Windows 2003 AD server (primary) and have
>> users now in production environment. Is there a way to move the shared
>> printer to secondary AD server without repointing the client machine.
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Kueh.
>>
>
>
 
Re: Windows 2003 Print Server

NW wrote:
> If you have Server 2003 R2, then you might consider using group policy to
> deploy printers, you won't have to touch the clients.

I do this, with a gpo for each printer. The question is, when you
migrate the printers to a new server, how do you go about updating all
the gpos? I could probably write a script to this, searching for all the
ms-Print-ConnectionPolicy objects and updating the relevant attributes
(Server-Name and UNC-Name) but it seems a little hackish.

Regards

Chris
 
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