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Print Server Migration and Client Installs

I am migrating to a new print server running Windows 2008R2. The hardware will be new, but I will use the old print server's IP, host name, printers and settings. Will my clients using these printers need re-installation? Or can I just swap the…
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Client computers (W7) asking update PDFCreator printer drivers (2008R2)

For over 18 months it has been working. Suddenly, without any updates (server is not connected to the Internet) and nothing is being pushed to it, all client computers (over 100 of them) are asking to update printer drivers. Is there any known cause…
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sharing a printer over a VPN

We have our head office, that has a static ip and two windows servers a domain server and a file server. We have another office that only has a router and a pc (with a static ip address) now my aim is to connect using VPN which is easy enough…
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How to install Windows 7 printer drivers on XP print server?

We have a shared printer connected via USB to (and shared on the network from) an XP system being accessed by a combination of XP and Windows 7 workstations across the network. What is the best method to install the Windows 7 (x86 and x64) drivers…
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Cannot create printer object in Active Directory, even though the printer is on the same server

I'm currently setting up a new printer on my Server 2012 DC (yes I know). I set the printer up via print management, shared it out with all the world, and then tried to add it to Active Directory. When I add it to AD, it asks for "Network path of…
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Finding printer names, driver and ip addresses off backup image

I just installed a fresh copy of server 2003 and I totally forgot to write down all the ip addresses and printer names to re add them to the new server. I was in a rush due to getting nail with that fedex virus. I have a copy of one of the last back…
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Windows 7 Printer Installation Loop

I've installed a new printer in one my client server running Windows Server 2008 R2 configured the logon script to run at every login making it able to connect to every user whoever logs in. Recently i started to face this issue, a canon printer…
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renaming printers on network

I want to rename all the printers within a network but if I rename it on the server the clients don't see it, if I rename it on the client others don't see it. Is there anyway to manage this with minimum effort like a good admin should? Domain is…
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Installing a 32bit printer driver on 64bit Windows Server 2008 - Architecture Error

When using the Print Server options in Windows Server 2008 on a 64bit machine to install "Additional Drivers" for my HP LaserJet 4200 that is networked to 32bit machines I receive an error regarding trying to install on the incorrect…
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NT 4 era peripherals and Win 7 with XP Mode

I have a legacy label printer from the NT4 days that I need to get working on our newly imaged Win7 systems. Is it possible to use XP mode to host the driver for the printer, and share that as a networked printer to the host system, thus bypassing…
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Setup Printers Based Upon AD Group Membership

I am trying to create a login script for Active Directory that will be used for installing printers on client computers. I have a basic script that we are using now, listed below, that installs a series of printers to the local machine from our…
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Print Server Forgetting Printers

I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 server setup with the print and document services role installed. From here, this machine is domain attached to a mixed domain environment that has some Windows Server 2003 domain controllers and some Windows Server…
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Sharing a printer over the net from Windows 7 to Windows Server 2003

I need to share a printer that is connected to a Windows 7 computer. The windows 7 computer is in another building about an hours drive away. The computer that needs to access the printer is running Windows Server 2008. Ive tried setting the…
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Error when connecting to shared Windows Printers

I'm replacing our Windows 2003 print server with one running on Windows 2008 R2. I have connected and configured all of our printers and can successfully print to them from the server itself. All of the printers are shared and user's have permission…
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Recognizing a Computer on the Network But Unable to Connect

I am setting up a small office (about 5 machines) with no central server. It's pretty low-budget so I'm trying to work with what I have. Right now we have a few printers, but only one guy (connected to a printer, say Bob) is here all day. One user…
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