Guest Steven L Chan Posted September 3, 2008 Posted September 3, 2008 Hello All: Our forest level is Windows 2003 R2, schema version is 31. # 1). Installation requirement is for computers running Windows 2003 R2, is x64 allowed? #2). Quote: "Print Management can automatically search for and install network printers on the local subnet of your local print server" When I tried to execute the "Automatically Add Network Printers" command, it does not find any printers. I am assuming that's it's searching for printers on the local subnet, but all printers are located on other subnets/VLANs. Although, the Windows 2000 print server is located on the local subnet. How can I expand the search? #3). I configued the Group Policy to deploy a printer via User and Computer settings, but to no avail. I get an application error stating "Could not execute the following script pushprinterconnections.exe", what does that mean? I've triple checked to ensure that I configured Print Management correctly, any help on this would be greatly appreciated. If you need additional information, please let me know... Steven
Guest Alan Morris [MSFT] Posted September 4, 2008 Posted September 4, 2008 Re: Print Management Questions(s). Server 2003 R2 is available for x64 machines Is schema 31 the one that comes with R2? The search is limited to the local subnet. Run pushprinterconnections at command line rather that through a logon script just to verify that it is working. If you are grabbing the exe from an x64 R2 CD, this file will not run on 32 bit clients. The 32bit pushprinterconnections.exe will run fine on x64 clients. PushPrinterConnections.exe -log will create a ppcuser.log file in %temp% and when run in computer context ppcmachine.log in %windir%\temp -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1 This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Steven L Chan" <StevenLChan@gmail.com> wrote in message news:E242E68B-F9F4-4D08-B012-A86469E4BA41@microsoft.com... > Hello All: > > Our forest level is Windows 2003 R2, schema version is 31. > > # 1). > > Installation requirement is for computers running Windows 2003 R2, is x64 > allowed? > > #2). > > Quote: "Print Management can automatically search for and install network > printers on the local subnet of your local print server" > > When I tried to execute the "Automatically Add Network Printers" command, > it does not find any printers. I am assuming that's it's searching for > printers on the local subnet, but all printers are located on other > subnets/VLANs. Although, the Windows 2000 print server is located on the > local subnet. How can I expand the search? > > #3). > > I configued the Group Policy to deploy a printer via User and Computer > settings, but to no avail. > > I get an application error stating "Could not execute the following script > pushprinterconnections.exe", what does that mean? > > > I've triple checked to ensure that I configured Print Management > correctly, any help on this would be greatly appreciated. > > If you need additional information, please let me know... > > Steven > >
Guest Steven L Chan Posted September 4, 2008 Posted September 4, 2008 Re: Print Management Questions(s). Morning, Yes, Schema 31 came with R2, when we installed new domain controllers to Windows 2003 Forest level. I grabbed a copy of the pushprinterconnections.exe from a R2 x86 box and it worked! Thanks for the tip! I am assuming that I have to manually removed the printer from our Windows 2000 print server and install it on the R2 box, right? Steven "Alan Morris [MSFT]" <alanmo@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:%23cMyKeiDJHA.340@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Server 2003 R2 is available for x64 machines > > Is schema 31 the one that comes with R2? > > The search is limited to the local subnet. > > Run pushprinterconnections at command line rather that through a logon > script just to verify that it is working. If you are grabbing the exe > from an x64 R2 CD, this file will not run on 32 bit clients. The 32bit > pushprinterconnections.exe will run fine on x64 clients. > > PushPrinterConnections.exe -log > > will create a ppcuser.log file in %temp% > > and when run in computer context ppcmachine.log in %windir%\temp > > -- > Alan Morris > Windows Printing Team > Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: > http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1 > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > rights. > > "Steven L Chan" <StevenLChan@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:E242E68B-F9F4-4D08-B012-A86469E4BA41@microsoft.com... >> Hello All: >> >> Our forest level is Windows 2003 R2, schema version is 31. >> >> # 1). >> >> Installation requirement is for computers running Windows 2003 R2, is x64 >> allowed? >> >> #2). >> >> Quote: "Print Management can automatically search for and install >> network printers on the local subnet of your local print server" >> >> When I tried to execute the "Automatically Add Network Printers" command, >> it does not find any printers. I am assuming that's it's searching for >> printers on the local subnet, but all printers are located on other >> subnets/VLANs. Although, the Windows 2000 print server is located on the >> local subnet. How can I expand the search? >> >> #3). >> >> I configued the Group Policy to deploy a printer via User and Computer >> settings, but to no avail. >> >> I get an application error stating "Could not execute the following >> script pushprinterconnections.exe", what does that mean? >> >> >> I've triple checked to ensure that I configured Print Management >> correctly, any help on this would be greatly appreciated. >> >> If you need additional information, please let me know... >> >> Steven >> >> > >
Guest Alan Morris [MSFT] Posted September 4, 2008 Posted September 4, 2008 Re: Print Management Questions(s). If you have any Vista clients around you can use the Print Backup Restore Migration Wizard to backup the printers on Win2k and restore to Win2k3. printbrmui.exe You can use printmig 3.1 as well. This will run on Win2k and Win2k3. @microsoft.com. If the new print server is x64 you will need to locate x64 print drivers with the exact names of the x86 print drivers for the migration to work. -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1 This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Steven L Chan" <StevenLChan@gmail.com> wrote in message news:EE5E8A03-5255-41D8-A629-98086AE8F06F@microsoft.com... > Morning, > > Yes, Schema 31 came with R2, when we installed new domain controllers to > Windows 2003 Forest level. > > I grabbed a copy of the pushprinterconnections.exe from a R2 x86 box and > it > worked! Thanks for the tip! > > I am assuming that I have to manually removed the printer from our Windows > 2000 print server and install it on the R2 box, right? > > Steven > > > "Alan Morris [MSFT]" <alanmo@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:%23cMyKeiDJHA.340@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Server 2003 R2 is available for x64 machines >> >> Is schema 31 the one that comes with R2? >> >> The search is limited to the local subnet. >> >> Run pushprinterconnections at command line rather that through a logon >> script just to verify that it is working. If you are grabbing the exe >> from an x64 R2 CD, this file will not run on 32 bit clients. The 32bit >> pushprinterconnections.exe will run fine on x64 clients. >> >> PushPrinterConnections.exe -log >> >> will create a ppcuser.log file in %temp% >> >> and when run in computer context ppcmachine.log in %windir%\temp >> >> -- >> Alan Morris >> Windows Printing Team >> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: >> http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1 >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no >> rights. >> >> "Steven L Chan" <StevenLChan@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:E242E68B-F9F4-4D08-B012-A86469E4BA41@microsoft.com... >>> Hello All: >>> >>> Our forest level is Windows 2003 R2, schema version is 31. >>> >>> # 1). >>> >>> Installation requirement is for computers running Windows 2003 R2, is >>> x64 allowed? >>> >>> #2). >>> >>> Quote: "Print Management can automatically search for and install >>> network printers on the local subnet of your local print server" >>> >>> When I tried to execute the "Automatically Add Network Printers" >>> command, it does not find any printers. I am assuming that's it's >>> searching for printers on the local subnet, but all printers are located >>> on other subnets/VLANs. Although, the Windows 2000 print server is >>> located on the local subnet. How can I expand the search? >>> >>> #3). >>> >>> I configued the Group Policy to deploy a printer via User and Computer >>> settings, but to no avail. >>> >>> I get an application error stating "Could not execute the following >>> script pushprinterconnections.exe", what does that mean? >>> >>> >>> I've triple checked to ensure that I configured Print Management >>> correctly, any help on this would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> If you need additional information, please let me know... >>> >>> Steven >>> >>> >> >> >
Recommended Posts