Guest Jason A Ash Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 Looking for a recommendation. I have several clients using Windows Server 2008 Terminal Servers, having a problem with the print spooler service stopping. I feel that part of this may stem from the fact that not all the printers in use have drivers for Server 2008. What we did in those cases, was to use the Windows Vista print drivers, which seems to have worked. So, my questions are, was using the Vista drivers a good idea? Or, should we have used Server 2003 drivers, and if so, will they load without a problem? These Terminal Servers were put into an existing enviroment, so we had no control over the printers the remote clients have, some have multi-function devices (which are only being used as printers), inkjets, etc. Thank you, Jason A.
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted October 3, 2008 Posted October 3, 2008 Re: Print drivers and Server 2008 Hello Jason, You should always use the drivers for the OS you have installed. Playing around with other drivers can work but can also result in problems. If the vendor does not support newer OS, that's a problem from the vendors. Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > Looking for a recommendation. I have several clients using Windows > Server 2008 Terminal Servers, having a problem with the print spooler > service stopping. I feel that part of this may stem from the fact > that not all the printers in use have drivers for Server 2008. What > we did in those cases, was to use the Windows Vista print drivers, > which seems to have worked. > > So, my questions are, was using the Vista drivers a good idea? Or, > should we have used Server 2003 drivers, and if so, will they load > without a problem? > > These Terminal Servers were put into an existing enviroment, so we had > no control over the printers the remote clients have, some have > multi-function devices (which are only being used as printers), > inkjets, etc. > > Thank you, > Jason A.
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