Migrating Printers from 2000 Server

[Guest Adrian]

All,

 

Im trying to create a seamless printer migration from a Windows 2000 Server

to a Windows 2003 64 bit Storage server.

 

First off is this possible? to the extent that users wont notice anything or

have to make any changes?

 

Ive been trying to use the Print Migration tool 3.1 but it doesnt seem to

work on the 2000 Server.

 

I have also added the windows 2000 server in under Print Management in the

2003 server in the "hope" that I could switch the printers that way but no

luck :/ (Wouldn't that be a very handy though if you could!!)

 

Has anyone else tried successfully to migrate printers without the users

knowing?

 

Thanks

[Guest Michael M.]

Re: Migrating Printers from 2000 Server

 

If the printer path is the same it should work. but if the old server is

still on the network and has the same you might not be alble to do it.

 

What you could do is just write a Windows Script using the network object to

remove the old printers and install the new ones. Then apply this as the

logon script you will also be able to set the default printer this way.

 

Mike.

"Adrian" <Adrian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:2A146B13-9F82-426A-9AB9-D60CB3598FB6@microsoft.com...

> All,

>

> Im trying to create a seamless printer migration from a Windows 2000

> Server

> to a Windows 2003 64 bit Storage server.

>

> First off is this possible? to the extent that users wont notice anything

> or

> have to make any changes?

>

> Ive been trying to use the Print Migration tool 3.1 but it doesnt seem to

> work on the 2000 Server.

>

> I have also added the windows 2000 server in under Print Management in the

> 2003 server in the "hope" that I could switch the printers that way but no

> luck :/ (Wouldn't that be a very handy though if you could!!)

>

> Has anyone else tried successfully to migrate printers without the users

> knowing?

>

> Thanks

[Guest Adrian]

Re: Migrating Printers from 2000 Server

 

Thanks Michael I might try that, I had just hoped thier was an easier

solution involving pointing and clicking :)

 

My Scripting skills are abmissal !! Ill continue the research

 

"Michael M." wrote:

> If the printer path is the same it should work. but if the old server is

> still on the network and has the same you might not be alble to do it.

>

> What you could do is just write a Windows Script using the network object to

> remove the old printers and install the new ones. Then apply this as the

> logon script you will also be able to set the default printer this way.

>

> Mike.

> "Adrian" <Adrian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:2A146B13-9F82-426A-9AB9-D60CB3598FB6@microsoft.com...

> > All,

> >

> > Im trying to create a seamless printer migration from a Windows 2000

> > Server

> > to a Windows 2003 64 bit Storage server.

> >

> > First off is this possible? to the extent that users wont notice anything

> > or

> > have to make any changes?

> >

> > Ive been trying to use the Print Migration tool 3.1 but it doesnt seem to

> > work on the 2000 Server.

> >

> > I have also added the windows 2000 server in under Print Management in the

> > 2003 server in the "hope" that I could switch the printers that way but no

> > luck :/ (Wouldn't that be a very handy though if you could!!)

> >

> > Has anyone else tried successfully to migrate printers without the users

> > knowing?

> >

> > Thanks

>

>

>