2000 printer driver on Server 2003R2

[Guest Magoo]

Is it ok to install a win2k print driver on a windows server 2003r2? the

printer is very old and the company is no longer updating the print driver -

i do not want to introduce any sort of instability to this server. i am

under the impression that win2k and win2003 are similar enough that you can

use the print drivers released for win2k on the 2003 server, correct?

 

thanks for your comment.

 

magoo

[Guest Myweb]

Re: 2000 printer driver on Server 2003R2

 

Hello Magoo,

 

I think it will not work. What kind of printer is it?

 

Best regards

 

Myweb

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> Is it ok to install a win2k print driver on a windows server 2003r2?

> the printer is very old and the company is no longer updating the

> print driver - i do not want to introduce any sort of instability to

> this server. i am under the impression that win2k and win2003 are

> similar enough that you can use the print drivers released for win2k

> on the 2003 server, correct?

>

> thanks for your comment.

>

> magoo

>

[Guest Magoo]

Re: 2000 printer driver on Server 2003R2

 

printer is an okidata, used for printing checks, can't remember the model.

 

"Myweb" wrote:

> Hello Magoo,

>

> I think it will not work. What kind of printer is it?

>

> Best regards

>

> Myweb

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

>

> > Is it ok to install a win2k print driver on a windows server 2003r2?

> > the printer is very old and the company is no longer updating the

> > print driver - i do not want to introduce any sort of instability to

> > this server. i am under the impression that win2k and win2003 are

> > similar enough that you can use the print drivers released for win2k

> > on the 2003 server, correct?

> >

> > thanks for your comment.

> >

> > magoo

> >

>

>

>

[Guest Bruce Sanderson]

Re: 2000 printer driver on Server 2003R2

 

Most printer drivers for Windows 2000 will work on Windows 2003, but there

may well be "stability" issues for the Windows 2003 server, especially if

the printer driver is a "kernel mode" (driver model version 2) driver.

 

I suggest testing it in test environment to see what issues there are, if

any.

 

--

Bruce Sanderson MVP Printing

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders

 

It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.

 

 

 

"Magoo" <magoo@magoo.bomb> wrote in message

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> Is it ok to install a win2k print driver on a windows server 2003r2? the

> printer is very old and the company is no longer updating the print

> driver -

> i do not want to introduce any sort of instability to this server. i am

> under the impression that win2k and win2003 are similar enough that you

> can

> use the print drivers released for win2k on the 2003 server, correct?

>

> thanks for your comment.

>

> magoo