Add second Print Server

[Guest Jim]

In a W2003 domain, with one Print server. I want to add a second print

server. I want to have about 15 of the many printers put on the second print

server.

I proabably can recreate or use a print manager utility to backup/restore

the printers onto the second print server. How can I have the client machines

access the same printer as they are configured for that is now on a different

print server without touching there machines? Tks, Jim

[Guest Mathieu CHATEAU]

Re: Add second Print Server

 

Hello,

To backup/restore, the best tool:

Print Migrator 3.1

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9b9f2925-cbc9-44da-b2c9-ffdbc46b0b17&displaylang=en

 

For switching users, the easy way is a vbscript at logon.

the vbscript will read a text file on netlogon that gives the current

printer server.

When you want to switch them, you change the txt and make them log again to

switch.

 

--

Cordialement,

Mathieu CHATEAU

http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

 

 

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

news:879F4B51-B2B4-4C3B-925F-0943A3E5EADE@microsoft.com...

> In a W2003 domain, with one Print server. I want to add a second print

> server. I want to have about 15 of the many printers put on the second

> print

> server.

> I proabably can recreate or use a print manager utility to backup/restore

> the printers onto the second print server. How can I have the client

> machines

> access the same printer as they are configured for that is now on a

> different

> print server without touching there machines? Tks, Jim

[Guest Ian Zahn]

Re: Add second Print Server

 

I have to same senario, but haven't used a script to give them acces to the

printers. Is it a matter of creating the script first apply to users then

change the script and migrate to new server?

Just trying to stop the "I cannot print" calls coming in, It would be a

matter of assuming which users need which printers as well?

 

"Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

> Hello,

> To backup/restore, the best tool:

> Print Migrator 3.1

> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9b9f2925-cbc9-44da-b2c9-ffdbc46b0b17&displaylang=en

>

> For switching users, the easy way is a vbscript at logon.

> the vbscript will read a text file on netlogon that gives the current

> printer server.

> When you want to switch them, you change the txt and make them log again to

> switch.

>

> --

> Cordialement,

> Mathieu CHATEAU

> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

>

>

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

> news:879F4B51-B2B4-4C3B-925F-0943A3E5EADE@microsoft.com...

> > In a W2003 domain, with one Print server. I want to add a second print

> > server. I want to have about 15 of the many printers put on the second

> > print

> > server.

> > I proabably can recreate or use a print manager utility to backup/restore

> > the printers onto the second print server. How can I have the client

> > machines

> > access the same printer as they are configured for that is now on a

> > different

> > print server without touching there machines? Tks, Jim

>

>

[Guest Mathieu CHATEAU]

Re: Add second Print Server

 

Hello,

 

the vbscript will scan already installed printer and migrate only installed

one.

Depending how is your OU & co, you may put 50% of users on each server.

So you will only have 50% of users that need to log in again to print.

 

You may also put two vbscript (print_serverA.vbs; print_serverB.vbs) on

their workstation so they can switch themself.

 

 

--

Cordialement,

Mathieu CHATEAU

http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

 

 

"Ian Zahn" <IanZahn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:880D840E-656A-438B-8373-3050FA13CA58@microsoft.com...

>I have to same senario, but haven't used a script to give them acces to the

> printers. Is it a matter of creating the script first apply to users then

> change the script and migrate to new server?

> Just trying to stop the "I cannot print" calls coming in, It would be a

> matter of assuming which users need which printers as well?

>

> "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

>

>> Hello,

>> To backup/restore, the best tool:

>> Print Migrator 3.1

>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9b9f2925-cbc9-44da-b2c9-ffdbc46b0b17&displaylang=en

>>

>> For switching users, the easy way is a vbscript at logon.

>> the vbscript will read a text file on netlogon that gives the current

>> printer server.

>> When you want to switch them, you change the txt and make them log again

>> to

>> switch.

>>

>> --

>> Cordialement,

>> Mathieu CHATEAU

>> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

>>

>>

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

>> news:879F4B51-B2B4-4C3B-925F-0943A3E5EADE@microsoft.com...

>> > In a W2003 domain, with one Print server. I want to add a second print

>> > server. I want to have about 15 of the many printers put on the second

>> > print

>> > server.

>> > I proabably can recreate or use a print manager utility to

>> > backup/restore

>> > the printers onto the second print server. How can I have the client

>> > machines

>> > access the same printer as they are configured for that is now on a

>> > different

>> > print server without touching there machines? Tks, Jim

>>

>>

[Guest Jim]

Re: Add second Print Server

 

Mathieu,

I like the vbscript solution. But, I do not know scripting. How can I get a

quick vbscript to change some users to a different print server?

Jim

 

"Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

> Hello,

>

> the vbscript will scan already installed printer and migrate only installed

> one.

> Depending how is your OU & co, you may put 50% of users on each server.

> So you will only have 50% of users that need to log in again to print.

>

> You may also put two vbscript (print_serverA.vbs; print_serverB.vbs) on

> their workstation so they can switch themself.

>

>

> --

> Cordialement,

> Mathieu CHATEAU

> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

>

>

> "Ian Zahn" <IanZahn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:880D840E-656A-438B-8373-3050FA13CA58@microsoft.com...

> >I have to same senario, but haven't used a script to give them acces to the

> > printers. Is it a matter of creating the script first apply to users then

> > change the script and migrate to new server?

> > Just trying to stop the "I cannot print" calls coming in, It would be a

> > matter of assuming which users need which printers as well?

> >

> > "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

> >

> >> Hello,

> >> To backup/restore, the best tool:

> >> Print Migrator 3.1

> >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9b9f2925-cbc9-44da-b2c9-ffdbc46b0b17&displaylang=en

> >>

> >> For switching users, the easy way is a vbscript at logon.

> >> the vbscript will read a text file on netlogon that gives the current

> >> printer server.

> >> When you want to switch them, you change the txt and make them log again

> >> to

> >> switch.

> >>

> >> --

> >> Cordialement,

> >> Mathieu CHATEAU

> >> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

> >>

> >>

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

> >> news:879F4B51-B2B4-4C3B-925F-0943A3E5EADE@microsoft.com...

> >> > In a W2003 domain, with one Print server. I want to add a second print

> >> > server. I want to have about 15 of the many printers put on the second

> >> > print

> >> > server.

> >> > I proabably can recreate or use a print manager utility to

> >> > backup/restore

> >> > the printers onto the second print server. How can I have the client

> >> > machines

> >> > access the same printer as they are configured for that is now on a

> >> > different

> >> > print server without touching there machines? Tks, Jim

> >>

> >>

>

>

[Guest Mathieu CHATEAU]

Re: Add second Print Server

 

hello,

 

here is a vbscript.

put a text file in \netlogon\printer\default.txt with just the target

printer server name.

 

It is from our script bu it stripped out things, can you test it ?

 

 

Const ForWriting = 2

Const ForReading = 1

Function GetDefaultPrinter()

sRegVal = "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\Device"

sDefault = ""

On Error Resume Next

sDefault = objShell.RegRead(sRegVal)

sDefault = Left(sDefault ,InStr(sDefault, ",") - 1)

On Error Goto 0

GetDefaultPrinter = sDefault

End Function

On Error Resume Next

Set objNetwork = CreateObject ("Wscript.Network")

Set objShell = CreateObject ("WScript.Shell")

Set objFSO = CreateObject ("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

 

LogonServer = objShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%logonserver%")

UserName = objShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%username%")

Set objFileServer = objFSO.OpenTextFile (LogonServer &

"\netlogon\printer\default.txt", ForReading)

 

strComputer = "."

PrintServer = objFileServer.ReadLine

PrintServer = LCase (PrintServer)

 

Err.Clear

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & _

"{impersonationLevel=Impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

 

If Err.Number Then

wscript.echo ("Error : " & Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description & VbCrLf)

Err.Clear

 

Else

ImpDefault = GetDefaultPrinter

Set colInstalledPrinters = objWMIService.ExecQuery _

("SELECT * FROM Win32_Printer")

For Each objPrinter in colInstalledPrinters

PrinterArray = Split (objPrinter.Name , "\")

 

If (LCase(objPrinter.ServerName) <> "") and (LCase(objPrinter.ServerName)

<> "\\" & PrintServer) then

 

objNetwork.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\" & PrintServer & "\" &

PrinterArray(3)

If Err.Number Then

wscript.echo ("Error : " & Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description &

VbCrLf)

Err.Clear

End If

 

If ImpDefault = objPrinter.Name then

objNetwork.SetDefaultPrinter ("\\" & PrintServer & "\" &

PrinterArray(3))

If Err.Number Then

objFile.Write ("Error: " & Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description &

VbCrLf)

Err.Clear

End If

End If

 

objNetwork.RemovePrinterConnection objPrinter.Name

End If

Next

End If

objFileServer.Close

objFile.Close

 

 

--

Cordialement,

Mathieu CHATEAU

http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

 

 

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

news:54CDFFBA-00FE-4790-9E6D-E570986B5113@microsoft.com...

> Mathieu,

> I like the vbscript solution. But, I do not know scripting. How can I get

> a

> quick vbscript to change some users to a different print server?

> Jim

>

> "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

>

>> Hello,

>>

>> the vbscript will scan already installed printer and migrate only

>> installed

>> one.

>> Depending how is your OU & co, you may put 50% of users on each server.

>> So you will only have 50% of users that need to log in again to print.

>>

>> You may also put two vbscript (print_serverA.vbs; print_serverB.vbs) on

>> their workstation so they can switch themself.

>>

>>

>> --

>> Cordialement,

>> Mathieu CHATEAU

>> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

>>

>>

>> "Ian Zahn" <IanZahn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:880D840E-656A-438B-8373-3050FA13CA58@microsoft.com...

>> >I have to same senario, but haven't used a script to give them acces to

>> >the

>> > printers. Is it a matter of creating the script first apply to users

>> > then

>> > change the script and migrate to new server?

>> > Just trying to stop the "I cannot print" calls coming in, It would be a

>> > matter of assuming which users need which printers as well?

>> >

>> > "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

>> >

>> >> Hello,

>> >> To backup/restore, the best tool:

>> >> Print Migrator 3.1

>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9b9f2925-cbc9-44da-b2c9-ffdbc46b0b17&displaylang=en

>> >>

>> >> For switching users, the easy way is a vbscript at logon.

>> >> the vbscript will read a text file on netlogon that gives the current

>> >> printer server.

>> >> When you want to switch them, you change the txt and make them log

>> >> again

>> >> to

>> >> switch.

>> >>

>> >> --

>> >> Cordialement,

>> >> Mathieu CHATEAU

>> >> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

>> >>

>> >>

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

>> >> news:879F4B51-B2B4-4C3B-925F-0943A3E5EADE@microsoft.com...

>> >> > In a W2003 domain, with one Print server. I want to add a second

>> >> > print

>> >> > server. I want to have about 15 of the many printers put on the

>> >> > second

>> >> > print

>> >> > server.

>> >> > I proabably can recreate or use a print manager utility to

>> >> > backup/restore

>> >> > the printers onto the second print server. How can I have the client

>> >> > machines

>> >> > access the same printer as they are configured for that is now on a

>> >> > different

>> >> > print server without touching there machines? Tks, Jim

>> >>

>> >>

>>

>>