Guest Jim Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 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 Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 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 Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 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 Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 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 Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 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 Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 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 >> >> >> >> >> >>
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