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I'm trying to install the default HP PCL5 or PCL6 print drivers on Windows

2003 64 bit. I have set group policy to allow users to install printers

(doubt I need that one) and also I have disabled the option that would

prevent the installation of a printer using kernel mode drivers. I did a

gpupdate /force and confirmed that settings with rsop.msc.

 

I still cannot get the printer driver to install. The files are copies

over then I get a modal error from Windows 2003 complaining that I have a

group policy setting that prevents kernel mode driver installation.

 

The setting I disabled is:

 

Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Printers:

"Disallow installation of printers using kernel-mode drivers"

 

Does anyone have a guess about why I still cannot install a printer under

W2K3 64 bit?

 

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Will

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Guest Meinolf Weber
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Re: Not Able to Install Printer Driver on Windows 2003 64 Bit

 

Hello Will,

 

What printer model do you use? And what do you mean with default print drivers?

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> I'm trying to install the default HP PCL5 or PCL6 print drivers on

> Windows 2003 64 bit. I have set group policy to allow users to

> install printers (doubt I need that one) and also I have disabled the

> option that would prevent the installation of a printer using kernel

> mode drivers. I did a gpupdate /force and confirmed that settings

> with rsop.msc.

>

> I still cannot get the printer driver to install. The files are

> copies over then I get a modal error from Windows 2003 complaining

> that I have a group policy setting that prevents kernel mode driver

> installation.

>

> The setting I disabled is:

>

> Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Printers:

> "Disallow installation of printers using kernel-mode

> drivers"

> Does anyone have a guess about why I still cannot install a printer

> under W2K3 64 bit?

>

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Re: Not Able to Install Printer Driver on Windows 2003 64 Bit

 

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

news:ff16fb665da008c9d54d1613f817@msnews.microsoft.com...

> What printer model do you use? And what do you mean with default print

> drivers?

 

Sorry for not mentioning the printer is HP 9050DN.

 

By default drivers I mean those available through Windows Update. I also

tried the latest 64-bit drivers downloadable from HP direct. Same results.

 

--

Will

>> I'm trying to install the default HP PCL5 or PCL6 print drivers on

>> Windows 2003 64 bit. I have set group policy to allow users to

>> install printers (doubt I need that one) and also I have disabled the

>> option that would prevent the installation of a printer using kernel

>> mode drivers. I did a gpupdate /force and confirmed that settings

>> with rsop.msc.

>>

>> I still cannot get the printer driver to install. The files are

>> copies over then I get a modal error from Windows 2003 complaining

>> that I have a group policy setting that prevents kernel mode driver

>> installation.

>>

>> The setting I disabled is:

>>

>> Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Printers:

>> "Disallow installation of printers using kernel-mode

>> drivers"

>> Does anyone have a guess about why I still cannot install a printer

>> under W2K3 64 bit?

>>

>

>

Guest Meinolf Weber
Posted

Re: Not Able to Install Printer Driver on Windows 2003 64 Bit

 

Hello Will,

 

What is the client OS? You have to supply also the drivers for them as additonal

drivers on the print server.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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

no rights.

> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

> news:ff16fb665da008c9d54d1613f817@msnews.microsoft.com...

>

>> What printer model do you use? And what do you mean with default

>> print drivers?

>>

> Sorry for not mentioning the printer is HP 9050DN.

>

> By default drivers I mean those available through Windows Update. I

> also tried the latest 64-bit drivers downloadable from HP direct.

> Same results.

>

>>> I'm trying to install the default HP PCL5 or PCL6 print drivers on

>>> Windows 2003 64 bit. I have set group policy to allow users to

>>> install printers (doubt I need that one) and also I have disabled

>>> the option that would prevent the installation of a printer using

>>> kernel mode drivers. I did a gpupdate /force and confirmed that

>>> settings with rsop.msc.

>>>

>>> I still cannot get the printer driver to install. The files are

>>> copies over then I get a modal error from Windows 2003 complaining

>>> that I have a group policy setting that prevents kernel mode driver

>>> installation.

>>>

>>> The setting I disabled is:

>>>

>>> Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Printers:

>>> "Disallow installation of printers using kernel-mode

>>> drivers"

>>> Does anyone have a guess about why I still cannot install a printer

>>> under W2K3 64 bit?

Posted

Re: Not Able to Install Printer Driver on Windows 2003 64 Bit

 

"Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

news:ff16fb665da178c9d552541ab727@msnews.microsoft.com...

> What is the client OS? You have to supply also the drivers for them as

> additonal drivers on the print server.

 

I'm not trying to set up drivers on a server for clients to use. I'm

trying to set up a *LOCAL* printer on a Windows 2003 64 bit host OS. So

the client and the server are the same computer, and I'm not referencing the

printer by any NetBIOS type syntax. I'm using it as local.

 

I've set up this same printer on 20 other computers, including Windows 2003

32-bit. All of those are in the same domain and all of those are in the

same group policy.

 

--

Will

 

>> "Meinolf Weber" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message

>> news:ff16fb665da008c9d54d1613f817@msnews.microsoft.com...

>>

>>> What printer model do you use? And what do you mean with default

>>> print drivers?

>>>

>> Sorry for not mentioning the printer is HP 9050DN.

>>

>> By default drivers I mean those available through Windows Update. I

>> also tried the latest 64-bit drivers downloadable from HP direct.

>> Same results.

>>

>>>> I'm trying to install the default HP PCL5 or PCL6 print drivers on

>>>> Windows 2003 64 bit. I have set group policy to allow users to

>>>> install printers (doubt I need that one) and also I have disabled

>>>> the option that would prevent the installation of a printer using

>>>> kernel mode drivers. I did a gpupdate /force and confirmed that

>>>> settings with rsop.msc.

>>>>

>>>> I still cannot get the printer driver to install. The files are

>>>> copies over then I get a modal error from Windows 2003 complaining

>>>> that I have a group policy setting that prevents kernel mode driver

>>>> installation.

>>>>

>>>> The setting I disabled is:

>>>>

>>>> Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Printers:

>>>> "Disallow installation of printers using kernel-mode

>>>> drivers"

>>>> Does anyone have a guess about why I still cannot install a printer

>>>> under W2K3 64 bit?

>

>


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