Moving Printers to different server

[Guest Shae]

Hi,

 

I am decommisioning a server on our network that is a print server for 6

printers, I want to be able to move the printers from this server to another

existing print server.

 

All printers are deployed to the clients using the printer management tool.

if i simply install the printers on the new server and redeploy, then i will

have to go to every client PC and delete the old printer.

 

is there a way to "un-deploy" or remove the old printers from all clients?

(xp)

 

i have found a microsoft tool called "printer migrator 3.1" but am not sure

if this will accomodate my requirements.

 

please help

[Guest Mathieu CHATEAU]

Re: Moving Printers to different server

 

Hello,

 

You have two tasks:

-Install the same drivers and printers on the new server. This server part

is achieved by PrintMigrator.

-Migrate printers connected by users (manually or others). you may use a

vbscript i made:

http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com/2007/09/vbscript-to-change-printer-server.html

 

You can add it to the user logon script, just change the MYNEWPRINTERSERVER.

If the printer doesn't exist anymore, it's just get removed.

This script must be launched only after printmigrator, when the new server

is ready and available.

It keeps the default printer.

It migrate all network printer to the new server.

 

 

 

--

Cordialement,

Mathieu CHATEAU

English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

 

 

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

news:251607A6-B6FD-4300-9CB9-099E3091581D@microsoft.com...

> Hi,

>

> I am decommisioning a server on our network that is a print server for 6

> printers, I want to be able to move the printers from this server to

> another

> existing print server.

>

> All printers are deployed to the clients using the printer management

> tool.

> if i simply install the printers on the new server and redeploy, then i

> will

> have to go to every client PC and delete the old printer.

>

> is there a way to "un-deploy" or remove the old printers from all clients?

> (xp)

>

> i have found a microsoft tool called "printer migrator 3.1" but am not

> sure

> if this will accomodate my requirements.

>

> please help

>

>

[Guest Shae]

Re: Moving Printers to different server

 

Hi,

 

In our situation a given user currently will have say 15 printers available

to them in their printers and faxes panel, currently half of them will be on

server1 and half on server2.

 

if i migrate the printers off server1, so that all printers are now

connected to server2, then run your script at startup, will it change the

share name of all printers that were on server1 now to go to server2? and be

transparent to the user, so that they will just print to the same printer,

but it will be remapped to server2?

will this effect the default printers? as some users will have their default

printer as any one of the current printers on server1 or server2 (depending

on the user)

 

also, how do i deploy this script to run at startup, we currently use Kix

script for logon and drive mapping, should i just call your script from

within the Kix script?

 

many thanks

"Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

> Hello,

>

> You have two tasks:

> -Install the same drivers and printers on the new server. This server part

> is achieved by PrintMigrator.

> -Migrate printers connected by users (manually or others). you may use a

> vbscript i made:

> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com/2007/09/vbscript-to-change-printer-server.html

>

> You can add it to the user logon script, just change the MYNEWPRINTERSERVER.

> If the printer doesn't exist anymore, it's just get removed.

> This script must be launched only after printmigrator, when the new server

> is ready and available.

> It keeps the default printer.

> It migrate all network printer to the new server.

>

>

>

> --

> Cordialement,

> Mathieu CHATEAU

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

> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

>

>

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

> news:251607A6-B6FD-4300-9CB9-099E3091581D@microsoft.com...

> > Hi,

> >

> > I am decommisioning a server on our network that is a print server for 6

> > printers, I want to be able to move the printers from this server to

> > another

> > existing print server.

> >

> > All printers are deployed to the clients using the printer management

> > tool.

> > if i simply install the printers on the new server and redeploy, then i

> > will

> > have to go to every client PC and delete the old printer.

> >

> > is there a way to "un-deploy" or remove the old printers from all clients?

> > (xp)

> >

> > i have found a microsoft tool called "printer migrator 3.1" but am not

> > sure

> > if this will accomodate my requirements.

> >

> > please help

> >

> >

>

>

[Guest Mathieu CHATEAU]

Re: Moving Printers to different server

 

The scripts migrate all printers to the new server. It's fully transparent

to the user.

As it only change the print server name, the printers share name must stay

exactly the same, that's achieved through printmigrator.

 

The default printer is migrated to the new server and kept as the default

printer.

 

 

 

--

Cordialement,

Mathieu CHATEAU

English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

 

 

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

news:127D69FD-6C51-40B5-832B-5BAFDCDCC7C2@microsoft.com...

> Hi,

>

> In our situation a given user currently will have say 15 printers

> available

> to them in their printers and faxes panel, currently half of them will be

> on

> server1 and half on server2.

>

> if i migrate the printers off server1, so that all printers are now

> connected to server2, then run your script at startup, will it change the

> share name of all printers that were on server1 now to go to server2? and

> be

> transparent to the user, so that they will just print to the same printer,

> but it will be remapped to server2?

> will this effect the default printers? as some users will have their

> default

> printer as any one of the current printers on server1 or server2

> (depending

> on the user)

>

> also, how do i deploy this script to run at startup, we currently use Kix

> script for logon and drive mapping, should i just call your script from

> within the Kix script?

>

> many thanks

> "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

>

>> Hello,

>>

>> You have two tasks:

>> -Install the same drivers and printers on the new server. This server

>> part

>> is achieved by PrintMigrator.

>> -Migrate printers connected by users (manually or others). you may use a

>> vbscript i made:

>> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com/2007/09/vbscript-to-change-printer-server.html

>>

>> You can add it to the user logon script, just change the

>> MYNEWPRINTERSERVER.

>> If the printer doesn't exist anymore, it's just get removed.

>> This script must be launched only after printmigrator, when the new

>> server

>> is ready and available.

>> It keeps the default printer.

>> It migrate all network printer to the new server.

>>

>>

>>

>> --

>> Cordialement,

>> Mathieu CHATEAU

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

>> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

>>

>>

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

>> news:251607A6-B6FD-4300-9CB9-099E3091581D@microsoft.com...

>> > Hi,

>> >

>> > I am decommisioning a server on our network that is a print server for

>> > 6

>> > printers, I want to be able to move the printers from this server to

>> > another

>> > existing print server.

>> >

>> > All printers are deployed to the clients using the printer management

>> > tool.

>> > if i simply install the printers on the new server and redeploy, then i

>> > will

>> > have to go to every client PC and delete the old printer.

>> >

>> > is there a way to "un-deploy" or remove the old printers from all

>> > clients?

>> > (xp)

>> >

>> > i have found a microsoft tool called "printer migrator 3.1" but am not

>> > sure

>> > if this will accomodate my requirements.

>> >

>> > please help

>> >

>> >

>>

>>

[Guest Shae]

Re: Moving Printers to different server

 

ok thanks,

 

For the printers that are to be migrated, do i "undeploy" from printer

management (gpo) prior to the migration?

then redeploy once moved?

 

 

 

 

"Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

> The scripts migrate all printers to the new server. It's fully transparent

> to the user.

> As it only change the print server name, the printers share name must stay

> exactly the same, that's achieved through printmigrator.

>

> The default printer is migrated to the new server and kept as the default

> printer.

>

>

>

> --

> Cordialement,

> Mathieu CHATEAU

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

> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

>

>

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

> news:127D69FD-6C51-40B5-832B-5BAFDCDCC7C2@microsoft.com...

> > Hi,

> >

> > In our situation a given user currently will have say 15 printers

> > available

> > to them in their printers and faxes panel, currently half of them will be

> > on

> > server1 and half on server2.

> >

> > if i migrate the printers off server1, so that all printers are now

> > connected to server2, then run your script at startup, will it change the

> > share name of all printers that were on server1 now to go to server2? and

> > be

> > transparent to the user, so that they will just print to the same printer,

> > but it will be remapped to server2?

> > will this effect the default printers? as some users will have their

> > default

> > printer as any one of the current printers on server1 or server2

> > (depending

> > on the user)

> >

> > also, how do i deploy this script to run at startup, we currently use Kix

> > script for logon and drive mapping, should i just call your script from

> > within the Kix script?

> >

> > many thanks

> > "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

> >

> >> Hello,

> >>

> >> You have two tasks:

> >> -Install the same drivers and printers on the new server. This server

> >> part

> >> is achieved by PrintMigrator.

> >> -Migrate printers connected by users (manually or others). you may use a

> >> vbscript i made:

> >> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com/2007/09/vbscript-to-change-printer-server.html

> >>

> >> You can add it to the user logon script, just change the

> >> MYNEWPRINTERSERVER.

> >> If the printer doesn't exist anymore, it's just get removed.

> >> This script must be launched only after printmigrator, when the new

> >> server

> >> is ready and available.

> >> It keeps the default printer.

> >> It migrate all network printer to the new server.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> --

> >> Cordialement,

> >> Mathieu CHATEAU

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

> >> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

> >>

> >>

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

> >> news:251607A6-B6FD-4300-9CB9-099E3091581D@microsoft.com...

> >> > Hi,

> >> >

> >> > I am decommisioning a server on our network that is a print server for

> >> > 6

> >> > printers, I want to be able to move the printers from this server to

> >> > another

> >> > existing print server.

> >> >

> >> > All printers are deployed to the clients using the printer management

> >> > tool.

> >> > if i simply install the printers on the new server and redeploy, then i

> >> > will

> >> > have to go to every client PC and delete the old printer.

> >> >

> >> > is there a way to "un-deploy" or remove the old printers from all

> >> > clients?

> >> > (xp)

> >> >

> >> > i have found a microsoft tool called "printer migrator 3.1" but am not

> >> > sure

> >> > if this will accomodate my requirements.

> >> >

> >> > please help

> >> >

> >> >

> >>

> >>

>

>

[Guest Shae]

Re: Moving Printers to different server

 

Being that there is only 6 printers, it is very easy for me to reinstall the

printers on server2 (and we would like to change the share names anyway) then

deploy via printer management.

 

I will also "undeploy" from printer management the old printers from server1

prior.

 

is there a script that can be run on the clients that will simply just

delete any old printer that has the server1 as the servername?

 

thank you

 

"Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

> The scripts migrate all printers to the new server. It's fully transparent

> to the user.

> As it only change the print server name, the printers share name must stay

> exactly the same, that's achieved through printmigrator.

>

> The default printer is migrated to the new server and kept as the default

> printer.

>

>

>

> --

> Cordialement,

> Mathieu CHATEAU

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

> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

>

>

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

> news:127D69FD-6C51-40B5-832B-5BAFDCDCC7C2@microsoft.com...

> > Hi,

> >

> > In our situation a given user currently will have say 15 printers

> > available

> > to them in their printers and faxes panel, currently half of them will be

> > on

> > server1 and half on server2.

> >

> > if i migrate the printers off server1, so that all printers are now

> > connected to server2, then run your script at startup, will it change the

> > share name of all printers that were on server1 now to go to server2? and

> > be

> > transparent to the user, so that they will just print to the same printer,

> > but it will be remapped to server2?

> > will this effect the default printers? as some users will have their

> > default

> > printer as any one of the current printers on server1 or server2

> > (depending

> > on the user)

> >

> > also, how do i deploy this script to run at startup, we currently use Kix

> > script for logon and drive mapping, should i just call your script from

> > within the Kix script?

> >

> > many thanks

> > "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

> >

> >> Hello,

> >>

> >> You have two tasks:

> >> -Install the same drivers and printers on the new server. This server

> >> part

> >> is achieved by PrintMigrator.

> >> -Migrate printers connected by users (manually or others). you may use a

> >> vbscript i made:

> >> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com/2007/09/vbscript-to-change-printer-server.html

> >>

> >> You can add it to the user logon script, just change the

> >> MYNEWPRINTERSERVER.

> >> If the printer doesn't exist anymore, it's just get removed.

> >> This script must be launched only after printmigrator, when the new

> >> server

> >> is ready and available.

> >> It keeps the default printer.

> >> It migrate all network printer to the new server.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> --

> >> Cordialement,

> >> Mathieu CHATEAU

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

> >> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

> >>

> >>

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

> >> news:251607A6-B6FD-4300-9CB9-099E3091581D@microsoft.com...

> >> > Hi,

> >> >

> >> > I am decommisioning a server on our network that is a print server for

> >> > 6

> >> > printers, I want to be able to move the printers from this server to

> >> > another

> >> > existing print server.

> >> >

> >> > All printers are deployed to the clients using the printer management

> >> > tool.

> >> > if i simply install the printers on the new server and redeploy, then i

> >> > will

> >> > have to go to every client PC and delete the old printer.

> >> >

> >> > is there a way to "un-deploy" or remove the old printers from all

> >> > clients?

> >> > (xp)

> >> >

> >> > i have found a microsoft tool called "printer migrator 3.1" but am not

> >> > sure

> >> > if this will accomodate my requirements.

> >> >

> >> > please help

> >> >

> >> >

> >>

> >>

>

>

[Guest Mathieu CHATEAU]

Re: Moving Printers to different server

 

You may change the script to only do that.

 

You are going to make users loose their current default printer.

 

I use a more elaborate version of the script that support migrating and

changing printer name through a txt file. But that all sounds excessive for

6 printers

 

--

Cordialement,

Mathieu CHATEAU

English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

 

 

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

news:02CA497F-FD47-4282-AE03-2E31F9BF7131@microsoft.com...

> Being that there is only 6 printers, it is very easy for me to reinstall

> the

> printers on server2 (and we would like to change the share names anyway)

> then

> deploy via printer management.

>

> I will also "undeploy" from printer management the old printers from

> server1

> prior.

>

> is there a script that can be run on the clients that will simply just

> delete any old printer that has the server1 as the servername?

>

> thank you

>

> "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

>

>> The scripts migrate all printers to the new server. It's fully

>> transparent

>> to the user.

>> As it only change the print server name, the printers share name must

>> stay

>> exactly the same, that's achieved through printmigrator.

>>

>> The default printer is migrated to the new server and kept as the default

>> printer.

>>

>>

>>

>> --

>> Cordialement,

>> Mathieu CHATEAU

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

>> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

>>

>>

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

>> news:127D69FD-6C51-40B5-832B-5BAFDCDCC7C2@microsoft.com...

>> > Hi,

>> >

>> > In our situation a given user currently will have say 15 printers

>> > available

>> > to them in their printers and faxes panel, currently half of them will

>> > be

>> > on

>> > server1 and half on server2.

>> >

>> > if i migrate the printers off server1, so that all printers are now

>> > connected to server2, then run your script at startup, will it change

>> > the

>> > share name of all printers that were on server1 now to go to server2?

>> > and

>> > be

>> > transparent to the user, so that they will just print to the same

>> > printer,

>> > but it will be remapped to server2?

>> > will this effect the default printers? as some users will have their

>> > default

>> > printer as any one of the current printers on server1 or server2

>> > (depending

>> > on the user)

>> >

>> > also, how do i deploy this script to run at startup, we currently use

>> > Kix

>> > script for logon and drive mapping, should i just call your script from

>> > within the Kix script?

>> >

>> > many thanks

>> > "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

>> >

>> >> Hello,

>> >>

>> >> You have two tasks:

>> >> -Install the same drivers and printers on the new server. This server

>> >> part

>> >> is achieved by PrintMigrator.

>> >> -Migrate printers connected by users (manually or others). you may use

>> >> a

>> >> vbscript i made:

>> >> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com/2007/09/vbscript-to-change-printer-server.html

>> >>

>> >> You can add it to the user logon script, just change the

>> >> MYNEWPRINTERSERVER.

>> >> If the printer doesn't exist anymore, it's just get removed.

>> >> This script must be launched only after printmigrator, when the new

>> >> server

>> >> is ready and available.

>> >> It keeps the default printer.

>> >> It migrate all network printer to the new server.

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> --

>> >> Cordialement,

>> >> Mathieu CHATEAU

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

>> >> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

>> >>

>> >>

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

>> >> news:251607A6-B6FD-4300-9CB9-099E3091581D@microsoft.com...

>> >> > Hi,

>> >> >

>> >> > I am decommisioning a server on our network that is a print server

>> >> > for

>> >> > 6

>> >> > printers, I want to be able to move the printers from this server to

>> >> > another

>> >> > existing print server.

>> >> >

>> >> > All printers are deployed to the clients using the printer

>> >> > management

>> >> > tool.

>> >> > if i simply install the printers on the new server and redeploy,

>> >> > then i

>> >> > will

>> >> > have to go to every client PC and delete the old printer.

>> >> >

>> >> > is there a way to "un-deploy" or remove the old printers from all

>> >> > clients?

>> >> > (xp)

>> >> >

>> >> > i have found a microsoft tool called "printer migrator 3.1" but am

>> >> > not

>> >> > sure

>> >> > if this will accomodate my requirements.

>> >> >

>> >> > please help

>> >> >

>> >> >

>> >>

>> >>

>>

>>

[Guest Shae]

Re: Moving Printers to different server

 

whats the best way to approach this so that we keep the default printer

setings?

 

thanks

 

"Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

> You may change the script to only do that.

>

> You are going to make users loose their current default printer.

>

> I use a more elaborate version of the script that support migrating and

> changing printer name through a txt file. But that all sounds excessive for

> 6 printers

>

> --

> Cordialement,

> Mathieu CHATEAU

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

> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

>

>

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

> news:02CA497F-FD47-4282-AE03-2E31F9BF7131@microsoft.com...

> > Being that there is only 6 printers, it is very easy for me to reinstall

> > the

> > printers on server2 (and we would like to change the share names anyway)

> > then

> > deploy via printer management.

> >

> > I will also "undeploy" from printer management the old printers from

> > server1

> > prior.

> >

> > is there a script that can be run on the clients that will simply just

> > delete any old printer that has the server1 as the servername?

> >

> > thank you

> >

> > "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

> >

> >> The scripts migrate all printers to the new server. It's fully

> >> transparent

> >> to the user.

> >> As it only change the print server name, the printers share name must

> >> stay

> >> exactly the same, that's achieved through printmigrator.

> >>

> >> The default printer is migrated to the new server and kept as the default

> >> printer.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> --

> >> Cordialement,

> >> Mathieu CHATEAU

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

> >> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

> >>

> >>

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

> >> news:127D69FD-6C51-40B5-832B-5BAFDCDCC7C2@microsoft.com...

> >> > Hi,

> >> >

> >> > In our situation a given user currently will have say 15 printers

> >> > available

> >> > to them in their printers and faxes panel, currently half of them will

> >> > be

> >> > on

> >> > server1 and half on server2.

> >> >

> >> > if i migrate the printers off server1, so that all printers are now

> >> > connected to server2, then run your script at startup, will it change

> >> > the

> >> > share name of all printers that were on server1 now to go to server2?

> >> > and

> >> > be

> >> > transparent to the user, so that they will just print to the same

> >> > printer,

> >> > but it will be remapped to server2?

> >> > will this effect the default printers? as some users will have their

> >> > default

> >> > printer as any one of the current printers on server1 or server2

> >> > (depending

> >> > on the user)

> >> >

> >> > also, how do i deploy this script to run at startup, we currently use

> >> > Kix

> >> > script for logon and drive mapping, should i just call your script from

> >> > within the Kix script?

> >> >

> >> > many thanks

> >> > "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

> >> >

> >> >> Hello,

> >> >>

> >> >> You have two tasks:

> >> >> -Install the same drivers and printers on the new server. This server

> >> >> part

> >> >> is achieved by PrintMigrator.

> >> >> -Migrate printers connected by users (manually or others). you may use

> >> >> a

> >> >> vbscript i made:

> >> >> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com/2007/09/vbscript-to-change-printer-server.html

> >> >>

> >> >> You can add it to the user logon script, just change the

> >> >> MYNEWPRINTERSERVER.

> >> >> If the printer doesn't exist anymore, it's just get removed.

> >> >> This script must be launched only after printmigrator, when the new

> >> >> server

> >> >> is ready and available.

> >> >> It keeps the default printer.

> >> >> It migrate all network printer to the new server.

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >> --

> >> >> Cordialement,

> >> >> Mathieu CHATEAU

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

> >> >> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

> >> >>

> >> >>

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

> >> >> news:251607A6-B6FD-4300-9CB9-099E3091581D@microsoft.com...

> >> >> > Hi,

> >> >> >

> >> >> > I am decommisioning a server on our network that is a print server

> >> >> > for

> >> >> > 6

> >> >> > printers, I want to be able to move the printers from this server to

> >> >> > another

> >> >> > existing print server.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > All printers are deployed to the clients using the printer

> >> >> > management

> >> >> > tool.

> >> >> > if i simply install the printers on the new server and redeploy,

> >> >> > then i

> >> >> > will

> >> >> > have to go to every client PC and delete the old printer.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > is there a way to "un-deploy" or remove the old printers from all

> >> >> > clients?

> >> >> > (xp)

> >> >> >

> >> >> > i have found a microsoft tool called "printer migrator 3.1" but am

> >> >> > not

> >> >> > sure

> >> >> > if this will accomodate my requirements.

> >> >> >

> >> >> > please help

> >> >> >

> >> >> >

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >>

> >>

>

>

[Guest Mathieu CHATEAU]

Re: Moving Printers to different server

 

Do you have a good reason for renaming printer share name ? Is renaming the

display name of the printer not enough ?

 

I recommend you use my script ;)

 

 

--

Cordialement,

Mathieu CHATEAU

English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

 

 

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

news:E907E34C-1F77-41DB-97C0-35E97D2E6B36@microsoft.com...

> whats the best way to approach this so that we keep the default printer

> setings?

>

> thanks

>

> "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

>

>> You may change the script to only do that.

>>

>> You are going to make users loose their current default printer.

>>

>> I use a more elaborate version of the script that support migrating and

>> changing printer name through a txt file. But that all sounds excessive

>> for

>> 6 printers

>>

>> --

>> Cordialement,

>> Mathieu CHATEAU

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

>> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

>>

>>

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

>> news:02CA497F-FD47-4282-AE03-2E31F9BF7131@microsoft.com...

>> > Being that there is only 6 printers, it is very easy for me to

>> > reinstall

>> > the

>> > printers on server2 (and we would like to change the share names

>> > anyway)

>> > then

>> > deploy via printer management.

>> >

>> > I will also "undeploy" from printer management the old printers from

>> > server1

>> > prior.

>> >

>> > is there a script that can be run on the clients that will simply just

>> > delete any old printer that has the server1 as the servername?

>> >

>> > thank you

>> >

>> > "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

>> >

>> >> The scripts migrate all printers to the new server. It's fully

>> >> transparent

>> >> to the user.

>> >> As it only change the print server name, the printers share name must

>> >> stay

>> >> exactly the same, that's achieved through printmigrator.

>> >>

>> >> The default printer is migrated to the new server and kept as the

>> >> default

>> >> printer.

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>> >> --

>> >> Cordialement,

>> >> Mathieu CHATEAU

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

>> >> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

>> >>

>> >>

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

>> >> news:127D69FD-6C51-40B5-832B-5BAFDCDCC7C2@microsoft.com...

>> >> > Hi,

>> >> >

>> >> > In our situation a given user currently will have say 15 printers

>> >> > available

>> >> > to them in their printers and faxes panel, currently half of them

>> >> > will

>> >> > be

>> >> > on

>> >> > server1 and half on server2.

>> >> >

>> >> > if i migrate the printers off server1, so that all printers are now

>> >> > connected to server2, then run your script at startup, will it

>> >> > change

>> >> > the

>> >> > share name of all printers that were on server1 now to go to

>> >> > server2?

>> >> > and

>> >> > be

>> >> > transparent to the user, so that they will just print to the same

>> >> > printer,

>> >> > but it will be remapped to server2?

>> >> > will this effect the default printers? as some users will have their

>> >> > default

>> >> > printer as any one of the current printers on server1 or server2

>> >> > (depending

>> >> > on the user)

>> >> >

>> >> > also, how do i deploy this script to run at startup, we currently

>> >> > use

>> >> > Kix

>> >> > script for logon and drive mapping, should i just call your script

>> >> > from

>> >> > within the Kix script?

>> >> >

>> >> > many thanks

>> >> > "Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

>> >> >

>> >> >> Hello,

>> >> >>

>> >> >> You have two tasks:

>> >> >> -Install the same drivers and printers on the new server. This

>> >> >> server

>> >> >> part

>> >> >> is achieved by PrintMigrator.

>> >> >> -Migrate printers connected by users (manually or others). you may

>> >> >> use

>> >> >> a

>> >> >> vbscript i made:

>> >> >> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com/2007/09/vbscript-to-change-printer-server.html

>> >> >>

>> >> >> You can add it to the user logon script, just change the

>> >> >> MYNEWPRINTERSERVER.

>> >> >> If the printer doesn't exist anymore, it's just get removed.

>> >> >> This script must be launched only after printmigrator, when the new

>> >> >> server

>> >> >> is ready and available.

>> >> >> It keeps the default printer.

>> >> >> It migrate all network printer to the new server.

>> >> >>

>> >> >>

>> >> >>

>> >> >> --

>> >> >> Cordialement,

>> >> >> Mathieu CHATEAU

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

>> >> >> French blog: http://www.lotp.fr

>> >> >>

>> >> >>

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

>> >> >> news:251607A6-B6FD-4300-9CB9-099E3091581D@microsoft.com...

>> >> >> > Hi,

>> >> >> >

>> >> >> > I am decommisioning a server on our network that is a print

>> >> >> > server

>> >> >> > for

>> >> >> > 6

>> >> >> > printers, I want to be able to move the printers from this server

>> >> >> > to

>> >> >> > another

>> >> >> > existing print server.

>> >> >> >

>> >> >> > All printers are deployed to the clients using the printer

>> >> >> > management

>> >> >> > tool.

>> >> >> > if i simply install the printers on the new server and redeploy,

>> >> >> > then i

>> >> >> > will

>> >> >> > have to go to every client PC and delete the old printer.

>> >> >> >

>> >> >> > is there a way to "un-deploy" or remove the old printers from all

>> >> >> > clients?

>> >> >> > (xp)

>> >> >> >

>> >> >> > i have found a microsoft tool called "printer migrator 3.1" but

>> >> >> > am

>> >> >> > not

>> >> >> > sure

>> >> >> > if this will accomodate my requirements.

>> >> >> >

>> >> >> > please help

>> >> >> >

>> >> >> >

>> >> >>

>> >> >>

>> >>

>> >>

>>

>>