auto-migrate printers from 1 print server to another ?

[Guest Jeff]

I have 3 Windows 2000 domain controllers:

 

1.) print server / dns server

2.) file server / dns server

3.) dhcp server

 

 

unfortunately my print server crashed (hardware error). I was able to

rebuild all printers on the file server, and instructed users to delete

current printers, and add new printers from new print server.

 

After repairing the original print server, and everything is running

back to normal, is there a way or script I can use to change the user's

printers ?:

 

from \\newserver\printer1 to: \\oldserver\printer1

 

the share names are identical on both servers.

 

thanks

 

Jeff

[Guest Chris Dent [MVP]]

Re: auto-migrate printers from 1 print server to another ?

 

 

Hi Jeff,

 

Certainly can, a little bit of VbScript will do see attached, fill in the

variables and rename to .vbs.

 

It should work if you just change the server names at the top. If it doesn't

do what you expect remove the "On Error Resume Next" line, that suppresses

errors which won't help if it's not working.

 

HTH

 

--

Chris Dent

MVP Directory Services

 

 

"Jeff" <jeff@example.net> wrote in message

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>I have 3 Windows 2000 domain controllers:

>

> 1.) print server / dns server

> 2.) file server / dns server

> 3.) dhcp server

>

>

> unfortunately my print server crashed (hardware error). I was able to

> rebuild all printers on the file server, and instructed users to delete

> current printers, and add new printers from new print server.

>

> After repairing the original print server, and everything is running

> back to normal, is there a way or script I can use to change the user's

> printers ?:

>

> from \\newserver\printer1 to: \\oldserver\printer1

>

> the share names are identical on both servers.

>

> thanks

>

> Jeff