Guest T_M_P Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Hi All, I'm trying to find a way to backup and restore the network printer settings for a server I have to reinstall. I found PrintMig from MS but it seems it backup\restore only the settings for local printers and not for network ones. Does anybody have an idea about that? Thank you very much
Guest Danny Sanders Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Re: How to backup network printers > I found PrintMig from MS but it seems it backup\restore only the > settings for local printers and not for network ones. I've used it to backup and restore print servers with 20+ network printers on it. You may be getting confused by the fact that when you open it, it's focused on the local computer, NOT local printers. hth DDS "T_M_P" <claudio.toldi@gmail.com> wrote in message news:755c8624-5be2-49a2-ac0b-baad8333df70@59g2000hsb.googlegroups.com... > Hi All, > > I'm trying to find a way to backup and restore the network printer > settings for a server I have to reinstall. > > I found PrintMig from MS but it seems it backup\restore only the > settings for local printers and not for network ones. > > Does anybody have an idea about that? > > Thank you very much
Guest T_M_P Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Re: How to backup network printers On 17 Giu, 17:12, "Danny Sanders" <DSand...@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote: > > I found PrintMig from MS but it seems it backup\restore only the > > settings for local printers and not for network ones. > > I've used it to backup and restore print servers with 20+ network printers > on it. > You may be getting confused by the fact that when you open it, it's focused > on the local computer, NOT local printers. > > hth > DDS > Sorry, I think I forgot a pass: the server is not the printer server, it is connected to remote printer queues as a normal "client". When I open printmig, it shows me Printer (0) and even if I try backup \restore (deleting some printers connected) it doesn't work. Thanks
Guest Danny Sanders Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Re: How to backup network printers Sorry, I think I forgot a pass: the server is not the printer server, > it is connected to remote printer queues as a normal "client". Have you tried running it on the actual print server? "T_M_P" <claudio.toldi@gmail.com> wrote in message news:e13ee40b-2130-41b0-8646-93e11e636902@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > On 17 Giu, 17:12, "Danny Sanders" <DSand...@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote: >> > I found PrintMig from MS but it seems it backup\restore only the >> > settings for local printers and not for network ones. >> >> I've used it to backup and restore print servers with 20+ network >> printers >> on it. >> You may be getting confused by the fact that when you open it, it's >> focused >> on the local computer, NOT local printers. >> >> hth >> DDS >> > > Sorry, I think I forgot a pass: the server is not the printer server, > it is connected to remote printer queues as a normal "client". > > When I open printmig, it shows me Printer (0) and even if I try backup > \restore (deleting some printers connected) it doesn't work. > > Thanks
Guest T_M_P Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Re: How to backup network printers On 17 Giu, 18:17, "Danny Sanders" <DSand...@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote: > Sorry, I think I forgot a pass: the server is not the printer server, > > > it is connected to remote printer queues as a normal "client". > > Have you tried running it on the actual print server? > > "T_M_P" <claudio.to...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:e13ee40b-2130-41b0-8646-93e11e636902@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > > > > > On 17 Giu, 17:12, "Danny Sanders" <DSand...@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote: > >> > I found PrintMig from MS but it seems it backup\restore only the > >> > settings for local printers and not for network ones. > > >> I've used it to backup and restore print servers with 20+ network > >> printers > >> on it. > >> You may be getting confused by the fact that when you open it, it's > >> focused > >> on the local computer, NOT local printers. > > >> hth > >> DDS > > > Sorry, I think I forgot a pass: the server is not the printer server, > > it is connected to remote printer queues as a normal "client". > > > When I open printmig, it shows me Printer (0) and even if I try backup > > \restore (deleting some printers connected) it doesn't work. > > > Thanks- Nascondi testo citato > > - Mostra testo citato Sorry but I don't understand your message: I don't need to recover the print server but the "client" server on wich the printer are connected..
Guest Danny Sanders Posted June 17, 2008 Posted June 17, 2008 Re: How to backup network printers Now I'm totally lost. From your first post: "I'm trying to find a way to backup and restore the network printer settings for a server I have to reinstall." I took this to mean that you have to reinstall a print server and you wanted to backup the printers. Then this post: "Sorry but I don't understand your message: I don't need to recover the print server but the "client" server on wich the printer are connected.." Printers are "connected" to print servers. Print server Clients connect to the Print server to use the printers. I have no Idea what a "client server" is in context to printing. DDS "T_M_P" <claudio.toldi@gmail.com> wrote in message news:3e5624fa-934f-4e78-af2b-ca22f043fcf7@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com... On 17 Giu, 18:17, "Danny Sanders" <DSand...@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote: > Sorry, I think I forgot a pass: the server is not the printer server, > > > it is connected to remote printer queues as a normal "client". > > Have you tried running it on the actual print server? > > "T_M_P" <claudio.to...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:e13ee40b-2130-41b0-8646-93e11e636902@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > > > > > On 17 Giu, 17:12, "Danny Sanders" <DSand...@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote: > >> > I found PrintMig from MS but it seems it backup\restore only the > >> > settings for local printers and not for network ones. > > >> I've used it to backup and restore print servers with 20+ network > >> printers > >> on it. > >> You may be getting confused by the fact that when you open it, it's > >> focused > >> on the local computer, NOT local printers. > > >> hth > >> DDS > > > Sorry, I think I forgot a pass: the server is not the printer server, > > it is connected to remote printer queues as a normal "client". > > > When I open printmig, it shows me Printer (0) and even if I try backup > > \restore (deleting some printers connected) it doesn't work. > > > Thanks- Nascondi testo citato > > - Mostra testo citato Sorry but I don't understand your message: I don't need to recover the print server but the "client" server on wich the printer are connected..
Guest T_M_P Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Re: How to backup network printers On 17 Giu, 19:42, "Danny Sanders" <DSand...@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote: > Now I'm totally lost. From your first post: > > "I'm trying to find a way to backup and restore the network printer > settings for a server I have to reinstall." > > I took this to mean that you have to reinstall a print server and you wanted > to backup the printers. > > Then this post: > > "Sorry but I don't understand your message: I don't need to recover the > print server but the "client" server on wich the printer are > connected.." > > Printers are "connected" to print servers. Print server Clients connect to > the Print server to use the printers. > I have no Idea what a "client server" is in context to printing. > The context is: Print Server: Server-A MyServer: Server-B On Server-B a domain user has a lot of printers connected from Server- A (right click on the printer queue from Server-B, connect... That's why I told you "connected"). I need, when the server will be reinstalled, to recover all the printers this user has..
Guest T_M_P Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Re: How to backup network printers On 18 Giu, 09:07, T_M_P <claudio.to...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 17 Giu, 19:42, "Danny Sanders" <DSand...@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Now I'm totally lost. From your first post: > > > "I'm trying to find a way to backup and restore the network printer > > settings for a server I have to reinstall." > > > I took this to mean that you have to reinstall a print server and you wanted > > to backup the printers. > > > Then this post: > > > "Sorry but I don't understand your message: I don't need to recover the > > print server but the "client" server on wich the printer are > > connected.." > > > Printers are "connected" to print servers. Print server Clients connect to > > the Print server to use the printers. > > I have no Idea what a "client server" is in context to printing. > > The context is: > > Print Server: Server-A > MyServer: Server-B > > On Server-B a domain user has a lot of printers connected from Server- > A (right click on the printer queue from Server-B, connect... That's > why I told you "connected"). > > I need, when the server will be reinstalled, to recover all the > printers this user has..- Nascondi testo citato > > - Mostra testo citato Maybe I found the solution (sorry if I was not able to explain clearly my problem): Using Printmig I backup all the drivers and exporting HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Printers\Connections I backup all the connections. Do you think this could solve my problem?
Guest Danny Sanders Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Re: How to backup network printers I'm not sure what you are talking about. "(right click on the printer queue from Server-B, connect... That's" This is on server B. Can you detail the steps you take to get to "right click on printer queue"? DDS "T_M_P" <claudio.toldi@gmail.com> wrote in message news:bc71a2ed-3c8a-4c0d-93f8-37cd4d46933f@a70g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... > On 18 Giu, 09:07, T_M_P <claudio.to...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 17 Giu, 19:42, "Danny Sanders" <DSand...@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> > Now I'm totally lost. From your first post: >> >> > "I'm trying to find a way to backup and restore the network printer >> > settings for a server I have to reinstall." >> >> > I took this to mean that you have to reinstall a print server and you >> > wanted >> > to backup the printers. >> >> > Then this post: >> >> > "Sorry but I don't understand your message: I don't need to recover the >> > print server but the "client" server on wich the printer are >> > connected.." >> >> > Printers are "connected" to print servers. Print server Clients connect >> > to >> > the Print server to use the printers. >> > I have no Idea what a "client server" is in context to printing. >> >> The context is: >> >> Print Server: Server-A >> MyServer: Server-B >> >> On Server-B a domain user has a lot of printers connected from Server- >> A (right click on the printer queue from Server-B, connect... That's >> why I told you "connected"). >> >> I need, when the server will be reinstalled, to recover all the >> printers this user has..- Nascondi testo citato >> >> - Mostra testo citato > > Maybe I found the solution (sorry if I was not able to explain clearly > my problem): > > Using Printmig I backup all the drivers and exporting HKEY_CURRENT_USER > \Printers\Connections I backup all the connections. > > Do you think this could solve my problem?
Guest T_M_P Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Re: How to backup network printers On 18 Giu, 16:31, "Danny Sanders" <DSand...@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote: > I'm not sure what you are talking about. > > "(right click on the printer queue from Server-B, connect... That's" > > This is on server B. Can you detail the steps you take to get to "right > click on printer queue"? > > DDS > > "T_M_P" <claudio.to...@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:bc71a2ed-3c8a-4c0d-93f8-37cd4d46933f@a70g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... > > > > > On 18 Giu, 09:07, T_M_P <claudio.to...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 17 Giu, 19:42, "Danny Sanders" <DSand...@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote: > > >> > Now I'm totally lost. From your first post: > > >> > "I'm trying to find a way to backup and restore the network printer > >> > settings for a server I have to reinstall." > > >> > I took this to mean that you have to reinstall a print server and you > >> > wanted > >> > to backup the printers. > > >> > Then this post: > > >> > "Sorry but I don't understand your message: I don't need to recover the > >> > print server but the "client" server on wich the printer are > >> > connected.." > > >> > Printers are "connected" to print servers. Print server Clients connect > >> > to > >> > the Print server to use the printers. > >> > I have no Idea what a "client server" is in context to printing. > > >> The context is: > > >> Print Server: Server-A > >> MyServer: Server-B > > >> On Server-B a domain user has a lot of printers connected from Server- > >> A (right click on the printer queue from Server-B, connect... That's > >> why I told you "connected"). > > >> I need, when the server will be reinstalled, to recover all the > >> printers this user has..- Nascondi testo citato > > >> - Mostra testo citato > > > Maybe I found the solution (sorry if I was not able to explain clearly > > my problem): > > > Using Printmig I backup all the drivers and exporting HKEY_CURRENT_USER > > \Printers\Connections I backup all the connections. > > > Do you think this could solve my problem?- Nascondi testo citato > > - Mostra testo citato On ServerB: Start/Run \\ServerA A window with all the printers is showed Right Click on one printer Connect
Guest Danny Sanders Posted June 18, 2008 Posted June 18, 2008 Re: How to backup network printers > On ServerB: > Start/Run > \\ServerA > A window with all the printers is showed > Right Click on one printer > Connect > Start/Run > \\ServerA You are connecting to serverA to display information that is on serverA. > A window with all the printers is showed These are the shared printers on serverA NOT on serverB. > Right Click on one printer > Connect You are connecting to serverA to use the printers that serverA shares. If you were to rebuild the server and ran the same commands the same thing would happen because the printers are not on the server you are rebuilding. Try running the same command on your computer and you will get the same window with the printers. That is because those printers are shared on serverA and anything you do to *any* *other* machine will not change that. The Printers are *installed* on serverA. The Printers are shared on serverA. You connect to serverA to use the printers on serverA. They have nothing to do with serverB. Kind of like going to yahoo.com, then you want to rebuild your machine, you don't have to backup yahoo.com to be able to get to it after the rebuild because yahoo.com has nothing to do with your machine. hth DDS "T_M_P" <claudio.toldi@gmail.com> wrote in message news:dedbd381-0ae0-4b1d-b2dd-51d76defd6cd@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups.com... > On 18 Giu, 16:31, "Danny Sanders" <DSand...@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote: >> I'm not sure what you are talking about. >> >> "(right click on the printer queue from Server-B, connect... That's" >> >> This is on server B. Can you detail the steps you take to get to "right >> click on printer queue"? >> >> DDS >> >> "T_M_P" <claudio.to...@gmail.com> wrote in message >> >> news:bc71a2ed-3c8a-4c0d-93f8-37cd4d46933f@a70g2000hsh.googlegroups.com... >> >> >> >> > On 18 Giu, 09:07, T_M_P <claudio.to...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On 17 Giu, 19:42, "Danny Sanders" <DSand...@NOSPAMciber.com> wrote: >> >> >> > Now I'm totally lost. From your first post: >> >> >> > "I'm trying to find a way to backup and restore the network printer >> >> > settings for a server I have to reinstall." >> >> >> > I took this to mean that you have to reinstall a print server and >> >> > you >> >> > wanted >> >> > to backup the printers. >> >> >> > Then this post: >> >> >> > "Sorry but I don't understand your message: I don't need to recover >> >> > the >> >> > print server but the "client" server on wich the printer are >> >> > connected.." >> >> >> > Printers are "connected" to print servers. Print server Clients >> >> > connect >> >> > to >> >> > the Print server to use the printers. >> >> > I have no Idea what a "client server" is in context to printing. >> >> >> The context is: >> >> >> Print Server: Server-A >> >> MyServer: Server-B >> >> >> On Server-B a domain user has a lot of printers connected from Server- >> >> A (right click on the printer queue from Server-B, connect... That's >> >> why I told you "connected"). >> >> >> I need, when the server will be reinstalled, to recover all the >> >> printers this user has..- Nascondi testo citato >> >> >> - Mostra testo citato >> >> > Maybe I found the solution (sorry if I was not able to explain clearly >> > my problem): >> >> > Using Printmig I backup all the drivers and exporting HKEY_CURRENT_USER >> > \Printers\Connections I backup all the connections. >> >> > Do you think this could solve my problem?- Nascondi testo citato >> >> - Mostra testo citato > > On ServerB: > Start/Run > \\ServerA > A window with all the printers is showed > Right Click on one printer > Connect >
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