How to backup network printers

[Guest T_M_P]

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]

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

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> 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]

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]

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

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> 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]

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]

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

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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]

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]

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]

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

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> 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]

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]

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

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> 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

>