Print Server Migration Inquiry

[msadexchman]

Hello,

Our present print server runs on a W2K server box. We've stood up a new
W2K3 server in our AD and just finished using Print Migrator 3.1 to backup
the printers, drivers and port information on the W2K server and
successfully restored that to the new W2K3 server. Only thing I had to do
was manually add the tcp/ip ports on the new printers.

My issue now is my 50 users need to have their printer mappings updated to
reflect the printers on the new server. We have about 4 departments with
printers in each one (some have more than one) so we were hoping we could
automate the process of deleting and adding printers via a login script
which we could link via a GPO at the OU level. We're going to create OU's
for each department.

Is this possible? If so, does anyone have any examples of login scripts? I
don't have much time.

Thanks

 

[Bruce Sanderson]

For adding the new printers the technique described at
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterAllUsers.htm might be useful. We
use it to manage network printers on workstations for about 600 computers in
25 different locations quite successfully.

The rundll32 printui,PrintUIEntry command can be used in a logon script.
Alternatively, one or the other VB scipts described at
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/Printer Scripts.htm might be useful in a
logon script (e.g. prnmngr.vbs).

 

[Guest]

Check out Printer Migration Manager (different than MS PrintMig) at
www.softwareshelf.com. This can remap the users network queues.