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NT 4.0 Server SP6a will no longer load XP drivers for network printers
I have a client with an NT 4.0 SP6a server. They have been using LPR to setup the printers locally on the NT server, making them network printers. All clients are XP SP2 (about 300).
For awhile, we had been setting these up by downloading the XP drivers for the printer and then using those on the NT server. Lately the newer drivers will not allow this type of install.
The error is of course, this driver is not made for this Operating System...makes sense.
So, we wanted to upgrade the server to 2003 but the user won't hear of it....
Since the printer has to be on the server, but XP needs the driver for itself, is there a way to make the XP machines load a driver that can be uploaded to the NT server that it will accept?
Or any other ideas?
I thought about making the XP machine use the local port LPT...but how does it take on the IP address of the printers from the NT server?
For awhile, we had been setting these up by downloading the XP drivers for the printer and then using those on the NT server. Lately the newer drivers will not allow this type of install.
The error is of course, this driver is not made for this Operating System...makes sense.
So, we wanted to upgrade the server to 2003 but the user won't hear of it....
Since the printer has to be on the server, but XP needs the driver for itself, is there a way to make the XP machines load a driver that can be uploaded to the NT server that it will accept?
Or any other ideas?
I thought about making the XP machine use the local port LPT...but how does it take on the IP address of the printers from the NT server?
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Yup....already been there....It seems to work like a charm...but when I click on apply or OK...I get the error
Printer seetings could not be saved. Windows cannot locate a suitable printer driver. Contact your administrator for help locating and installing a suitable driver.
So I've tried loading the drivers from the CD from the XP workstation....from the Hard Drive on the XP workstation....and even copying them onto the server...no luck...
Any ideas?
Printer seetings could not be saved. Windows cannot locate a suitable printer driver. Contact your administrator for help locating and installing a suitable driver.
So I've tried loading the drivers from the CD from the XP workstation....from the Hard Drive on the XP workstation....and even copying them onto the server...no luck...
Any ideas?
Does the server now do this for all drivers, or only for the latest ones? What type of printers and drivers are you trying to install?
Try accessing the manufacturers webpage. Some have combined drivers into single packages, and some have the drivers installable from their website itself. This has worked for me.
If you can also get an option to run or download, try both. Run to see if it works. Download, so you can move it where it'll more more accessible to your other units.
If you can also get an option to run or download, try both. Run to see if it works. Download, so you can move it where it'll more more accessible to your other units.
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How to Install a Windows 2000 Printer Driver or a Windows XP Printer Driver in Windows NT 4.O for Point and Print Functionality
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=263090