Windows 2008 R2 File/Print Server
I'm upgrading our file/print server from a Windows 2000 server to a Windows 2008 R2 (of course this is 64bit) server. I'm looking for advice on how to migrate my shares over. I'm also wondering about the 64bit with the current printer drivers. We're pretty much an HP shop as far as printers go, with a wide range of printers. Looking for any advice on that too. Thanks
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sac is the name of the folder.
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I'm probably not goign to migrate my printers, I'll probably just move them over in groups. I think we have printers on the server that are no longer being used so we'll take this opportunity to clean that up. I just installed a printer on the server and shared it. When I try to install that printer on an XP machine, it says I don't have the right driver. So I have downloaded it on my XP machine and browsed to it, hit OK and I get a mesage that "Windows cannot locate a suitable printer driver. Contact your administrator for help locating and installing a suitable driver."
The solution to link is as follows:
http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/4602-xp-7-printer-sharing.html
("Stand alone" Network printers can be done slightly similarly BTW).
assume the computers are call XPMACHINE and W7MACHINE.
1) Ensure Printer on XP machine is shared - assume it's called SHAREDPRINTER.
2) On the Network Browsing on your Windows 7 machine ensure you can "See" the Printer share.
Now on the Windows 7 machine do the following (doesn't matter if it's X-86 or x-64).
3) Control Panel==> add LOCAL (Yes LOCAL) printer. I know it's on a Network but hold your horses -- what we are actually doing is "Poodlefaking" the Windows 7 machine into thinking it's running the printer.
4) Create NEW port==>Local port
5) Portname is \\XPMACHINE\SHAREDPRINTER
6) Now Windows 7 will load a driver and you'll be able to print on the XP machine.
Simple
(For a "Network stand alone printer") at 4) chose TCPIP port
and at 5) enter the IP address.
If the printer is on the Windows 7 machine and you want to print on the XP machine then do the same instructions on the XP machine -- port name in this case will be \\W7MACHINE\SHAREDPRINTER
Substitute Windows 7 with Windows 2008 R2 and follow the instructions, that should allow you to configure the printer on your XP 32 BIT
http://www.sevenforums.com/network-sharing/4602-xp-7-printer-sharing.html
("Stand alone" Network printers can be done slightly similarly BTW).
assume the computers are call XPMACHINE and W7MACHINE.
1) Ensure Printer on XP machine is shared - assume it's called SHAREDPRINTER.
2) On the Network Browsing on your Windows 7 machine ensure you can "See" the Printer share.
Now on the Windows 7 machine do the following (doesn't matter if it's X-86 or x-64).
3) Control Panel==> add LOCAL (Yes LOCAL) printer. I know it's on a Network but hold your horses -- what we are actually doing is "Poodlefaking" the Windows 7 machine into thinking it's running the printer.
4) Create NEW port==>Local port
5) Portname is \\XPMACHINE\SHAREDPRINTER
6) Now Windows 7 will load a driver and you'll be able to print on the XP machine.
Simple
(For a "Network stand alone printer") at 4) chose TCPIP port
and at 5) enter the IP address.
If the printer is on the Windows 7 machine and you want to print on the XP machine then do the same instructions on the XP machine -- port name in this case will be \\W7MACHINE\SHAREDPRINTER
Substitute Windows 7 with Windows 2008 R2 and follow the instructions, that should allow you to configure the printer on your XP 32 BIT
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So I installed the printer on my XP SP3 machine. This is a network printer so I chose TCPIP port and entered the IP address. I then tried entering the port name as in step 5, but it tells me that's not a valid report.
Accept http:a#26119544 and http:a#26119557
Robocopy"source c:\sac" "destination d:\sac" /E /COPYALL
Its a tested command & it will copy the files/folders with NTFS permission.
Source is servername from where the files & folder has to be moved
Destination is the name of server where it has to be moved.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315983
http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/archive/2008/10/17/why-printmig-3-1-is-retired.aspx