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Need help mapping XP clients to new printer

What is the best way to move shared network printers to a new server? I know how to setup the shared printer on the new server but how do I remap the correct printer for all of the clients?


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Bobby
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i have never used vb always just windows batch. is there anything wrong with using the suggested winbatch commands over the linked vb scripts?
No, Vaidas911's method is perfectly valid.

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thanks!
What i wrote was batch script (.bat), not vbs. Just modify commands according to your needs.
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Is there a way to check with windows batch if the printer already exists before mapping it?
 something like IF NOT EXIST printername rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /q /n\\servername\printername

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