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The easiest method for you is to use VBScript as that is available on all the platforms mentioned. &nbsp;If you wanted to use GPP you would need to get the Client Side Extensions installed on the XP and Vista machines.<br />
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My login script FAQ has all the code you need to do this. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=5798" rel="ugc">http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=5798</a><br />

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The easiest method for you is to use VBScript as that is available on all the platforms mentioned.  If you wanted to use GPP you would need to get the Client Side Extensions installed on the XP and Vista machines.

My login script FAQ has all the code you need to do this.  http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=5798 [http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=5798]


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Thanks for the suggestions, I will take a look at them and see which one will work best for our situation.
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Thanks for the suggestions, I will take a look at them and see which one will work best for our situation.

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I have a situation where I am migrating from a Windows 2003 server to a Windows 2008 server. &nbsp;The 2008 server is already in place and joined to the domain and is also a DC for the domain. &nbsp;There are a number of shared printers on the 2003 server that is getting replaced, I have already created those printers and shared them on the 2008 server.<br />
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My question is, can I use group policy to change all the network printers on the workstations to point to the new 2008 printer shares rather than the current 2003 printer shares ?? &nbsp;If so, does anyone know of an artical explaining how to do this ?? &nbsp; The workstations are a mix of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 32 bit.<br />
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Thanks for any help.
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I have a situation where I am migrating from a Windows 2003 server to a Windows 2008 server.  The 2008 server is already in place and joined to the domain and is also a DC for the domain.  There are a number of shared printers on the 2003 server that is getting replaced, I have already created those printers and shared them on the 2008 server.

My question is, can I use group policy to change all the network printers on the workstations to point to the new 2008 printer shares rather than the current 2003 printer shares ??  If so, does anyone know of an artical explaining how to do this ??   The workstations are a mix of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 32 bit.

Thanks for any help.

Printer redirection using Windows 2008 Group Policy

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.