How to migrate printers from 2003 to 2012 R2
Is it possible to migrate the printer drivers and queues from 2003 to 2012 R2. If so, how?
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So, I need to download all the drivers then for the printers? No way to move the drivers?
Not the ones that are already installed, you need to install the printers.
If you already have them downloaded from the previous installs, you can try to use those but they may not be compatible with 2012 R2.
If you already have them downloaded from the previous installs, you can try to use those but they may not be compatible with 2012 R2.
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I believe that there is no official route for migrating printers cleanly from 2003 to 2012.
We handled our migration of 2300+ printers by writing a vbscript collecting vital printer data.
We then pre-installed new drivers (mainly universal drivers) and then created drivers/ports on the new servers from data gathered from old servers.
The script also handled setting the printing preferences
We handled our migration of 2300+ printers by writing a vbscript collecting vital printer data.
We then pre-installed new drivers (mainly universal drivers) and then created drivers/ports on the new servers from data gathered from old servers.
The script also handled setting the printing preferences
Typically there is nothing in the printer queues for very long, so there is no reason to "migrate" them.
As for the drivers, you should see if the printer manufacturer has a printer driver for the devices. There is also a very good chance that 2012 will have a native driver that will work.
What makes/models or printers are we talking about?
Just move the printers to 2012 R2, install and re-share and test.