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printer script help please - 6/28/2007 12:10:59 AM   
  don

 

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i was wondering if anyone had a printer script available that can do the following:

export all printer settings (except the driver) from one server and then import all printer settings (except the driver) to another server

When i say all printer settings, i mean the port, shares, queues and printer configuration settings such as paper size etc etc excluding the printer driver

Is anyone able to help please?

i have never done any scripting and have not been able to find a script that will do this.

Microsofts printmig will migrate printers quite easily but it includes the printer drivers so it is of no use to me

thanks
Don

 
 
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RE: printer script help please - 6/28/2007 6:18:11 AM   
  edavis6678

 

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Status: offline 		Just use PrintMig and then delete the drivers...

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RE: printer script help please - 6/28/2007 5:54:26 PM   
  don

 

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Status: offline 		printmig will not do the job for me

in order to delete the driver you have to delete all of the printers using that driver

printmig brings across the driver so it will not do the job for me

i want to be able to export all printer settings ie. ports and queues and printer settings (except for the driver) and then import them back and apply the new driver.




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RE: printer script help please - 6/29/2007 1:04:40 AM   
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RE: printer script help please - 6/29/2007 1:19:35 AM   
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Status: offline 		Maybe using the PrintUI dll?  Just a thought.

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RE: printer script help please - 6/30/2007 9:57:55 PM   
  don

 

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Status: offline 		the reason why i am asking is because i have never used vbscript or done anything like this and wanted to see if there was something i could use that was out there already

Do you know if there is something already written that i can use?

thanks
Don

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RE: printer script help please - 6/30/2007 9:58:55 PM   
  don

 

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Status: offline 		not sure if this will work as it has to be run on the server

thanks
Don

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RE: printer script help please - 7/1/2007 4:14:43 AM   
  edavis6678

 

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Status: offline 		You can't install a printer without specifying a driver anyways.

I'd suggest the following.  (if you don't know VB script)

1.  Use PrintMig to migrate everything over.
2.  Use SETPRINTER.EXE  (MS utility) to change all of the printers to use, (lets say), HP LaserJet 4 driver---or do it MANUALLY.  (basically have all the printers use a different driver than what they have)
3.  Then go into the Print Server Properties and delete all the drivers that were brought over with PrintMig.
4.  Reinstall the drivers and re-specify the printers with their new drivers.  (either manually or via SETPRINTER.EXE)

< Message edited by edavis6678 -- 7/1/2007 4:20:38 AM >

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RE: printer script help please - 7/2/2007 12:49:53 AM   
  don

 

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Status: offline 		thank you for this information, things are looking brighter

however, i have looked at setprinter.exe and i am not sure i can use this with server 2003

will need to play with this a bit more

i dont have much experience with programming or using these tools but will give it a try

Have you used this tool?  If so, exactly how do i go about changing the driver using setprinter.exe?

To do i tmanually will take forever as there are quite a number of queues - about 600

thanks
Don

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RE: printer script help please - 7/2/2007 3:24:24 AM   
  edavis6678

 

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Status: offline 		setprinter works with 2003 R2 x64 clusters so should be fine with regular 2003.  just read the manual for setprinter.  I've personally never used it to swap out a driver, but I know it can do it.

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