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NT5.0 Print server : Additional drivers

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by nagazaki

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I installed a W2K print server in a NT4.0 environment. It works perfectly with W2K Pro WS. With NT4.0 WS, it asks me to install a driver locally but asks for a *.inf file, and never finds it.

To resolve that problem, I decided to install additional print drivers, but when I try to install NT4.0 drivers it tells me that these drivers aren't compatible with the current OS ! (Which is normal!!)

Well if someone knows what to do, he's welcome

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by freddo frog

Had the same problem myself. In order to install drivers for another O/S, Windows is looking for the W2K Server printer drivers. As far as I know, unless you have a copy of W2K Server, you can't install the printer drivers for another O/S e.g. Win9x, NT etc.

by nagazaki

I need to know !! Many printing problems (and maintenance problems) because we must use two different print servers.
Thanks.

by nagazaki

In fact it works for some printers but don't for HP4000, HP4050, HP2100, HP8000.
And, of course, 75% of our printers are HP4000 family :(

by cavedweller

You need to specify the additional OS client-types you want to be able to use the printer so that the proper (additional) drivers are installed in addition to the w2k ones.

by nagazaki

Thanks, but I know it. When I choose for example NT 4.0, it asks me the cd (doesn't say which one) than if I give the NT 4.0 CD, it says : incompatible, If I give the w2k CD it says : not the correct cd.

What's next ?

by freddo frog

Browse to the directory where you have the *.inf file pertaining to the printer you are trying to load drivers for then right click the "inf" file and select the install option. Then retry to load the drivers. This should work, have done it myself on lots of servers. It works...

by nagazaki

Doesn't work neither :(

Ok, forget it two servers until end of 2000 deployment :(

by nagazaki

freddo frog : I don't give you the points as I cannot te'st it for the moment (I've got an exchange server down) but as soon as it is tested I reward you (or not ...).

Thanks, I didn't think of it. I think it will work.

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