Printers Migration from NT4 to 2003

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I did

by AV . · 13 years ago In reply to Printers Migration from N ...

We have HP Laserjet 5si printers and ran into the same problem. A new printer driver - we used PCL 6 - fixed the problem.

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by alexr · 13 years ago In reply to I did

Do you mean reinstall ( update ) drivers on NT4 and run backup Migrator again?

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I'm not sure if that would work correctly

by AV . · 13 years ago In reply to

I would try one printer to see if it would work that way. We migrated the printers as they were and updated the drivers on 2003 instead.

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I'm gonna install from scratch

by alexr · 13 years ago In reply to I'm not sure if that woul ...

I finally decided install all these printers from scratch and don't use migration utility.
I'm afraid of installation old drivers on new machine.
Thank You anyway:)

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i've one solution

by sbmsc · 13 years ago In reply to Printers Migration from N ...

try this command :

You can disable that in group policy.

Start->run->gpedit.msc

The policy is defined under Computer Configuration->Administrative
Templates->Printers

Look for the setting "Disallow installation of printers using kernel-mode
drivers". It should be 'Not Configured' (it's enabled by default). Set it
to 'disable'.

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by alexr · 13 years ago In reply to i've one solution

That was I looking for.
But after contemplation I decided to be on the safe side and install everithing from scratch.
Nobody knows how that story with kernel-mode drivers might be turned out.
Thank You.

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Worked Great

by christopherwwilliams · 13 years ago In reply to i've one solution

This worked great. As soon as i disabled it, i ran the Print Migration again, and it ran without a hitch. 47 printers installed in less than five minutes. All the configurations, and summary data were included. Now i just have to test the queues.

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