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Win 2000 print drivers for NT 4 Server

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by jdonovan51

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Is there anyway to put 2000 print drivers for an HP5000 in the spool directory on a NT 4.0 server. I have a couple of 2000 workstation in an NT 4.0 server environment. I am having a printing problem through our database. The runtime engine can not open the printer. If I install the printer locally with the 2000 drivers it works fine. I believe that for some reason it is pulling the NT 4 drivers from the server. Any help would be greatly apprieciated.

JD

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by cdeclercq

The NT 4.0 and 2000 drivers are the same. The difference is versions. For the HP 5000 use the HP Driver version. 4.3.2.50 You will note the same driver is available for both 2000 and NT 4. This problem occurs with 2 possibilities. 1. Different versions of PCL for example your NT.40 machine uses PCL 5 and your 2000 uses PCL6.

Install the driver stated above on your NT4 server. Then delete all Printers on your 2000 machine for the HP5000. Reboot windows 2000, then add the printer by pointing at the NT 4.0 machine and you should have the files copy across correctly, then there should be no problem. If you are installing the 2000 machine drivers locally, then you may run into small version errors. Remember in situations like theseuse the lowest common denominator driver, not the fancy everything under the sun type.!

by maxwell edison

After you upgrade your Microsoft computer to Windows 2000 Professional, the original Windows drivers for the Hewlett-Packard (HP) 5000 series scanner are retained in the registry, and this prevents you from upgrading or installing the HP scanner. After you install the scanner software, your computer may stop responding (hang), or restart or reboot continuously.

Maxwell

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