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I have a client that is using NDPS for about 30 printers. They want to switch to Windows 2003 server shared printing. Can print drivers automatically be downloaded to the users workstaions like NDPS. How would you do this if possible. I am looking for step by step instructions. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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by jireland607

You will need the following

First install the printers on the server and share them accross the network.

All you need to do to install the printer is type in the RUN dialog box '\\Servername\PrinterShareName'

This will install it on that users machine with little input from the user. It simply opens up the printer queue screen.

Another method is to create a logon script.

Open notepad and enter the following, replacing servername with your server and printername with the printer share name.

Dim net
Set net = CreateObject("WScript.Network")
net.AddWindowsPrinterConnection "\\ServerName\PrinterName"

Now save this file with the extension '.vbs' and select any file instead of txt.

When you run this script it will install the printer without the user knowing.

by rindi1

If you will use Active Directory and the clients will connect to your server via Active Directory, then the printer drivers will be automatically installed to the clients. Just check the box "List in Directory" when you set up the share on your server. Usually the clients will be using the same drivers you installed for the server, for some older client Operating Systems, you may have to download those drivers to the server as well. Here you can select "Additional Drivers" from the above Window.
When you connect your client to a Active Directory aware printer, the driver will now be automatically installed from the server.

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