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Is it possible to configure a Windows2000 print server to support WindowsXP
(X64-ersion) remote printing via shared printers. What about Windows Sever
2003 (X86 resp.X64)?

No to 2000, yes to 2003. One of my earliest blog posts after x64 Edititon
shipped was a step by step how to for adding x64 printing support to 32-bit
Windows Server.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64/arc.../05/61685.aspx

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Charlie.
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"roschwam" <> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to configure a Windows2000 print server to support
> WindowsXP
> (X64-ersion) remote printing via shared printers. What about Windows Sever
> 2003 (X86 resp.X64)?

roschwam wrote:

>Is it possible to configure a Windows2000 print server to support WindowsXP
>(X64-ersion) remote printing via shared printers. What about Windows Sever
>2003 (X86 resp.X64)?

I don't see any reason it wouldn't be possible - though the x64 print
drivers would need to be preinstalled by hand on the target machines.

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Steve Foster [SBS MVP]
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This is correct. Point and Print will not work since the x64 drivers cannot
be installed on the Win2k server but the x64 client can send print data to
the server fine.

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Windows Printing Team
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"Steve Foster [SBS MVP]" <> wrote in message
news...
> roschwam wrote:
>
>>Is it possible to configure a Windows2000 print server to support
>>WindowsXP
>>(X64-ersion) remote printing via shared printers. What about Windows Sever
>>2003 (X86 resp.X64)?
>
> I don't see any reason it wouldn't be possible - though the x64 print
> drivers would need to be preinstalled by hand on the target machines.
>
> --
> Steve Foster [SBS MVP]
> ---------------------------------------
> MVPs do not work for Microsoft. Please reply only to the newsgroups.

Alan Morris [MSFT] wrote:

>This is correct. Point and Print will not work since the x64 drivers
>cannot be installed on the Win2k server but the x64 client can send print
>data to the server fine.

Yup, a print server is a print server is a print server...

The "Point and Print" capability is a pretty cool feature of windows Print
Servers, but obviously requires a version recent enough to understand
alternative OS options.

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Steve Foster [SBS MVP]
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The Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition offers only Itanium or X86
processors for the installation of additional printer drivers. Both don't
accept \am64-inf-files.So how should I install X64 drivers for shared
printers?


"Charlie Russel" wrote:

> No to 2000, yes to 2003. One of my earliest blog posts after x64 Edititon
> shipped was a step by step how to for adding x64 printing support to 32-bit
> Windows Server.
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64/arc.../05/61685.aspx
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
> "roschwam" <> wrote in message
> news:65067ED8-D96E-4D5F-A518-...
> > Is it possible to configure a Windows2000 print server to support
> > WindowsXP
> > (X64-ersion) remote printing via shared printers. What about Windows Sever
> > 2003 (X86 resp.X64)?
>

Yes, you will need SP1 since this was the code base for XP x64.

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Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

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"roschwam" <> wrote in message
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> The Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition offers only Itanium or X86
> processors for the installation of additional printer drivers. Both don't
> accept \am64-inf-files.So how should I install X64 drivers for shared
> printers?
>
>
> "Charlie Russel" wrote:
>
>> No to 2000, yes to 2003. One of my earliest blog posts after x64 Edititon
>> shipped was a step by step how to for adding x64 printing support to
>> 32-bit
>> Windows Server.
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64/arc.../05/61685.aspx
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
>> "roschwam" <> wrote in message
>> news:65067ED8-D96E-4D5F-A518-...
>> > Is it possible to configure a Windows2000 print server to support
>> > WindowsXP
>> > (X64-ersion) remote printing via shared printers. What about Windows
>> > Sever
>> > 2003 (X86 resp.X64)?
>>

You need to be at the SP1 or higher level. Which you absolutely should be
regardless of printing!

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64


roschwam wrote:
> The Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition offers only Itanium or X86
> processors for the installation of additional printer drivers. Both don't
> accept \am64-inf-files.So how should I install X64 drivers for shared
> printers?
>
>
> "Charlie Russel" wrote:
>
>> No to 2000, yes to 2003. One of my earliest blog posts after x64 Edititon
>> shipped was a step by step how to for adding x64 printing support to
>> 32-bit Windows Server.
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64/arc.../05/61685.aspx
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
>> "roschwam" <> wrote in message
>> news:65067ED8-D96E-4D5F-A518-...
>>> Is it possible to configure a Windows2000 print server to support
>>> WindowsXP
>>> (X64-ersion) remote printing via shared printers. What about Windows
>>> Sever 2003 (X86 resp.X64)?