changing printer server to new server

[Randy Reimers]

We need to move 80-100 PCs to a new server and print server. Moving the
files and rights to the new server is not a problem, but now I need to move
their print server links. There is a mixture of 95/98/2000/XP PCs,
currently attached to a Win2000 server for printing. I have all the
printers re-created on a Win2003 server, and I used similar names for the
printer shares. Is there any scrip that I can run that will delete the
current printers and at the same time, install the new ones on the new print
server? I'm dealing with 12-14 printers, I don't know how many printers are
on each PC or what printers each has. Even if the script only works with
XP, XP and 98, as long as it helps - thank you.

Randy Reimers

 

[Bruce Sanderson]

You might find the information at
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/NetPrinterAllUsers.htm. The technique
described there works for Windows 2000 and XP clients (not 95 or 98).

The KB article at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=299727 may also be
useful.

As described on that page, the /gd function can be used to delete a network
printer from a workstation, but ONLY if the printer was added using the /ga
function. It won't work if the printer was added using the Add Printer
Wizard.