Printing with x64 and x32 OS's

[Rebecca]

Our print server is Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32 bit) and one of our client
machines is WinXP Pro 64-bit. As stupid as this sounds, the problem I am
having is - on the client machine, when I try to connect to a networked
printer on the server, it tells me it doesn't have the right driver for the
x64 OS. So, I downloaded and tried to install the x64 driver on first the
client and then on the server and BOTH tell me that the driver isn't the
proper one for the OS. Basically, the server is saying the driver is 64 bit
and isn't compatible with it's 32 bit OS yet the client says that the driver
has to be installed on the server. So...what do I do? Thanks.

Rebby

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Try reposting in this newsgroup instead:
microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax

 

[John John (MVP)]

Try installing the 64-bit drivers on the 32-bit Server 2003 from the
Windows XP 64-bit machine.

From the x64 machine access the Server 2003 printer by its UNC path (in
the Start Menu Run box enter \\Servername\PrinterName) and then go to:

File | Server Properties | Drivers

and try adding the drivers.

More help here:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com.../thread/92d5e028-34fe-4623-9d9a-31b8b820f043/

John