x86 XP printer drivers to x64 Win2K8 print server

[brk1221]

How do I add 32bit XP printer drivers to my Win2K8 x64 server?

I've followed a few how-to's on the web without success. I've tried adding the printer through "Print Management" and "Devices and Printers"

On the 32bit XP machine I can browse to the printer but when It tries to connect it says the correct drivers are not available.

Any suggestions would be appreciated

 

[muckermucker]

It is easy enough to do but do you have 2008 R1 or R2? As they are configured differently.

 

[brk1221]

R2

 

[baddos]

If you installed the Print Management role in R2 you should be able to add the driver for that printer. The only caveat is that the printer driver needs to match the version and type (i.e. pcl5e, ps, etc).

 

[brk1221]

Not sure what you mean by matching version and type. I ultimately want to go around to my XP 32bit machines and browse to the network printer and have the driver pushed down. Is this possible?

 

[baddos]

When you download the drivers for your printer from the company's website, make sure you are downloading the same version for both 32bit and 64bit and the driver name is the same. Look at my screenshot to see what I'm talking about.

 

[brk1221]

Well Ive made some progress. From a windows 7 machine, I browsed to the print server. Clicked on "View Remote Printers" on the toolbar. Right-clicked the printer and chose properties and then the sharing tab. Clicked "Additional Drivers" button and checked the x86 box and clicked "OK". It then began to copy all my local print drivers to the server. After that, from an XP 32bit machine I'm able to connect to the network printer and have it push down drivers. So far so good.

Thanks