Microsoft KB Archive/319987

= How to Add Printer Drivers for Other Versions of Windows on a Windows 2000 Print Server =

PSS ID Number: 319987

Article Last Modified on 11/19/2003

-

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

-



This article was previously published under Q319987



SUMMARY
This article describes how to install additional print drivers for other versions of Microsoft Windows on a Windows 2000-based computer that is acting as a print server. The print server is then a network share point for all versions of printer drivers and the drivers are delivered to a client automatically when the client uses the print server.



MORE INFORMATION
To install the printer drivers for other versions of Windows on your Windows 2000 print server:
 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
 * 2) Right-click your shared printer, and then click Properties.
 * 3) On the Sharing tab, click Additional Drivers.
 * 4) In the Additional Drivers list, click to select the versions of Windows that require print drivers, and then click OK.
 * 5) When you are prompted to do so, insert the Windows 2000 Server installation CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, and then click OK.
 * 6) If the drivers are not found on the Windows 2000 CD-ROM but the version of Windows you want to supply drivers to is supported by your printer, you must obtain the drivers from the manufacturer of your printer. Click Have Disk, and then type the path to the location of the files in the Copy manufacturer's files from box. The printer drivers for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Microsoft Windows 98 or earlier clients are included on the Windows 2000 CD in the following folders:
 * 7) * Printers\NT4\i386
 * 8) * Printers\Win9X

Updating Drivers
You can install updated drivers for the client computers on the print server. However, not all clients will download the update automatically:
 * Windows 2000 compares the local printer driver with the driver that is available on the print server when Windows 2000 connects to the network. If the local driver is older, the new driver is downloaded automatically.
 * Windows NT 4.0 compares the local printer driver with the driver that is available on the print server when Windows NT 4.0 connects to the network. If the local driver is older, the new driver is downloaded automatically.
 * Windows 98 or earlier does not compare the local printer driver with the driver that is available on the print server. You must install the new drivers manually.

Keywords: kbprint kbhowto KB319987

Technology: kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000Pro kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbWinAdvServSearch

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© 2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.