Adding Windows 7/Server 2008 x64 Processor and OS for adding print drivers to Windows 2003 R2 EE print server
We are rolling out Windows 7 x64 and I need to add the Windows 7 x64 print drivers to my printer server. My print server is running 2003 R2 EE SP2. Most all of my existing network printers already have the x86 Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and the x64 Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 drivers installed. Two questions: 1. How do I add x64 Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 to select in the add printer driver wizard? 2. Can the x64 driver for XP, 2003 co-exist with the x64 driver for Win 7 and 2008?
February 16th, 2011 3:01pm

Hi, To add client printer drivers to the print server, you should open Printer Management: 1. In the left pane, click Print Servers, click the applicable print server, and then click Printers. 2. In the center pane, right-click the printer to which you want to add additional printer drivers, and then click Manage Sharing. 3. Click Additional Drivers. The Additional Drivers dialog box appears. 4. Select the check box of the processor architecture for which you want to add drivers. For example, if the print server is running an x64-based edition of Windows, select the x86 check box to install 32-bit version printer drivers for client computers running 32-bit versions of Windows. 5. If the print server does not already have the appropriate printer drivers in its driver store, Windows prompts you for the location of the driver files. Download and extract the appropriate driver files, and then in the dialog box that appears, specify the path to the .inf file of the driver. You could also refer to the following article which should apply to Windows 7: Installing Windows Vista Print Drivers on Windows Server 2003 Regarding your second question, please kindly refer to the following link: Using current XP Print drivers and new Windows 7 Print drivers on 2003 Print Server Hope it helps. Alex ZhaoPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
Free Windows Admin Tool Kit Click here and download it now
February 18th, 2011 6:51am

This topic is archived. No further replies will be accepted.

Other recent topics Other recent topics