After you replace a networked printer and install the new drivers on the server, sometimes the clients don’t want to use the new drivers. Here’s how to fix it on Windows 2000, XP, or 2003 (NT was too long ago, and I haven’t messed with Vista yet):
- Open the Printers or “Printers and Faxes” console on the print server.
- Under the File menu, select Server Properties.
- On the Drivers tab, find the old drivers and remove them.
- On the client computer, delete and re-create the printer connection.
You can do the same thing on the client computer if you only need to fix one. You could probably use SMS or a similar utility if you really had to, but I think removing the drivers from the server will fix this problem 90% of the time.
OK, so it’s not politics, theology, or entertainment. I guess I’m doing computer stuff too.
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