2000 printer driver on Server 2003R2

[Magoo]

Is it ok to install a win2k print driver on a windows server 2003r2? the
printer is very old and the company is no longer updating the print driver -
i do not want to introduce any sort of instability to this server. i am
under the impression that win2k and win2003 are similar enough that you can
use the print drivers released for win2k on the 2003 server, correct?

thanks for your comment.

magoo

 

[Myweb]

Hello Magoo,

I think it will not work. What kind of printer is it?

Best regards

Myweb
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> Is it ok to install a win2k print driver on a windows server 2003r2?
> the printer is very old and the company is no longer updating the
> print driver - i do not want to introduce any sort of instability to
> this server. i am under the impression that win2k and win2003 are
> similar enough that you can use the print drivers released for win2k
> on the 2003 server, correct?
>
> thanks for your comment.
>
> magoo
>

 

[Magoo]

printer is an okidata, used for printing checks, can't remember the model.

"Myweb" wrote:

> Hello Magoo,
>
> I think it will not work. What kind of printer is it?
>
> Best regards
>
> Myweb
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
>
> > Is it ok to install a win2k print driver on a windows server 2003r2?
> > the printer is very old and the company is no longer updating the
> > print driver - i do not want to introduce any sort of instability to
> > this server. i am under the impression that win2k and win2003 are
> > similar enough that you can use the print drivers released for win2k
> > on the 2003 server, correct?
> >
> > thanks for your comment.
> >
> > magoo
> >
>
>
>

 

[Bruce Sanderson]

Most printer drivers for Windows 2000 will work on Windows 2003, but there
may well be "stability" issues for the Windows 2003 server, especially if
the printer driver is a "kernel mode" (driver model version 2) driver.

I suggest testing it in test environment to see what issues there are, if
any.

--
Bruce Sanderson MVP Printing
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders

It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.



"Magoo" <magoo@magoo.bomb> wrote in message
news:8D5D7EB8-A695-4989-A777-B317E50D337E@microsoft.com...
> Is it ok to install a win2k print driver on a windows server 2003r2? the
> printer is very old and the company is no longer updating the print
> driver -
> i do not want to introduce any sort of instability to this server. i am
> under the impression that win2k and win2003 are similar enough that you
> can
> use the print drivers released for win2k on the 2003 server, correct?
>
> thanks for your comment.
>
> magoo