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...s Greg We support 32bit and 64bit XP, Vista, and Windows7. We upload drivers from a windows client instead of using cupsaddsmb since we found this method solved alot of printing issues when we were using cupsaddsmb: http://samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/classicalprinting.html#id2627720 > With this method there are a few options to support both 32 and 64bit clients, based on how point and print works. > 1. Upload a driver from the Windows 32bit client's local driver store. When a 64bit client tries to connect, point and print does not find the appropriate driver o...

...ps/samba server. I want them to use their own windows drivers, and I want these to be installed automatically from print$ when they first connect. I'm trying to install the drivers from the clients as described here: http://samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/classicalprinting.html#id2627720 It looks like I have configured everything according to docs, but when I connect to the samba server from windows explorer there is no "Printers and faxes" icon, just the printers that are picked up from the cups configuration. Hence I cannot get into the Properties->Advanced window...

I'm getting ready to migrate my office of 50+ Windows XP machines to Windows 7, in a mix of 64-bit and 32-bit clients. I've setup a new samba server on a separate domain to prepare and test for this transition. I've gotten everything to work so far except for printing, and I'm at a loss on how to proceed. It appears to me as if adding the printer drivers in the usual way,

Hi, I have set up my samba server as a print only server. Nothing specific is wrong. The print server is working but I have a couple of questions about using APW to install printer drivers and Windows 7. Linux server: Centos 6 Samba version: 3.6.3 - Default install (./configure; make && make install) I did the usual, net use \\myprinter\print$ /user:root Browse to \\myprinter. In