Please ask this in the Servers newsgroup... but yes, generally it's a bad
idea.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"DL Meade" <subtractthisnospamdmeadedeletethis@fsb-ae.com> wrote in message
news:eCluPXv5FHA.2600@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> What are the real-world consequences of enabling kernel mode drivers on a
> 2003 print server?
>
> I know how to do it I'm just wondering if it will cause problems.
>
> Without going into details - the user mode drivers for the HP Color
> LaserJet
> 8500N provided by MS don't work well. We have three of these printers
> attached to a 2000 server and need to move them to 2003 server.
>
> MS Says that its a bad idea to use kernel-mode drivers. There are no
> drivers from HP other than the kernel mode one we have been using on 2000
> server (v4.3 dated 10-28-98). I've got 20 printers on this print server,
> 3
> of which are this 8500N.
>
> -DL
>
>
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