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

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
>
>
>

Hi,

when kernel mode drivers crash, you get a blue screen of death even in 2003
server.
But if you use well tested driver it should work. NT4-Servers live a long
time with
kernel mode drivers.
We use a kernel mode driver for NT4->2003 Server without blue screens, but
with
layout problems.

Dieter


"Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:et1umW85FHA.2036@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>
>