Migrating Print Servers

You can use either the Printer Migration Wizard or the Printbrm.exe command-line tool to export print queues, printer settings, printer ports, and language monitors and then import them on another print server running Windows. This is an efficient way to consolidate multiple print servers onto a single computer or to replace an older print server with a newer system. The Printer Migration Wizard and the Printbrm.exe command-line tool are new to Windows Vista and replace the earlier Print Migrator 3.1 tool available from the Microsoft Download Center.

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The Printer Migration Wizard can also be useful for backing up print ...

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