Installing 64-bit printer drivers on a 32-bit server

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1. Go to the Printers and Faxes folder on the 32bit server.

2. Go to the properties of the print queue for which you intend to add the x64 driver.

3. Go to the Sharing tab and choose Additional Drivers.

4. Choose x64 as the processor type and click OK.

5. When prompted, point to the location of the x64 driver.

This should install the additional x64 drivers required for the x64 clients to print through the x86 servers.

You can also perform the above steps remotely from another machine by connecting to the print server using the UNC path \\printservername and then browsing to the Printers and Faxes folder.

[guest]

Another option is to install the driver remotely using the Add Driver wizard. To do this:

1. Logon to the 64-bit server with an Administrator account. This account has to have administrative privileges on the 32-bit print server as well.

2. Connect to the print server using the UNC path (Start -> Run -> \\32BitPrintServer)

3. You should see the Printers and Faxes folder. Open this folder

4. Go to File--> Server Properties -> Drivers tab and choose Add Driver. Using this option add the required driver by choosing the appropriate architecture type.