how to install additional drivers in windows server 2003 for printers

Purpose:

The purpose of this article is to teach you how to install additional drivers in windows server 2003 for printers.

Print Drivers:

If you install additional drivers of earlier windows operating systems then users of those operating systems don’t have to find the drivers of the printer. Drivers will be automatically installs when a user connects.

To install Additional Printer Drivers

To install additional printer drivers, follow these steps:

 

1.                   Log on to your Windows Server 2003-based computer as an administrator.

2.                   Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.        

3.                   Right-click the printer for which you want to add additional drivers, and then click Properties.

4.                   Click the Sharing tab, and then click Additional Drivers.

5.                   Click to select the check boxes for the drivers that you want to add.

6.                   Click OK two times.

Summary:

You have successfully installed additional drivers for your printer. You may have to provide the source file of drivers of other operating systems (that you select) so that windows can copy them and install them to a client whenever a client of that operating system tries to print a document.