Printing from Windows 95 and Windows 98 Clients

Windows 95 and Windows 98 print clients can use Windows 2000 print services without adding software. However, to use the Active Directory^™ directory service for a printer search, these clients must have Active Directory Client Upgrade installed. This utility is included with Windows 2000 Server.

Because of the cross-platform point and print functionality in Windows 2000, drivers for clients running Windows 95 and Windows 98 can be installed on the print server; when a client connects, it downloads the drivers from the print server and begins printing. Select the Sharing tab from the printer properties on the print server and select the Additional Drivers button. From this window, you can select the Windows 95 or 98 check box. You are then prompted for the location of the Windows 95 or Windows 98 driver files. These files are located on the Windows 2000 Server Setup CD in the directory Printers\win9x. The Add Printer Wizard looks for the printer name in any INF files in the specified location and attempts to install the drivers identified in the INF file.

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