64-bit driver and print server


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Question from a Vista newbie:

So, about a year from now our company network would look like this:

Servers: Windows 2003 Active Directory

File/print server: 64-bit Windows 2003

Clients: 32-bit Windows XP and ??-bit Vista

My question concerns the print server part. I know that a 64-bit system will require 64-bit drivers, including printer drivers. However, we will most likely need to keep some XP machines around for compatibility of certain programs.

So, the PRINT SERVER would be a Win2003 machine (64-bit). Does that mean that all the clients that want to print through that server need to also be Vista 64-bit clients? :o And the XP Pro machines can't print to that server since they are 32-bit?

Maybe someone who has a good understanding of this can explain it to me.

Worst case: My 1 print server becomes 2 separate print servers (1 for 64-bit clients and 1 for 32-bit clients).

Thanks!

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