Monday, August 20, 2012

How to Backup Printer Drivers and Restore Them on Another Computer

When switching to new Windows Machine or Deploying a new Windows, Reinstalling Printer Drivers and adding all the existing printer is time-consuming.

The first step is to download the Microsoft Print Migrator utility. This utility was actually designed to backup printers on print servers but also works on desktops. It's also a stand-alone app so it can be ran from anywhere including your flash drive.

Once you open the Print Migrator, click on the File menu and select Backup. You will now choose a name and a location where you will backup your printers to. Click the Open button to begin the backup.

Once the printers are done backing up, you will see a message in the bottom window that says Backup Complete.

Now you are ready to restore the printers on another computer.

To restore them, just transfer the backup file and the Print Migrator utility to the other computer and open the Print Migrator. Then click the File menu and select Restore.  Select the backup file that you created and click Open.

Once the printers have been restored you will see a message at the bottom that says Restore Complete.

You are now ready to use your printers.

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