Question:
How do you use the TIFFMAKER in Windows 7 64-bit or Windows Server 2008 R2?
Answer:
Use
On 64-bit systems, TIFFMAKER can only be used as a shared network printer. It is installed, configured and shared as a network printer on a PC with a 32-bit operating system. The client PCs with 64-bit operating system are then connected to the TIFFMAKER. This means that all client PCs use the same TIFFMAKER Port configuration.
Port configuration for TIFFMAKER can only take place on a 32-bit operating system and not on a 64-bit operating system.
Prerequisites for installation
To install the TIFFMAKER printer driver for 64-bit systems, you require a PC with a 32-bit system on which DocuWare and TIFFMAKER are installed. TIFFMAKER must be shared as a network printer.
Installation variants
Installation can take place centrally or locally. In the case of central installation, the TIFFMAKER printer drivers are automatically installed on the 64-bit PCs as soon as they connect to the 32-bit PCs. In the case of local installations, the printer drivers must be installed manually on all of the desired 64-bit PCs.
First share on a Windows 7 64 bit-machine (or Windows Server 2008 R2) the following, already existing folder:
C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_ntprint.inf_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_none_96f58ea8d463e7df
For central installation please use a PC with Windows Server 2003 operating system (32-bit), Windows XP (32-bit) is not supported. Now install the TIFFMAKER drivers for 64-bit systems on this PC. To do so, open the Printers and Faxes window and right-click on the empty area. From the context menu, select the entry Server properties. In the window that opens, click on the Drivers tab and click Add.
You will now be guided by a Wizard. As you proceed, select only the processor x64 for the versions Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008.
In the following dialog box, click the Have Disk…button
and select the file dw5tm.inf of the TIFFMAKER driver for 64-bit systems (located on the DocuWare 5 Installation-DVD in the folder „Tiffmaker x64“).
The following dialog box now appears:
At the end of this Wizard you will then be asked for files of the 64-bit operating system.
Select now the shared folder on the 64-bit machine
(\\server\share\Windows\winsxs\amd64_ntprint.inf_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_none_96f58ea8d463e7df ).
After doing so, close the Wizard. The new printer driver is now listed in the Print Server Properties window. This completes the work on the 32-bit PC.
To install the TIFFMAKER printer driver on a 64-bit PC, on the 64-bit PC in the Explorer, go to the 32-bit PC on which 64-bit printer drivers are installed and select Connect from the context menu of the shared printer. The drivers will now be automatically installed.
To install TIFFMAKER drivers for 64-bit systems locally, proceed as follows: Open the Explorer on the 64-bit PC, then go to the 32-bit PC and select Connect from the context menu of the shared TIFFMAKER printer. The system asks you for the drivers for this printer.
Click the Have Disk…button and select the dw5tm.inf file of the TIFFMAKER driver for 64-bit systems (located on the DocuWare 5 Installation-DVD in the folder „Tiffmaker x64").
The following dialog box now appears:
Click on OK.
You can now use the TIFFMAKER drivers for 64-bit systems on your PC with 64-bit operating system.
During installation you may receive a warning that the TIFFMAKER drivers are not signed. If so, click Install anyway and proceed with the installation.