setting up Quickbooks Database Manager on Windows 2008 R2

Windows 2008 R2 is 64 bit only. Quickbooks Database Manager (hereto referred to as QDM) is only certified on 32 bit systems from what I've read. Setting aside how ridiculous it is in 2010 that Quickbooks doesn't officially support 64 bit systems, I had to make a small adjustment when configuring QDM on Windows 2008 R2.

When I ran the Quickbooks connection diagnostic tool, it said I had to open ports 8019 and 55338. Weirdly, I never had to do this for previous OSes, but c'est la vie.

creating shared printers on SBS 2008

SBS 2008 is 64 bit, of course. So it needs to 64 bit printer drivers. But obviously, you need 32 bit printer drivers associated with the shared printer when installing them for 32 bit clients.

Apparently, that can't be done from the SBS box itself.

Instead, log on to any 32 bit machine as a domain administrator, go to \\servername and the go to printers and faxes (don't go to the printer shares you see there - go to the folder where printers are stored). Highlight the printer you want to add the 32 bit driver for and choose file -> Server Properties. Click Drivers and then Add. It's pretty self explanatory from there.

More info here:

http://www.ditii.com/2009/02/14/sbs-2008-how-to-add-32-bit-printer-drivers/

UPDATE
Another option - which I have found easier and more effective . . .
Log on to a workstation as an admin with the opposite type of OS (with a 64 bit OS, log on to a 32 bit workstation or with a 32 bit OS, log on to a 64 bit workstation).
Download the driver and install it on the network printer.
Go to the printer properties.
Go to the sharing tab and click on additional drivers.
Check the box for the appropriate type of OS and it will upload your newly installed drivers to the server.