JSI Tip 0112 - How do I remove a Printer/Print Driver?
April 13, 1997
To completely remove a Printer and Print driver, perform the following tasks:
1. Remove the printer from Print Manager
2. Delete the printer Drivers located in %windir%system32spooldriversw32x862 and/or and/or 1
3. Edit the registry and delete the driver references at:
Hkey_Local_MachineSystemCurrentControlSetControlPrintEnvironmentsWIndows NT x86DriversVersion-1 for NT 3.51
Hkey_Local_MachineSystemCurrentControlSetControlPrintEnvironmentsWIndows NT x86DriversVersion-2 for NT 4.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlPrintPrinters
For a Network printer, edit:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERPrintersConnections
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlPrintProvidersLanMan Print ServicesServersPrinters
4. Restart the computer
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