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July 28, 1998
The proper way to delete a network connected printer, specially if you intend to ever add it back, is:
1. Start / Settings / Printers, select the printer and File / Delete.
2. Start / Settings / Control Panel / Services, scroll to the Spooler service and press Stop.
3. Use Regedt32 to delete the following keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERPrintersDevModes2
HKEY_CURRENT_USERPrintersSettings
4. Shutdown and Restart your Windows NT computer.
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