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How do I remove printer drivers in Windows 7 without print managem
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Installed a network printer on a new laptop that bluescreened, now I can't access the print properties atc without getting an error and can't get to print preferences at all. I have reinstalled, removed, installed this printer half a dozen times after this but even choosing to replace printer driver doesn't help at all. The obvious next step is to remove the driver itself but I have found no way of doing this on Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit since printmanagement.msc isn't available (and copying the file from another machine just yields an error message from mmc, cannot install snap-in). Question: Is there a way to run print management on Home Premium or do I have to edit the registry directly? If I do have to edit the registry under which keys do I find print queue/driver information? I've spent quite a few hours looking for a solution online but except for the odd fact that people upgrading from RC seem to have access to printmanagement even on Premium(???) I have had no luck. Any suggestions would be helpful. Best Regards, Jorgen |
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How do I remove printer drivers in Windows 7 without print managem
no printmanagement on Home
launch printui /s /t2 remove the driver and the package to remove the driver form the registry http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base he http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1 This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Jorgen" wrote in message ... Background: Installed a network printer on a new laptop that bluescreened, now I can't access the print properties atc without getting an error and can't get to print preferences at all. I have reinstalled, removed, installed this printer half a dozen times after this but even choosing to replace printer driver doesn't help at all. The obvious next step is to remove the driver itself but I have found no way of doing this on Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit since printmanagement.msc isn't available (and copying the file from another machine just yields an error message from mmc, cannot install snap-in). Question: Is there a way to run print management on Home Premium or do I have to edit the registry directly? If I do have to edit the registry under which keys do I find print queue/driver information? I've spent quite a few hours looking for a solution online but except for the odd fact that people upgrading from RC seem to have access to printmanagement even on Premium(???) I have had no luck. Any suggestions would be helpful. Best Regards, Jorgen |
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How do I remove printer drivers in Windows 7 without print managem
no printmanagement on Home
launch printui /s /t2 remove the driver and the package to remove the driver form the registry http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base he http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1 This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Jorgen" wrote in message ... Background: Installed a network printer on a new laptop that bluescreened, now I can't access the print properties atc without getting an error and can't get to print preferences at all. I have reinstalled, removed, installed this printer half a dozen times after this but even choosing to replace printer driver doesn't help at all. The obvious next step is to remove the driver itself but I have found no way of doing this on Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit since printmanagement.msc isn't available (and copying the file from another machine just yields an error message from mmc, cannot install snap-in). Question: Is there a way to run print management on Home Premium or do I have to edit the registry directly? If I do have to edit the registry under which keys do I find print queue/driver information? I've spent quite a few hours looking for a solution online but except for the odd fact that people upgrading from RC seem to have access to printmanagement even on Premium(???) I have had no luck. Any suggestions would be helpful. Best Regards, Jorgen |
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How do I remove printer drivers in Windows 7 without print managem
Hi........, I think it may help you to remove the printer drivers. If you right click on a printer and delete it, this doesn't remove the printer driver from the machine. Sometimes when working with print servers and testing multiple drivers there will be times when you need to completely remove a driver package from the machine so you can install a new or different one. Windows Vista and Windows 7 has a tool called the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) built into windows which you will use to remove the drivers. -- shelyronald 'A3 posters' (http://www.outsource.net.au/poster_printing.html) Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com |
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How do I remove printer drivers in Windows 7 without print managem
Hi........, I think it may help you to remove the printer drivers. If you right click on a printer and delete it, this doesn't remove the printer driver from the machine. Sometimes when working with print servers and testing multiple drivers there will be times when you need to completely remove a driver package from the machine so you can install a new or different one. Windows Vista and Windows 7 has a tool called the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) built into windows which you will use to remove the drivers. -- shelyronald 'A3 posters' (http://www.outsource.net.au/poster_printing.html) Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com |