Windows xp delete printer driver in use

Click the New button below the System Variables panel. Select the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button. Expand the various branches in the device tree and look for the washed out icons, which indicate unused device drivers. To remove an unused device driver, right-click the icon and select Uninstall. Miss a tip? Editor's Picks. Support links. Category View. KB Home. Printer is printing all black images - or - Printer is printing ghosted or shadowed black text or graphics.

The printer will not print. My Bravo series Disc Publisher or Auto Printer only prints one disc at a time when I print directly from my design program. How do I open the printer Tray? The Power and Ink lights are flashing simultaneously. The printer does not print. A print job is stuck in the printer queue. How do I delete it? Any Printer. Select the printer driver to uninstall. Click the Remove button. Select 'Remove driver and driver package' and click OK.

Note: Removing the driver package will clear all driver installation files for that device, leaving no reference to the printer that Windows could possibly use to auto-reinstall again.

Highlight the printer you want to delete and click "Delete this Printer. Windows XP adds a user interface feature to delete driver files so the steps for Windows and earlier are no longer necessary. To delete printer driver files in Windows XP:. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly.

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