How to completely remove a printer


WARNING: Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE) is a very powerful utility
that allows you to directly change the Registry database. Using
Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems, including hard
disk corruption. It may be necessary to reinstall the software to
correct any problems.

 1. Remove the printer from Print Manager

 2. Delete the printer Drivers located in

     winnt\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\1

 3. Edit the registry and delete the driver references at the following
     location:
         Hkey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Control
            \Print\Environments\WIndows NT x86\Drivers\Version-1

 4. Restart the computer

 5. Recreate the printer in Print Manager


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