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Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Removing Printer
I recently purchased a new printer. I went into the control panel to remove my old printer but it doesn't stay removed once I reopen the control panel. Obviously there is something that I am missing. Anyone know how to permanently remove a printer that is no longer working?
Thanx John
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Just right click on it and select "remove device". That will get rid of it. I'm using W10 it will be similar for XP, W7, and W8.
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As long as you have the check mark next to your new one as being the default printer, having icons of old printers doesn't really mean a whole lot.
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John
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Neptune, NJ 1963-2005 The Villages 2005-forever "Don't curse the darkness when you can light a candle" |
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Try going to Control Panel and Programs to uninstall the software drivers for the old printer. Then removing it from your Printers list should work.
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Removing a printer from the printer list is fine, but I wouldn't uninstall software drivers. They may be needed later for something else. Your computer probably has hundreds of drivers for other printers and devices that you may use in the future.
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John
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Neptune, NJ 1963-2005 The Villages 2005-forever "Don't curse the darkness when you can light a candle" |
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LittleDog, are you using the "cloud" for backup? I ran into a similar problem with a phone, where we would delete a phone number, and a few minutes later it was back! Now I do not use the "cloud" to backup, so I am not sure how you would stop this action on your PC. There might be a button to suspend backup.
One other item, my previous Cannon printer actually had 4 separate pieces of software in the programs list, to completely remove the printer, I had to remove all 4, this was because it was a multifunction device, and apparently each function had its own set of drivers. Hope this helps.
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Finally figured it out. There were documents in the print que for each printer. Once I deleted those the printer icon in the control panel was gone.
John
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Neptune, NJ 1963-2005 The Villages 2005-forever "Don't curse the darkness when you can light a candle" |
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Thanks for providing the solution, I had not thought of that.
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Pennsylvania, for 60+ years, most recently, Allentown, now TV. |
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