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Hp Printer Driver Cleanup Tool

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Sometimes you need to completely remove printer drivers, as you may be experiencing strange errors/conflicts/freezes etc.

Follow these steps to remove all traces of a printer driver quickly and cleanly.

11 Steps total

Step 1: Download the Kyocera Printer Deleter Utility

Visit http://www.kyoceramita.com.au/SUPPORT/Pages/LegacyUtilities.aspx and download the 'Driver Deleter' utility. The latest version at time of writing is here: http://www.kyoceramita.com.au/support/Legacy%20Utilities/Deleter.ZIP

Step 2: Unzip and Open the Application

Unzip the downloaded .zip file using your favourite program (I use 7-Zip), then open 'deleter.exe'.

Step 3: Wait for All Information to be Gathered

This step can take a few minutes, but I have found that sometimes it freezes. If it stays like this for more than 10 minutes, close the application using the red cross in top right corner.

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Step 4: Delete Printer from Printer Tree

Expand the 'Printers' tree, select the printer you want to delete, then select 'Delete' from the 'Actions' menu.

Step 5: Reboot if Requested

At this point, it is sometimes requested that you reboot to remove all files. If this message appears, reboot your PC then restart the Printer Deleter utility.

Step 6: Delete Orphaned Files

Expand the 'Orphans' tree, select the 'Files' folder, then select 'Delete' from the 'Actions' menu.

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From the application help file: When printers are deleted manually from your computer, printer files and registry items may be left behind. These items are displayed in the Orphans tree view, and should be deleted to avoid conflicts with new printers.

Step 7: Confirm Deletion of Orphaned Files

Select 'Yes' to confirm removal of Orphaned files.

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Step 8: Delete Orphaned Registry Files

Expand the 'Orphans' tree, select the 'Registry' folder, then select 'Delete' from the 'Actions' menu.

Step 9: Confirm Deletion of Registry Files

Select 'Yes' to confirm removal of Orphaned Registry files.

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Step 10: View Help File for Further Information

Select 'Help Topic' from the 'Help' menu.

Step 11: Driver Deleter Help

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The help file will explain what each tree menu represents and how to remove the files.

This utility has been a life-saver over the years. If you have any type of printer related problem, I strongly suggest removing unused printer drivers and their orphaned files first, then once completed, install the latest printer driver(s) for your printer of choice.

Published: Oct 20, 2010 · Last Updated: Oct 02, 2017

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References

  • 7-Zip Open source File Archiver
  • Kyocera Utilities

29 Comments

  • Sonora
    Tom.Milliner Oct 20, 2010 at 09:46am

    Thank you for sharing your tip.

  • Thai Pepper
    Emerson Leal Oct 20, 2010 at 01:21pm

    Nice share, good job!

  • Chipotle
    Adam Rush Oct 20, 2010 at 02:31pm

    It really is a great little utility. I'll post some more How-tos when I find the time; I've picked up loads of little gems over the years!

  • Mace
    Martin2012 Oct 21, 2010 at 05:01am

    looks V useful

  • Cayenne
    eDimensional Oct 22, 2010 at 10:26am

    Thanks, I actually ran into this problem last week. I used the MMC console, added the Print Management snap-in and was able to remove it that way. But that method only works on Windows 7, on XP the situation gets stickier. Of course, this happened on XP. I will try this utility next time I run into this. Thanks again.

  • Tabasco
    Jim3812 Nov 2, 2010 at 03:08pm

    Hmm. This doesn't seem to see printer installed from a networked print server.

  • Chipotle
    Adam Rush Nov 17, 2010 at 10:25am

    I've just tried this at work on my XP SP3 machine and can confirm it finds network printers.

  • Mace
    hsc5775 Feb 13, 2013 at 04:03pm

    i am to late

  • Chipotle
    Adam Rush Feb 14, 2013 at 08:54am

    Too late for what?

  • Habanero
    Lauren7060 Feb 20, 2013 at 06:56pm

    You saved my day with this one!!! THANK YOU!

  • Chipotle
    Adam Rush Feb 21, 2013 at 11:03pm

    You're very welcome Lauren.
    Glad to see its still useful :-)

  • Mace
    molan Aug 14, 2013 at 04:11pm

    Download transformers games for computer. Very handy utility. I just used it to remove the printers on a 2008 Terminal Server that wouldn't let me remove them via print management!

  • Anaheim
    Pine Sap Mar 2, 2014 at 07:31pm

    Excellent utility! Apparently, Kyocera's uninstall utility works whereas HP's fails for their own product. My HP C7250 seems to be fully installed now for the first time in 3 years. I've been 'limping' along with the generic Windows printer driver which allows most print features but none of the other Scan, OCR, etc features this printer is capable of doing. The HP Print and Scan Doctor and HP Add A Device software could not find my Network printer, HP Solution Center crashed with a message that the install was not complete. All that while my HP C7250 was listed in Windows/Devices and Printers and all my programs were able to print to it. HP's excellent Hardware deserves better Software and less ambiguous, more Clear Instructions. Thank you for the link to Kyocera's utility.

  • Chipotle
    Adam Rush Mar 6, 2014 at 10:06pm

    I still use it myself. Not found better to date!

  • Pimiento
    Chander Jul 23, 2014 at 01:34pm

    I have win7 x86 doesnt find any networked printers from any print server.
    Any resolve on this. Would love to utilize this little gem.

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A nice Article from Mr. Bruce Sanderson
If the Print Spooler service fails when printing, when Windows starts or it can not be restarted, the usual reason is that one or more printer drivers is defective. If the Print Spooler service is not running, the Printers and Faxes folder will be empty and you can not use it to remove (or add) printers or printer drivers. If you have a Lexmark printer, see special information about Lexmark printer drivers.
It's important to only install printer drivers that are designed and built specifically for the Windows version you have. This is particularly important for Windows XP; many of the CDs and floppy disks distributed with printers (particularly older models) do not have Windows XP drivers - check the printer manufacturer's web site for printer drivers for the version of Windows you have.
A common cause of printer driver problems is to upgrade to Windows XP from Windows 95, 98 or ME without first removing the printer and the printer drivers.
The steps on this page will remove all printers and printer drivers from the computer. The printing subsystem is then 'clean' and ready for printers to be added using printer drivers specifically for the Windows version you have.
If you have drivers for several printer models installed (e.g. on a Print Server computer) it may only be necessary to remove the defective printer drivers. At steps 2, and 7, just delete the entries for the printers or printer drivers you suspect are defective. Unfortunately, the files that comprise the drivers are all in the same folder. Also, the same files may be used by the drivers for several printer models. So, selectively deleting the driver files at step 12 may be difficult or impossible. With Windows 2000 and XP, in most cases, deleting the registry entries for the drivers (step 7) will be sufficient, so you may want to skip steps 10 through 12 if you have multiple printer models and don't want to re-install all of them.
Check in Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs; if there is an entry relating to one of the printers, select it, then click Change/Remove. Follow the dialog and 'uninstall all' or 'remove all' as appropriate. Some 'printer software' have programs that show up here and it will be a good idea to remove those before going any further.
If the Print Spooler service is operational:
1. Open the Printers (Printers and Faxes on Windows XP) folder
2. delete all of the printers
3. click File, Server Properties
4. select the Drivers tab
5. for each entry:
a. select the entry
b. click Remove
Usually, this will do a pretty good job of cleaning out drivers with Windows 2000 and later (not so with Windows NT 4).
If the Print Spooler service is not operational, or you want to make certain there are no printer driver remnants, either follow the instructions below or use cleanspl.exe from the Windows 2000, XP or 2003 Resource Kit (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&DisplayLang=en). cleanspl.exe from the Windows 2003 Resource Kit tools will work on Windows XP.
Some information about cleanspl.exe:
⢠cleanspl.exe does a very thorough job of cleaning up the print spooler stuff, but it does not remove the spooler service dependency on the Lexmark service
⢠You can use it to clean up the spooler stuff on another computer (i.e. remotely).
⢠When you run it, it asks you if you want to remove some things that are actually delivered (and installed by default) with Windows. In most cases, you should answer No to the corresponding prompts (you don't want to remove the Standard TCP/IP Port or the BJ Language Monitor).
Here's how to clean up the print spooler stuff if cleanspl.exe is not available or you prefer to do things manually.
Warning! be very careful using regedit - if you delete the wrong things, you may render your computer inoperative!
6. open regedit (e.g. click Start, key regedit and press Enter)
7. navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlPrintEnvironmentsWindows NT x86Drivers
under this key, there will be the keys Version-2 and Version-3 (one or the other of these may be absent - not a problem)
the sub-keys under these contain the printer driver configuration information
delete all the sub-keys inside Version-2 and Version-3, but not these keys themselves
The Microsoft Knowledgebase article at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;312052 lists some other registry entries to delete, but this is not usually necessary.
8. open a Command Prompt window
9. key the commands
net stop spooler
net start spooler
10. open Windows Explorer
11. navigate to %systemroot%system32spoolprinters and delete any files there. By default, this is where the print spooler stores print files.
12. navigate to %systemroot%system32spooldriversw32x86 (%systemroot% is usually Windows, but it might be winnt or something else; this is set when the OS is installed).
13. inside w32x86, there will be folders with the names 2 and 3 (one or more of these may be absent - not a problem)
delete all of the files and sub-folders in each of the 2 and 3 folders, but not the folders themselves
inside w32x86, there may be other folders with names starting with 'hewlett_packard', 'hphp' or something else; delete these folders also
14. restart the print spooler (see steps 8 and 9 above)
At this point, the system should be pretty well back to the way it was before any printers were installed.
Some would suggest restarting Windows at this point, but with Windows 2000 and later, this does not seem to be required.
If you have a Lexmark printer, these additional steps may be necessary (thanks to Robert Orleth [MSFT] for providing this information). The Lexmark printer installation process sometimes installs a service that makes the print spooler service dependent on itself. If there is a problem with Lexmark service or a Lexmark printer driver (or you removed it using the steps above), the print spooler service may not start (see also http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324757). The steps below make the print spooler service only dependent on the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service (RPCSS), which is normal. The print spooler service dependencies are stored in the registry at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesSpoolerDependOnService
The sc config command at step 16 resets the value of that entry.
15. Open a Command Prompt window
16. key the command
sc config spooler depend= RPCSS
(note the space after the = but not before)
17. restart the print spooler (see steps 8 and 9 above)