JSI Tip 0112 - How do I remove a Printer/Print Driver?

To completely remove a Printer and Print driver, perform the following tasks:

1. Remove the printer from Print Manager
2. Delete the printer Drivers located in %windir%system32spooldriversw32x862 and/or and/or 1
3. Edit the registry and delete the driver references at:

Hkey_Local_MachineSystemCurrentControlSetControlPrintEnvironmentsWIndows NT x86DriversVersion-1     for NT 3.51

Hkey_Local_MachineSystemCurrentControlSetControlPrintEnvironmentsWIndows NT x86DriversVersion-2     for NT 4.0

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlPrintPrinters

For a Network printer, edit:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERPrintersConnections

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlPrintProvidersLanMan Print ServicesServersPrinters

4. Restart the computer