Uninstalling windows printer drivers, For windows 9x and nt, For windows 2000 / xp / server 2003 – Xerox WorkCentre 7655-7665-7675-5897 User Manual

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Uninstalling Windows Printer Drivers

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Uninstalling Windows Printer Drivers

For Windows 9x and NT

To uninstall the Windows 9x and NT printer drivers:

1

At the desktop, select Start > Settings > Printers.

2

Right-click on the icon for the Xerox system you want to delete and select Delete.

3

A confirmation message appears. Click Yes to delete the printer driver.

4

Reboot the workstation.

For Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003

To uninstall the Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 printer drivers:

1

At the desktop, select Start > Settings > Printers (Windows 2000) or Start > Printers and Faxes
(Windows XP / Server 2003).

2

Right-click on the icon for the Xerox system you want to delete and select Delete.

3

A confirmation message appears. Click Yes to delete the printer driver object.

4

Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all printer objects that use the driver being uninstalled. For example,
suppose you are uninstalling the PCL 6 drivers for a particular Xerox system. If your Printers
window includes icons for more than one instance of that printer, you must delete them all before
continuing.

5

Rebooting your workstation is recommended.

6

Open the Printers folder: select Start > Settings > Printers (Windows 2000) or Start > Printers
and Faxes
(Windows XP / Server 2003).

7

Right-click in a blank area of the folder. A drop-down menu opens.

8

Select Server Properties. A Properties dialog opens.

9

Select the Drivers tab.

10

Select the printer driver to remove.

11

Select Remove. The printer driver is deleted.

12

Reboot the workstation.

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Before you uninstall CentreWare Windows printer drivers, ensure that the Xerox system you

are deleting is not the default printer. If so, select another printer as the default.

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