Appendix 1, Manually removing the windows driver, Kip windows driver – KIP Windows Driver User Manual
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Appendix 1
Manually removing the Windows driver.
In some instances it may be necessary to manually remove the KIP Windows driver from the
Server/Workstation. The following steps will help ensure that all of the pieces have been successfully
removed.
Instructions for removing driver:
1)
Remove print queue in Devices and Printers
2)
Stop/start spooler
3)
Remove driver in Printer Server Properties
4)
Stop spooler
5)
Clear “C:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\(w32x86 or x64)\3\temp” directory
6)
Start spooler
Note: If there is a problem with either step 1 or 3 the following may also be necessary.
Go to Start\Run and type Regedit and browse to the following locations:
Win 7 32bit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\print\Environments\Windows NT
x86\Drivers\Version-3\Remove KIP Printer folder here
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\print\Environments\Windows NT
x86\Printers\Remove KIP Printer folder here
Win 7 64bit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\print\Environments\Windows
x64\Drivers\Version-3\Remove KIP Printer folder here
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\print\Environments\Windows
x64\Printers\Remove KIP Printer folder here