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I can't delete a printer

Posted: 08-04-2003, 03:22 AM
Clay
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I'm new to XP however in the past I just right mouse
clicked the printer and deleted! When I try this in
Windows XP as well as highlighting (delete printer) in the
task bar the printer remains, when it is highlighted the
little window says (status deleting, documents: 1) Help
it's driving me nuts. Any help would be appreciated.

Thank You, Clay
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Val
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Re: I can't delete a printer
Posted: 08-04-2003, 04:58 PM
>-----Original Message-----
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>"Clay" <bukovics@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:035901c35a2f$5101c8a0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> I'm new to XP however in the past I just right mouse
>> clicked the printer and deleted! When I try this in
>> Windows XP as well as highlighting (delete printer) in
the
>> task bar the printer remains, when it is highlighted the
>> little window says (status deleting, documents: 1) Help
>> it's driving me nuts. Any help would be appreciated.
>>
>> Thank You, Clay
>
>Dont understand what you are trying to do Clay? Why
delete ?
>Eric Booth
>
>
>I've had a user come to me with an issue trying to delete
printers. I also am new to XP and would like an anser to
this question. How do you delete a printer? Why, beause he
no longer needs the printer ans wants to clean up his
system.
Thanks,
Val
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Ang
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Re: I can't delete a printer
Posted: 08-04-2003, 08:11 PM
>-----Original Message-----
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>
>>"Clay" <bukovics@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>news:035901c35a2f$5101c8a0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>>> I'm new to XP however in the past I just right mouse
>>> clicked the printer and deleted! When I try this in
>>> Windows XP as well as highlighting (delete printer) in
>the
>>> task bar the printer remains, when it is highlighted
the
>>> little window says (status deleting, documents: 1) Help
>>> it's driving me nuts. Any help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Thank You, Clay
>>
>>Dont understand what you are trying to do Clay? Why
>delete ?
>>Eric Booth
>>
>>
>>I've had a user come to me with an issue trying to
delete
>printers. I also am new to XP and would like an anser to
>this question. How do you delete a printer? Why, beause
he
>no longer needs the printer ans wants to clean up his
>system.
>Thanks,
>Val
>>
>.
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Clay
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I can't delete a printer
Posted: 08-05-2003, 01:57 AM
>-----Original Message-----
>I'm new to XP however in the past I just right mouse
>clicked the printer and deleted! When I try this in
>Windows XP as well as highlighting (delete printer) in
the
>task bar the printer remains, when it is highlighted the
>little window says (status deleting, documents: 1) Help
>it's driving me nuts. Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Thank You, Clay
>.
>Wow, thanks to all who replyed. Angela you were right
when I deleted the print in que I was able to delete the
printer. Why I wanted to delete? I got a new printer.
Again Thanks to everyone.

Clay
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Cari \(MS-MVP\)
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Re: I can't delete a printer
Posted: 08-05-2003, 06:40 PM
The other times I've seen this happen is when another PC is also using the
printer as a networked printer. You must go to each of the PCs in the
network and remove it from that PC BEFORE being able to delete it from the
local PC.

Just in case you might want to get adventurous in the future and connect two
or more together!

Cari
www.coribright.com

"Clay" <bukovics@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I'm new to XP however in the past I just right mouse
> >clicked the printer and deleted! When I try this in
> >Windows XP as well as highlighting (delete printer) in
> the
> >task bar the printer remains, when it is highlighted the
> >little window says (status deleting, documents: 1) Help
> >it's driving me nuts. Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> >Thank You, Clay
> >.
> >Wow, thanks to all who replyed. Angela you were right
> when I deleted the print in que I was able to delete the
> printer. Why I wanted to delete? I got a new printer.
> Again Thanks to everyone.
>
> Clay

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