Shared printer refuses to go away!

> Disconnect all printers and reboot in Safe Mode.
> "How to Boot in Safe Mode"
> http://www.columbia.edu/acis/capture/safemode.html
>
> Then delete the listed printers.
> Start>Control>Printers and Faxes>rightclick and click Delete
> Power down again and
> connect the printers, reboot to reinstall the ones you want.
> More info at: Uninstall & reinstall Printer
> http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20One.htm
> --
> XP-WNP
> Today is the first day of the
> rest of your life.
>
>
> "Eduardo Pietri" wrote:
>

> > Running XP Pro on a domain with SBS 2003. Printer is a Brother MFC-8440.
> > Was working fine as a shared printer connected to another PC until I decided
> > to change the shared name of the printer.
> >
> > At a certain workstation the printer with the previous name was still
> > showing in Printers and Faxes as well as the one with the new name. Problem
> > was that the one with the OLD name was flagged as the default and all
> > printing capabilities were frozen. If I tried to change the default printer
> > the Printers and Faxes window would freeze. I was finally able to be faster
> > than the computer and changed the default printer to the one with the new
> > name.
> >
> > Now the printing capabilities are back but I still have the OLD printer
> > listed in Printers and Faxes. Trying to delete it gives me an error;
> > something to the effect that "the printer cannot be reached, you may have
> > typed the name wrong or the name may have changed."
> >
> > The problem is only with this PC in particular. The others show only the
> > correct printer. This machine had problems as well with its local printer, a
> > Brother MFC-7420. After downloading the new driver from Brother and fighting
> > like crazy to uninstall the previous one, I was able to install the new
> > driver to the MFC-7420. I have designated this one as the default.
> >
> > How can I delete the previously shared printer which no longer exist?
> >
> > Eduardo

> Thanks for the response, however, there are no printers listed when I boot in
> Safe Mode.
>
> The printer is a shared printer which is installed in another computer, not
> this one. It is not installed in the server either. It is not even listed
> in the server directory of printers.
>
> What can I do then?
>
> Eduardo
>
> "Byte" wrote:
>

> > Disconnect all printers and reboot in Safe Mode.
> > "How to Boot in Safe Mode"
> > http://www.columbia.edu/acis/capture/safemode.html
> >
> > Then delete the listed printers.
> > Start>Control>Printers and Faxes>rightclick and click Delete
> > Power down again and
> > connect the printers, reboot to reinstall the ones you want.
> > More info at: Uninstall & reinstall Printer
> > http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20One.htm
> > --
> > XP-WNP
> > Today is the first day of the
> > rest of your life.
> >
> >
> > "Eduardo Pietri" wrote:
> >

> > > Running XP Pro on a domain with SBS 2003. Printer is a Brother MFC-8440.
> > > Was working fine as a shared printer connected to another PC until I decided
> > > to change the shared name of the printer.
> > >
> > > At a certain workstation the printer with the previous name was still
> > > showing in Printers and Faxes as well as the one with the new name. Problem
> > > was that the one with the OLD name was flagged as the default and all
> > > printing capabilities were frozen. If I tried to change the default printer
> > > the Printers and Faxes window would freeze. I was finally able to be faster
> > > than the computer and changed the default printer to the one with the new
> > > name.
> > >
> > > Now the printing capabilities are back but I still have the OLD printer
> > > listed in Printers and Faxes. Trying to delete it gives me an error;
> > > something to the effect that "the printer cannot be reached, you may have
> > > typed the name wrong or the name may have changed."
> > >
> > > The problem is only with this PC in particular. The others show only the
> > > correct printer. This machine had problems as well with its local printer, a
> > > Brother MFC-7420. After downloading the new driver from Brother and fighting
> > > like crazy to uninstall the previous one, I was able to install the new
> > > driver to the MFC-7420. I have designated this one as the default.
> > >
> > > How can I delete the previously shared printer which no longer exist?
> > >
> > > Eduardo

> Uninstall & reinstall Printer in normal mode.
> http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20One.htm
> --
> XP-WNP
> Today is the first day of the
> rest of your life.
>
>
> "Eduardo Pietri" wrote:
>

> > Thanks for the response, however, there are no printers listed when I boot in
> > Safe Mode.
> >
> > The printer is a shared printer which is installed in another computer, not
> > this one. It is not installed in the server either. It is not even listed
> > in the server directory of printers.
> >
> > What can I do then?
> >
> > Eduardo
> >
> > "Byte" wrote:
> >

> > > Disconnect all printers and reboot in Safe Mode.
> > > "How to Boot in Safe Mode"
> > > http://www.columbia.edu/acis/capture/safemode.html
> > >
> > > Then delete the listed printers.
> > > Start>Control>Printers and Faxes>rightclick and click Delete
> > > Power down again and
> > > connect the printers, reboot to reinstall the ones you want.
> > > More info at: Uninstall & reinstall Printer
> > > http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20One.htm
> > > --
> > > XP-WNP
> > > Today is the first day of the
> > > rest of your life.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Eduardo Pietri" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Running XP Pro on a domain with SBS 2003. Printer is a Brother MFC-8440.
> > > > Was working fine as a shared printer connected to another PC until I decided
> > > > to change the shared name of the printer.
> > > >
> > > > At a certain workstation the printer with the previous name was still
> > > > showing in Printers and Faxes as well as the one with the new name. Problem
> > > > was that the one with the OLD name was flagged as the default and all
> > > > printing capabilities were frozen. If I tried to change the default printer
> > > > the Printers and Faxes window would freeze. I was finally able to be faster
> > > > than the computer and changed the default printer to the one with the new
> > > > name.
> > > >
> > > > Now the printing capabilities are back but I still have the OLD printer
> > > > listed in Printers and Faxes. Trying to delete it gives me an error;
> > > > something to the effect that "the printer cannot be reached, you may have
> > > > typed the name wrong or the name may have changed."
> > > >
> > > > The problem is only with this PC in particular. The others show only the
> > > > correct printer. This machine had problems as well with its local printer, a
> > > > Brother MFC-7420. After downloading the new driver from Brother and fighting
> > > > like crazy to uninstall the previous one, I was able to install the new
> > > > driver to the MFC-7420. I have designated this one as the default.
> > > >
> > > > How can I delete the previously shared printer which no longer exist?
> > > >
> > > > Eduardo

> Uninstall & reinstall Printer in normal mode.
> http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20One.htm
> --
> XP-WNP
> Today is the first day of the
> rest of your life.
>
>
> "Eduardo Pietri" wrote:
>

> > Thanks for the response, however, there are no printers listed when I boot in
> > Safe Mode.
> >
> > The printer is a shared printer which is installed in another computer, not
> > this one. It is not installed in the server either. It is not even listed
> > in the server directory of printers.
> >
> > What can I do then?
> >
> > Eduardo
> >
> > "Byte" wrote:
> >

> > > Disconnect all printers and reboot in Safe Mode.
> > > "How to Boot in Safe Mode"
> > > http://www.columbia.edu/acis/capture/safemode.html
> > >
> > > Then delete the listed printers.
> > > Start>Control>Printers and Faxes>rightclick and click Delete
> > > Power down again and
> > > connect the printers, reboot to reinstall the ones you want.
> > > More info at: Uninstall & reinstall Printer
> > > http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20One.htm
> > > --
> > > XP-WNP
> > > Today is the first day of the
> > > rest of your life.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Eduardo Pietri" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Running XP Pro on a domain with SBS 2003. Printer is a Brother MFC-8440.
> > > > Was working fine as a shared printer connected to another PC until I decided
> > > > to change the shared name of the printer.
> > > >
> > > > At a certain workstation the printer with the previous name was still
> > > > showing in Printers and Faxes as well as the one with the new name. Problem
> > > > was that the one with the OLD name was flagged as the default and all
> > > > printing capabilities were frozen. If I tried to change the default printer
> > > > the Printers and Faxes window would freeze. I was finally able to be faster
> > > > than the computer and changed the default printer to the one with the new
> > > > name.
> > > >
> > > > Now the printing capabilities are back but I still have the OLD printer
> > > > listed in Printers and Faxes. Trying to delete it gives me an error;
> > > > something to the effect that "the printer cannot be reached, you may have
> > > > typed the name wrong or the name may have changed."
> > > >
> > > > The problem is only with this PC in particular. The others show only the
> > > > correct printer. This machine had problems as well with its local printer, a
> > > > Brother MFC-7420. After downloading the new driver from Brother and fighting
> > > > like crazy to uninstall the previous one, I was able to install the new
> > > > driver to the MFC-7420. I have designated this one as the default.
> > > >
> > > > How can I delete the previously shared printer which no longer exist?
> > > >
> > > > Eduardo