Remove any network printer in Windows XP
- Tuesday, May 27, 2008, 21:25
- Operating System, Tips and Guides, Windows XP
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If you are using Microsoft Windows XP, sometimes you will come across a network printer that you cannot remove or delete. This unremovable network printer will appear in “Printers and Faxes” in Windows XP control panel.
This tutorial will guide you on how to remove any network printer from windows XP using registry editing. Be advice that editing Windows registry can cause your windows XP operating system to be corrupted.
The steps of removing any network printer in Windows XP are:
- Run Registry Editor. Start Menu > Run > “regedit” (without the quote) > enter.
- In Registry Editor, go to location > HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Printers > Connections.
- You will see the printer that you want to delete in there.
- Delete that printer.
- Close Registry Editor.
- Reboot
Those are the simple steps to remove any network printer in Windows XP.
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