Hello. I was having trouble setting my default printer to something else
besides the Generic Text Printer. I finally got my normal printer installed
and tried to switch the default printer to that and away from the Generic
Text Printer but it just would not work. So I decided to "delete" the
Generic Text Printer and that is when the troubles began.
It turns out I should have "uninstalled" the Generic Text Printer. As it is
I wanted to put the Generic Text Printer back in but now it will not
install. I get an error. And so it will not appear in Printers off the
Control Panel. So now I am stuck.
Is there a way to manually uninstall the Generic Text Printer? Maybe if I do
that at least partially remove some of its installation information from the
registry or break the installation in some manner I may be able to install
it again? Thanks.
Open the Print Server Properties, Driver tab, and have your way with the
Generic Text printer driver. "Add, Remove, Replace"
George Hester wrote:
> Hello. I was having trouble setting my default printer to something else
> besides the Generic Text Printer. I finally got my normal printer installed
> and tried to switch the default printer to that and away from the Generic
> Text Printer but it just would not work. So I decided to "delete" the
> Generic Text Printer and that is when the troubles began.
> It turns out I should have "uninstalled" the Generic Text Printer. As it is
> I wanted to put the Generic Text Printer back in but now it will not
> install. I get an error. And so it will not appear in Printers off the
> Control Panel. So now I am stuck.
> Is there a way to manually uninstall the Generic Text Printer? Maybe if I do
> that at least partially remove some of its installation information from the
> registry or break the installation in some manner I may be able to install
> it again? Thanks.
>
> --
>
> George Hester
> _________________________________
>
>
"George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:OJt8uMMSIHA.5360@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl:
> Hello. I was having trouble setting my default printer to something
> else besides the Generic Text Printer. I finally got my normal printer
> installed and tried to switch the default printer to that and away
> from the Generic Text Printer but it just would not work. So I decided
> to "delete" the Generic Text Printer and that is when the troubles
> began. It turns out I should have "uninstalled" the Generic Text
> Printer. As it is I wanted to put the Generic Text Printer back in but
> now it will not install. I get an error. And so it will not appear in
> Printers off the Control Panel. So now I am stuck.
> Is there a way to manually uninstall the Generic Text Printer? Maybe
> if I do that at least partially remove some of its installation
> information from the registry or break the installation in some manner
> I may be able to install it again? Thanks.
Exactly what error do you get when you use the Add Printers dialog to
create a new print queue using the Generic/Text Only printer driver?
Print Server Properties? Where is that? Sorry don't recognize that.
--
George Hester
_________________________________
"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:#SAqtTNSIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Open the Print Server Properties, Driver tab, and have your way with the
> Generic Text printer driver. "Add, Remove, Replace"
>
> George Hester wrote:
>
> > Hello. I was having trouble setting my default printer to something else
> > besides the Generic Text Printer. I finally got my normal printer
installed
> > and tried to switch the default printer to that and away from the
Generic
> > Text Printer but it just would not work. So I decided to "delete" the
> > Generic Text Printer and that is when the troubles began.
> > It turns out I should have "uninstalled" the Generic Text Printer. As
it is
> > I wanted to put the Generic Text Printer back in but now it will not
> > install. I get an error. And so it will not appear in Printers off the
> > Control Panel. So now I am stuck.
> > Is there a way to manually uninstall the Generic Text Printer? Maybe if
I do
> > that at least partially remove some of its installation information from
the
> > registry or break the installation in some manner I may be able to
install
> > it again? Thanks.
> >
> > --
> >
> > George Hester
> > _________________________________
> >
> >
>
It says at the end of the Wizrd "There was an error. Hardware did not
install." Believe me if it said something meaningful I would have told you.
Thanks though.
--
George Hester
_________________________________
"Mark Blain" <mblain2@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9A13AF862325Emblainalbany@207.46.248.16...
> "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:OJt8uMMSIHA.5360@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl:
>
> > Hello. I was having trouble setting my default printer to something
> > else besides the Generic Text Printer. I finally got my normal printer
> > installed and tried to switch the default printer to that and away
> > from the Generic Text Printer but it just would not work. So I decided
> > to "delete" the Generic Text Printer and that is when the troubles
> > began. It turns out I should have "uninstalled" the Generic Text
> > Printer. As it is I wanted to put the Generic Text Printer back in but
> > now it will not install. I get an error. And so it will not appear in
> > Printers off the Control Panel. So now I am stuck.
> > Is there a way to manually uninstall the Generic Text Printer? Maybe
> > if I do that at least partially remove some of its installation
> > information from the registry or break the installation in some manner
> > I may be able to install it again? Thanks.
>
> Exactly what error do you get when you use the Add Printers dialog to
> create a new print queue using the Generic/Text Only printer driver?
Aha thanks much. Found it. Hmm never knew that was there.
--
George Hester
_________________________________
"George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OXWzL3NSIHA.6036@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Print Server Properties? Where is that? Sorry don't recognize that.
>
> --
>
> George Hester
> _________________________________
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:#SAqtTNSIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > Open the Print Server Properties, Driver tab, and have your way with the
> > Generic Text printer driver. "Add, Remove, Replace"
> >
> > George Hester wrote:
> >
> > > Hello. I was having trouble setting my default printer to something
else
> > > besides the Generic Text Printer. I finally got my normal printer
> installed
> > > and tried to switch the default printer to that and away from the
> Generic
> > > Text Printer but it just would not work. So I decided to "delete" the
> > > Generic Text Printer and that is when the troubles began.
> > > It turns out I should have "uninstalled" the Generic Text Printer. As
> it is
> > > I wanted to put the Generic Text Printer back in but now it will not
> > > install. I get an error. And so it will not appear in Printers off the
> > > Control Panel. So now I am stuck.
> > > Is there a way to manually uninstall the Generic Text Printer? Maybe
if
> I do
> > > that at least partially remove some of its installation information
from
> the
> > > registry or break the installation in some manner I may be able to
> install
> > > it again? Thanks.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > George Hester
> > > _________________________________
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
Well there we go. All it had there was the ability for me to Remove the
Generic Print drivers which is what I did. Unfourtunately when I tried to
install it again this time I got no error but nothing new appeared in the
list of Printers. Looks like I hosed that. Thanks anyway.
--
George Hester
_________________________________
"George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OXWzL3NSIHA.6036@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Print Server Properties? Where is that? Sorry don't recognize that.
>
> --
>
> George Hester
> _________________________________
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:#SAqtTNSIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > Open the Print Server Properties, Driver tab, and have your way with the
> > Generic Text printer driver. "Add, Remove, Replace"
> >
> > George Hester wrote:
> >
> > > Hello. I was having trouble setting my default printer to something
else
> > > besides the Generic Text Printer. I finally got my normal printer
> installed
> > > and tried to switch the default printer to that and away from the
> Generic
> > > Text Printer but it just would not work. So I decided to "delete" the
> > > Generic Text Printer and that is when the troubles began.
> > > It turns out I should have "uninstalled" the Generic Text Printer. As
> it is
> > > I wanted to put the Generic Text Printer back in but now it will not
> > > install. I get an error. And so it will not appear in Printers off the
> > > Control Panel. So now I am stuck.
> > > Is there a way to manually uninstall the Generic Text Printer? Maybe
if
> I do
> > > that at least partially remove some of its installation information
from
> the
> > > registry or break the installation in some manner I may be able to
> install
> > > it again? Thanks.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > George Hester
> > > _________________________________
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
George Hester
_________________________________
"George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OXWzL3NSIHA.6036@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Print Server Properties? Where is that? Sorry don't recognize that.
>
> --
>
> George Hester
> _________________________________
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:#SAqtTNSIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > Open the Print Server Properties, Driver tab, and have your way with the
> > Generic Text printer driver. "Add, Remove, Replace"
> >
> > George Hester wrote:
> >
> > > Hello. I was having trouble setting my default printer to something
else
> > > besides the Generic Text Printer. I finally got my normal printer
> installed
> > > and tried to switch the default printer to that and away from the
> Generic
> > > Text Printer but it just would not work. So I decided to "delete" the
> > > Generic Text Printer and that is when the troubles began.
> > > It turns out I should have "uninstalled" the Generic Text Printer. As
> it is
> > > I wanted to put the Generic Text Printer back in but now it will not
> > > install. I get an error. And so it will not appear in Printers off the
> > > Control Panel. So now I am stuck.
> > > Is there a way to manually uninstall the Generic Text Printer? Maybe
if
> I do
> > > that at least partially remove some of its installation information
from
> the
> > > registry or break the installation in some manner I may be able to
> install
> > > it again? Thanks.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > George Hester
> > > _________________________________
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
George Hester wrote:
> Got it all better now.
>
> --
>
> George Hester
> _________________________________
> "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OXWzL3NSIHA.6036@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
>>Print Server Properties? Where is that? Sorry don't recognize that.
>>
>>--
>>
>>George Hester
>>_________________________________
>>"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>news:#SAqtTNSIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>Open the Print Server Properties, Driver tab, and have your way with the
>>> Generic Text printer driver. "Add, Remove, Replace"
>>>
>>>George Hester wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Hello. I was having trouble setting my default printer to something
>
> else
>
>>>>besides the Generic Text Printer. I finally got my normal printer
>>
>>installed
>>
>>>>and tried to switch the default printer to that and away from the
>>
>>Generic
>>
>>>>Text Printer but it just would not work. So I decided to "delete" the
>>>>Generic Text Printer and that is when the troubles began.
>>>>It turns out I should have "uninstalled" the Generic Text Printer. As
>>
>>it is
>>
>>>>I wanted to put the Generic Text Printer back in but now it will not
>>>>install. I get an error. And so it will not appear in Printers off the
>>>>Control Panel. So now I am stuck.
>>>>Is there a way to manually uninstall the Generic Text Printer? Maybe
>
> if
>
>>I do
>>
>>>>that at least partially remove some of its installation information
>
> from
>
>>the
>>
>>>>registry or break the installation in some manner I may be able to
>>
>>install
>>
>>>>it again? Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>
>>>>George Hester
>>>>_________________________________
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
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