Guest George Hester Posted December 27, 2007 Posted December 27, 2007 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 _________________________________
Guest Bob I Posted December 27, 2007 Posted December 27, 2007 Re: Lost my Generic Text Printer Installation 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 > _________________________________ > >
Guest Mark Blain Posted December 27, 2007 Posted December 27, 2007 Re: Lost my Generic Text Printer Installation "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?
Guest George Hester Posted December 27, 2007 Posted December 27, 2007 Re: Lost my Generic Text Printer Installation 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 > > _________________________________ > > > > >
Guest George Hester Posted December 27, 2007 Posted December 27, 2007 Re: Lost my Generic Text Printer Installation 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?
Guest George Hester Posted December 28, 2007 Posted December 28, 2007 Re: Lost my Generic Text Printer Installation 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 > > > _________________________________ > > > > > > > > > >
Guest George Hester Posted December 28, 2007 Posted December 28, 2007 Re: Lost my Generic Text Printer Installation 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 > > > _________________________________ > > > > > > > > > >
Guest George Hester Posted December 28, 2007 Posted December 28, 2007 Re: Lost my Generic Text Printer Installation 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 > > > _________________________________ > > > > > > > > > >
Guest Bob I Posted December 28, 2007 Posted December 28, 2007 Re: Lost my Generic Text Printer Installation You're welcome, have a good day! 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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