DOCUMENT:Q162258 06-AUG-2002 [winnt] TITLE :How to Remove Cross-Platform Printer Drivers on Windows NT PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER::4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbprint ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry SUMMARY ======= This article describes how to remove cross-platform printer drivers on a computer running Windows NT Server for clients to Point and Print. This includes instructions on removing entries from the registry and deleting the driver files from the hard disk drive. MORE INFORMATION ================ Cross-platform drivers refer to drivers installed on the Windows NT print server for other operating system (OS) versions (for example, Windows NT 3.5x), OS type (for example, Windows 95/98), and alternate CPU OS builds (for example, Alpha and MIPS when considering Intel-processor-based installations). For additional information about cross-platform printing in Windows NT, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q100346 Cross Platform Network Printing with Windows NT The following procedure for removing unwanted cross-platform printer drivers involves editing the registry and deleting driver files. Be careful not to delete driver files and registry keys for the platform you are on. WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. 1. Open the Control Panel and double-click the Services icon. 2. Click the Spooler service and then click Stop. Click Yes when prompted. 3. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) and select the following subkey: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM \CurrentControlSet \Control \Print \Environments \ \Drivers \Version- \ Where: - is one of the following: Windows 4.0 (Windows 95) Windows NT Alpha_AXP (Alpha) Windows NT PowerPC (PPC) Windows NT R4000 (MIPS) Windows NT x86 (Intel) - Version- refers to one of the following: Windows 4.0, Version-0 is equivalent to Windows 95 Windows NT x86, Windows NT Alpha, MIPS, and PPC, Version-0 is equivalent to Windows NT 3.1 Windows NT x86, Windows NT Alpha, MIPS, and PPC, Version-1 is equivalent to Windows NT 3.5x Windows NT x86, Windows NT Alpha, MIPS, and PPC, Version-2 is equivalent to Windows NT 4.0 NOTE: Windows NT PPC support for Version-1 began only with Windows NT 3.51. - is the printer key that will be deleted in Step 5. 4. Make a note of all files referenced in the printer driver key that will be deleted. These files will be removed in Step 6. NOTES: - Do not delete the driver for the platform you are on. For example, if you are on a Windows NT 4.0 Intel platform computer, do not delete the "Windows NT x86" driver. - Some files may be referenced by other cross-platform printers. In this case, you should check all other related cross-platform registry keys to find out which files are in common, or simply leave the files in the directory referenced and skip Step 6. 5. Delete the unwanted cross-platform printer driver key. 6. Delete the unwanted cross-platform files on the hard drive as noted from Step 4. These files should be located in one of the following directories: %SystemRoot%\System32\Spool\Drivers\W32alpha\ %SystemRoot%\System32\Spool\Drivers\W32mips\ %SystemRoot%\System32\Spool\Drivers\W3ppc\ %SystemRoot%\System32\Spool\Drivers\w32x86\ %SystemRoot%\System32\Spool\Drivers\Win40\ Where the corresponds to the version-x number from Step 3. For example, Windows 95 drivers are located in the directory %SystemRoot%\System32\Spool\Drivers\Win40\0 and Windows NT 4.0 Alpha drivers are located in %SystemRoot%\System32\Spool\Drivers\W32alpha\2. 7. In Control Panel Services, select the Spooler service and click Start. Additional query words: prodnt win95 .inf uninstall deinstall ====================================================================== Keywords : kbprint Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 Version : :4.0 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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