Go to services and right click on the print spooler and stop it. Then right click again and start the print spooler. After this steps have been done the printer should be completely uninstalled and can be re installed once again.
Can you describe what you mean by "stuck". Some more context for this issue would help. I always stongly warn people before sugesting they modify their registry. Although your sugestion will work it can cause several serious print issues with users who do not understand what these registry settings do. In services Stop print spooler 3. Sometimes if the printer is offline and needs to be removed and re installed when you try to simply right click and remove the printer it will not remove and you cannot uninstall besides for removing it from the registry.
In my instance, I had two copies of the same printer and the old one was glitched. I ran the above, then the remaining printer was still glitched offline, so I removed it. Warning: Improperly modifying the registry may result in you needing to reinstall the Operating System. Therefore, I recommend you create a System Restore point prior to proceeding, and backup all registry keys prior to modifying them.
Start Registry Editor. On the File menu, click Export. In the File Name box, type the name that you want to use for this key, such as WindowsNTx86regkey, and then click Save. Delete all the subkeys other than the subkeys that are listed in step 2. To do this, right-click each subkey that is not on the list, and then click Delete. Click Yes when you are prompted to confirm the deletion. Start Registry Editor if it is not open.
The registry entries for the printer drivers that are installed on the computer are stored in the Version-x subkey or subkeys, where x is a number typically 2 or 3. Expand the Version-x subkey or subkeys, and then delete the printer driver entries. To do this, right-click each printer driver subkey, and then click Delete. Now delete any sub-keys related to the printer you are attempting to remove.
To do this, right-click the subkey that you want to remove, and then click Delete. If you have a printer attached to the computer, disconnect the printer cable from the computer, and then restart the computer. You will then want to restart your computer and reinstall any software that came with your printer. Table of Contents. Subscribe on YouTube!
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