[E-17] Uninstalling the Printer Driver Using the Control Panel

You can uninstall the printer driver using [Add or Remove Programs] in Windows.
Use the following procedure when the printer driver cannot be uninstalled properly using the Canon LBP5050 Uninstaller.
This procedure is described using screenshots from Windows XP Professional.
Open the [Add or Remove Programs] dialog box.
  • Windows Vista: [Start] → [Control Panel] → [Uninstall a Program]
  • Windows XP and Server 2003: [Start] → [Control Panel] → [Add or Remove Programs]
  • Windows 2000: [Start] → [Settings] → [Control Panel] → [Add/Remove Programs]

Select [Canon LBP5050] → click [Change/Remove].
Windows Vista: [Uninstall/Change]
NOTE
If [Canon LBP5050] is not listed

"Uninstalling the USB Class Driver"

If the [User Account Control] dialog box appears (Windows Vista)

Click [Continue].

Select a printer.
  1. Select [Canon LBP5050].
  2. Click [Delete].
NOTE
If [Canon LBP5050] is not listed

The printer information may still exist on the computer even if [Canon LBP5050] is not listed here.
Click [Delete] to delete all files and information related to this printer.

Click [Yes].
The uninstallation starts.
Please wait a moment.
NOTE
Uninstalling a shared printer

The following dialog box appears. Confirm the message, and then click [Yes].
If you are using Windows Vista

The following message appears. Confirm the message and click [Yes].

Click [Exit].

Open the [Printers and Faxes] or [Printers] folder.
  • Windows Vista: [Start] → [Control Panel] → [Printers]
  • Windows XP Professional and Server 2003
  • : [Start] → [Printers and Faxes]
  • Windows XP Home Edition: [Start] → [Control Panel] → [Printers and Other Hardware] → [Printers and Faxes]
  • Windows 2000: [Start] → [Settings] → [Printers]

Make sure that the icon for this printer is not displayed in the [Printers and Faxes] or [Printers] folder.

IMPORTANT
If the icon for this printer is displayed

Right-click the icon → click [Delete].
Be sure to delete the icon. If the icon is not deleted, you cannot reinstall the printer driver.

Restart Windows.

IMPORTANT
Uninstallation of the User's Guide

The User's Guide must be uninstalled separately from the printer driver.
Use the supplied CD-ROM to uninstall the software.
"Uninstalling the User's Guide"
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