Hp Printer Driver Cleanup Tool

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  1. Hp Printer Software Cleanup Tool
  2. Hp Printer Drivers For Windows 10
  1. To clean your print heads, start by unplugging your printer so you don't accidentally damage it. Open your printer and remove the cartridges and print head from inside. Then, mix ½ cup each of isopropyl alcohol and water in a bowl. Once you’ve mixed your cleaning solution, place the print head in it and leave it for 2 minutes to soak.
  2. Even though HP print heads are very easy to clean through its utility drivers but if your printer is having issues like color fading, streaking or missing text, then those drivers won’t help. You need to clean it manually and require a good print head cleaning solution.
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Hp Printer Drivers For Windows 10

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Learning has never been so easy!

Sometimes you need to completely remove printer drivers, as you may be experiencing strange errors/conflicts/freezes etc.

Follow these steps to remove all traces of a printer driver quickly and cleanly.

11 Steps total

Step 1: Download the Kyocera Printer Deleter Utility

Visit http://www.kyoceramita.com.au/SUPPORT/Pages/LegacyUtilities.aspx and download the 'Driver Deleter' utility. The latest version at time of writing is here: http://www.kyoceramita.com.au/support/Legacy%20Utilities/Deleter.ZIP

Step 2: Unzip and Open the Application

Unzip the downloaded .zip file using your favourite program (I use 7-Zip), then open 'deleter.exe'.

Step 3: Wait for All Information to be Gathered

This step can take a few minutes, but I have found that sometimes it freezes. If it stays like this for more than 10 minutes, close the application using the red cross in top right corner.

Step 4: Delete Printer from Printer Tree

Expand the 'Printers' tree, select the printer you want to delete, then select 'Delete' from the 'Actions' menu.

Step 5: Reboot if Requested

At this point, it is sometimes requested that you reboot to remove all files. If this message appears, reboot your PC then restart the Printer Deleter utility.

Step 6: Delete Orphaned Files

Expand the 'Orphans' tree, select the 'Files' folder, then select 'Delete' from the 'Actions' menu.

From the application help file: When printers are deleted manually from your computer, printer files and registry items may be left behind. These items are displayed in the Orphans tree view, and should be deleted to avoid conflicts with new printers.

Step 7: Confirm Deletion of Orphaned Files

Select 'Yes' to confirm removal of Orphaned files.

Step 8: Delete Orphaned Registry Files

Expand the 'Orphans' tree, select the 'Registry' folder, then select 'Delete' from the 'Actions' menu.

Step 9: Confirm Deletion of Registry Files

Select 'Yes' to confirm removal of Orphaned Registry files.

Step 10: View Help File for Further Information

Adobe indesign book templates. Select 'Help Topic' from the 'Help' menu.

Step 11: Driver Deleter Help

The help file will explain what each tree menu represents and how to remove the files.

This utility has been a life-saver over the years. If you have any type of printer related problem, I strongly suggest removing unused printer drivers and their orphaned files first, then once completed, install the latest printer driver(s) for your printer of choice.

Published: Oct 20, 2010 · Last Updated: Oct 02, 2017

References

  • 7-Zip Open source File Archiver
  • Kyocera Utilities

29 Comments

  • Sonora
    Tom.Milliner Oct 20, 2010 at 09:46am

    Thank you for sharing your tip.

  • Thai Pepper
    Emerson Leal Oct 20, 2010 at 01:21pm

    Nice share, good job!

  • Chipotle
    Adam Rush Oct 20, 2010 at 02:31pm

    It really is a great little utility. I'll post some more How-tos when I find the time; I've picked up loads of little gems over the years!

  • Mace
    Martin2012 Oct 21, 2010 at 05:01am

    looks V useful

  • Cayenne
    eDimensional Oct 22, 2010 at 10:26am

    Thanks, I actually ran into this problem last week. I used the MMC console, added the Print Management snap-in and was able to remove it that way. But that method only works on Windows 7, on XP the situation gets stickier. Of course, this happened on XP. I will try this utility next time I run into this. Thanks again.

  • Tabasco
    Jim3812 Nov 2, 2010 at 03:08pm

    Hmm. This doesn't seem to see printer installed from a networked print server.

  • Chipotle
    Adam Rush Nov 17, 2010 at 10:25am

    I've just tried this at work on my XP SP3 machine and can confirm it finds network printers.

  • Mace
    hsc5775 Feb 13, 2013 at 04:03pm

    i am to late

  • Chipotle
    Adam Rush Feb 14, 2013 at 08:54am

    Too late for what?

  • Habanero
    Lauren7060 Feb 20, 2013 at 06:56pm

    You saved my day with this one!!! THANK YOU!

  • Chipotle
    Adam Rush Feb 21, 2013 at 11:03pm

    You're very welcome Lauren.
    Glad to see its still useful :-)

  • Mace
    molan Aug 14, 2013 at 04:11pm

    Very handy utility. I just used it to remove the printers on a 2008 Terminal Server that wouldn't let me remove them via print management!

  • Anaheim
    Pine Sap Mar 2, 2014 at 07:31pm

    Excellent utility! Apparently, Kyocera's uninstall utility works whereas HP's fails for their own product. My HP C7250 seems to be fully installed now for the first time in 3 years. I've been 'limping' along with the generic Windows printer driver which allows most print features but none of the other Scan, OCR, etc features this printer is capable of doing. The HP Print and Scan Doctor and HP Add A Device software could not find my Network printer, HP Solution Center crashed with a message that the install was not complete. All that while my HP C7250 was listed in Windows/Devices and Printers and all my programs were able to print to it. HP's excellent Hardware deserves better Software and less ambiguous, more Clear Instructions. Thank you for the link to Kyocera's utility.

  • Chipotle
    Adam Rush Mar 6, 2014 at 10:06pm

    I still use it myself. Not found better to date!

  • Pimiento
    Chander Jul 23, 2014 at 01:34pm

    I have win7 x86 doesnt find any networked printers from any print server.
    Any resolve on this. Would love to utilize this little gem.

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