Uninstalling the Printer Driver
The Status Monitor installed with the current printer driver is uninstalled when the current printer driver is uninstalled.
Press and hold down the [Power] key for one second.
On the [Start] menu, click [Devices and Printers].
For Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, click [Control Panel], and then click [Printers] in [Hardware and Sound].
For Windows XP, click [Printers and Faxes].
Windows Server 2003/2003 R2, point to [Settings], and then click [Printers and Faxes].
Right click the machine icon, and then click [Remove device].
For Windows XP/Vista or Windows Server 2003/2003 R2/2008, right-click the machine icon, and then click [Delete].
Click [Yes].
The printer driver is uninstalled.
Select an arbitrary printer, and then click [Print server properties].
For Windows XP/Vista or Windows Server 2003/2003 R2/2008, click [Server Properties] on the [File] menu.
Click the [Drivers] tab.
In the [Installed printer drivers:] list, select [Printer Name], and then click [Remove].
For Windows XP/Vista or Windows Server 2003/2003 R2/2008, go to Step 9.
Click [Remove driver and driver package], and then click [OK].
Click [Yes].
For Windows XP/Vista or Windows Server 2003/2003 R2/2008, go to Step 12.
Click [Delete].
Click [OK].
Click [Close].
For Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, go to Step 21.
For Windows Vista, go to Step 18.
On the [Tools] menu, click [Folder Options...].
Click the [View] tab.
In the [Advanced Settings:] box, click [Show hidden files and folders], and then deselect the [Hide extension for known file types] check box.
Click [OK].
On the [Start] menu, click [Search].
Click [All files and folders], and then enter the INF file name of the model (e.g., oemsetup.inf) in the [All or part of the file name:] field.
For Windows Vista, select [Other] in [Show only], and then enter the INF file name of the model in the [Search] field.
In the [Look in:] box, select the hard disk on which Windows is installed, and then click [Search].
Right-click the file displayed as the search result, and then click [Delete].
The INF file is uninstalled.
Click [Yes].
Restart Windows.
To update the printer driver, download the latest driver from the manufacturer's Web site.
