How do I remove hp deskjet 930c series from my Pinters List?

Question

I have selected to remove this entry from the printers list but it's still there with a status of "deleting".

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Answer 1

This issue occurs due to the print spooler.

Follow the steps to delete print jobs from the queue to delete printer icon.

For windows XP:
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1.Click Start >> Run>> Type Services.msc and click OK.
2.Locate the Print Spooler entry.
3.Right-click Print Spooler icon and then click stop.
4.Click Start >> Run >> Type %SystemRoot%\System32\Spool and click ok.
5.Double click Printers folder.
6. Delete all files under printers folder.
7.Click Start >> Run>> Type Services.msc and click OK.
8.Locate the Print Spooler entry.
9.Right-click Print Spooler icon and then click start.

Now right click on printer icon and click delete.

Answer 2

If you are using Windows XP operating system then please follow the instructions to delete the printer drivers.

Perform the below steps to uninstall the printer driver :
1. Click Start, Control Panel.
2. Click Add and Remove Programs.
3. Select the printer from Currently Installed Programs list.
4. Click on Change and Remove button and proceed with the uninstallation window.
5. Restart the Computer.

Answer 3

Try Control Panel; Printers and Other Hardware; When you right click on the Printer icon, it should give you the option of deleting. Good luck.

Answer 4

This issue occurs mostly when there are pending documents in the Printer driver.
Steps to fix this issue:
1) Restart your computer
2) Open the folder C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\PRINTERS (or) C:\WINNT\system32\spool\PRINTERS
3) Delete the files that you see in this folders
4) Open your Printers & Faxes folder, Right click on the printer icon and click on DELETE.
5) Now the printer is removed.

Cheers!!!