Start Registry Editor. Locate and expand the following registry key:. View the list of subkeys subfolders. There should only be the following subkeys:. Backup the registry key prior to making modifications. 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.
Locate and then expand the following registry key:. 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. Export the Version-x subkey or subkeys. To do this, follow these steps:. Can you right click on the control panel and run that as admin?
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Thank you. For hardware-specific issues, please use the Windows Vista Hardware forum. Sign in to vote. I have been attempting to uninstall some print drivers to install new versions. I'm unable to do this. The specified printer driver is currently in use". It doesn't matter which print driver I attempt to delete the message is the same. After a couple of hours on the phone with both Canon and HP, we're all stumped as to why I'm unable to delete any these print drivers.
I have no problem deleting them from XP, but niether Vista system will allow it. Any help out there? Tuesday, January 15, AM. Hello Tomas, Thanks for your post! Hope it helps. Wednesday, January 16, AM. Tuesday, March 11, PM. This is what worked for me on a Windows 64 bit system.
Open the control panel and then open printers and then choose the printer you want to remove and delete it. Then reboot the computer and when it is running again open control panel and then open printers. When you get to printers if you do not see the File, Edit, etc menus at the top press the alt key and that will bring them up, it sometimes takes two presses.
Open the file menu and choose run as an administrator, then choose server properties and then drivers and click on the driver you want removed and remove it. Choose the option to remove the entire package. If, at this point, you get a message that the files were not removed because in use reboot the computer and repeat the process. You should see that the printer desired to be removed no longer shows up in the list of drivers.
If by any chance this does not work go into regedit and search for and remove all references to the printer. I do not think that will be necessary. Wednesday, January 14, PM. Robert, Gosh I just wanted to warmly thank you for your post.
I was having a very similar problem with a different model Canon that had been installed to my system as a network attached printer. However, my new need required that I install it directly instead. Since I already knew there were newer drivers for it, I didn't bother with the installation CD that came with the printer; I just went to the Canon Web site, downloaded the latest drivers, and I tried to run the Canon installation utility.
Imagine my disappointment when the Canon driver installation utility complained about finding an older version on my system and didn't offer to remove it.
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