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Deleting or Updating the Printer Drivers
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5. Troubleshooting
 Deleting or Updating the Printer Drivers
This section explains how to delete or update the printer drivers you are using.
Note
● The procedure and display may differ according to the printer driver and version of Windows or Mac OS X you are using.
Deleting a Driver
You can uninstall printer drivers.
For Windows
Note
● You must be logged on as an administrator to complete
this procedure.
● Restart the computer before you remove a driver.
1 Click on [Start] and then select
[Devices and Printers].
2 Right-click the Your Printer icon and
select [Remove device].
If you have specied multiple printer drivers,
select the type of driver you want to delete from
[Delete print queue].
3 If a conrmation message appears, click
[Yes].
Note
● If a message appears stating that the device is in
use, restart the computer and try again from step 1
to 2.
4 Click [Print server properties] on the
top bar with one of any icons selected in
[Printers and Faxes].
5 Select the [Drivers] tab.
6 If [Change Driver Settings] is
displayed, click on it.
7 Select the printer driver you want to
remove and click [Remove].
8 If a message appears asking you
whether to remove the printer driver
only or the printer driver and driver
package from your system, select
[Remove Driver and Package] and
then click [OK].
9 If a conrmation message appears, click
[Yes].
10 If the [Remove Driver and Package]
dialog box appears, click [Remove] and
then [OK].
Note
● If deletion is rejected, restart the computer, and
carry out procedures 4-10 again.
11 Click [Close] in the [Print Server
Properties] dialog box.
12 Restart the computer.
For Mac OS X
1 From the Apple menu, select [System
Preferences].
2 Select [Print & Scan].
3 Select the device you want to remove
and then click [-].
If a conrmation message appears, click [Delete
Printer].
4 Close the [Print & Scan] dialog box.
5 Insert the software DVD-ROM into the
computer.
6 Double-click [OKI]>
[Driver]>[PS]>[Uninstaller].
7 Check the device to delete displayed in
the dialog box and click [OK].
8 Enter the administrator password using
the ten-key pad and click [OK] twice.
9 Remove the software DVD-ROM from the
computer.