Corrupt printer driver

Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Group Policy. Sign in to vote. Server is R2 and clients are Win7 At my work we deploy printer drivers via group policy but when a client manages to corrupt one of the drivers it is a painful process to fix it.

Please share any enlightening advice that may make this process less painful. Sunday, May 11, PM. Hi, Before going further, I think it is a good job to get things done, for if we can't remove the printer locally on the client, we need to deny the policy for this client.

For deploying printers via GPP, the following blog can be referred to for more information. Some machines, because of age, require a special firmware install, not the regular firmware. Hopefully someone can help me with this, what if the printer is on the network and not connected to one particular PC? We don't have a usb cable for it either.. We tried clearing the queue from our server application and in the printer from web address but still the queue is corrupted.

We are sending a tech for the firmware upgrade, but I'd like to know if we could attempt this resolution next time. The error SC code is happen because i let it on standby for days. How to fix corrupt printer drivers. JakeBar This person is a verified professional.

Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional. Last Updated: Aug 02, 1 Minute Read. Fix for Corrupt Printer Driver s Below are the steps to remove printer drivers from windows.

Select Start and then Devices and Printers to view your printers 2. Select each printer, right-click and select Remove Device 3. Select Start and then Control Panel 4. Select Administrative Tools 5. Select Print Management 6. Expand Print Servers 7. Select Drivers , right-click and select Manage Drivers 9.

Select each printer driver and click the Remove button Check if the issue is resolved. If not, then continue to step 2. Step 2: Clear the Printing Subsystem 1. Rename all files and folders or move them to a temporary folder. Select Start , type regedit in the Search text box and press Enter 4. There should only be two subkeys: Drivers Print Processors 6. If there are any keys other then the two listed above, then do the following: a.

Select a subkey b. Select File and then Export c. Enter a descriptive name for the key and then Save it to your desktop. If you experience any problems then you can restore the key.

Delete the subkey e. Repeat steps a - d for each subkey except for Drivers and Print Processors. If there are any keys other then the ones listed above, then do the following: a.