Scans but won't print

Hello-

My printer won't print. I have tried the following:
1. Re-installing the driver.
2. It prints with another computer.

One major issue is that I have been unable to figure out how to completely "uninstall" the printer. When I try to right click on the icon and say "delete", the computer says: you don't have permission to do this or something like that.
I am the only one who logs onto the computer and I am the admin so I don't understand that error message.

Any help would be appreciated. I am using Windows XP Home.

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Go to control panel select printers and other hardware then click on printers & faxes left click on icon then select delete this printer after than then reload your printer driver

Posted on Jan 07, 2008

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