can't delete printer, & doesn't see new netbios name locat..

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Stop the Print Spooler first.... from the command prompt, type

net stop spooler

Then ensure you COMPLETELY uninstall,
http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20One.htm
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Cari ((MS-MVP Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com


"Ron Peterson" <rpeterso@mtholyoke.edu> wrote in message
news:411ce6b7$1@nap.mtholyoke.edu...
> I moved the netbios name of my print server to a new machine. My XP Pro
> client still prints to the old machine (printer name \\pq\dw213). If I
> browse file shares (e.g. \\pq\tmp), I see the data on the new machine,
> as I'd expect.
>
> I'm using WINS for netbios name resolution, w/ netbios-node-type 8.
>
> I thought I'd try deleting and reinstalling the printer. However, the
> printer won't delete. The status reports 'deleting', but that's as far
> as it gets. I can actually still use the printer. Rebooting doesn't
> help.
>
> ??
>
> --
> Ron Peterson
> Network & Systems Manager
> Mount Holyoke College