Removing a printer port

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One of our IT staff created a printer port incorrectly. It should have been
a TCPIP printer port. Instead, they created a local port. I would like to
delete this port. When I attempt to delete it, I go to
start>>settings>>printers, then click on file>>server properties>>ports. I
highlight the printer port I wish to delete, then click on the delete port
button. I get the following error msg back, "Selected port could not be
deleted. Operation coould not be completed". How do I go about deleted this
port?

Jim

 

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If there is a printer assigned to the port you cannot delete it. Create the
tcp port, reassign the printer to it, and then delete the local port.

Ed

In article <DCB569FB-5D03-445A-B9AD-ADD708ACD12B@microsoft.com>,
"=?Utf-8?B?SmltIGluIENsZXZlbGFuZA==?="
<JiminCleveland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> One of our IT staff created a printer port incorrectly. It should have been
>a TCPIP printer port. Instead, they created a local port. I would like to
>delete this port. When I attempt to delete it, I go to
>start>>settings>>printers, then click on file>>server properties>>ports. I
>highlight the printer port I wish to delete, then click on the delete port
>button. I get the following error msg back, "Selected port could not be
>deleted. Operation coould not be completed". How do I go about deleted this
>port?
>
>Jim

 

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Ed,

Thanks for the reply. I deleted the printer from this port but it still
will not let me delete the port. Any other suggestions?

Jim

"Ed Siff" wrote:

> If there is a printer assigned to the port you cannot delete it. Create the
> tcp port, reassign the printer to it, and then delete the local port.
>
> Ed
>
> In article <DCB569FB-5D03-445A-B9AD-ADD708ACD12B@microsoft.com>,
> "=?Utf-8?B?SmltIGluIENsZXZlbGFuZA==?="
> <JiminCleveland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > One of our IT staff created a printer port incorrectly. It should have been
> >a TCPIP printer port. Instead, they created a local port. I would like to
> >delete this port. When I attempt to delete it, I go to
> >start>>settings>>printers, then click on file>>server properties>>ports. I
> >highlight the printer port I wish to delete, then click on the delete port
> >button. I get the following error msg back, "Selected port could not be
> >deleted. Operation coould not be completed". How do I go about deleted this
> >port?
> >
> >Jim
>

 

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Hmm. Reboot and try again?

Ed


In article <0C3EEE9A-7385-456C-818D-EB116F5759F7@microsoft.com>,
"=?Utf-8?B?SmltIGluIENsZXZlbGFuZA==?="
<JiminCleveland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Ed,
>
> Thanks for the reply. I deleted the printer from this port but it still
>will not let me delete the port. Any other suggestions?
>
>Jim
>
>"Ed Siff" wrote:
>
>> If there is a printer assigned to the port you cannot delete it. Create the
>> tcp port, reassign the printer to it, and then delete the local port.
>>
>> Ed
>>
>> In article <DCB569FB-5D03-445A-B9AD-ADD708ACD12B@microsoft.com>,
>> "=?Utf-8?B?SmltIGluIENsZXZlbGFuZA==?="
>> <JiminCleveland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> > One of our IT staff created a printer port incorrectly. It should have
> been
>> >a TCPIP printer port. Instead, they created a local port. I would like to
>> >delete this port. When I attempt to delete it, I go to
>> >start>>settings>>printers, then click on file>>server properties>>ports. I
>> >highlight the printer port I wish to delete, then click on the delete port
>> >button. I get the following error msg back, "Selected port could not be
>> >deleted. Operation coould not be completed". How do I go about deleted
> this
>> >port?
>> >
>> >Jim
>>

 

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Ed,

Tried the reboot and that did the trick. Thanks for the tip!!

Jim

"Ed Siff" wrote:

> Hmm. Reboot and try again?
>
> Ed
>
>
> In article <0C3EEE9A-7385-456C-818D-EB116F5759F7@microsoft.com>,
> "=?Utf-8?B?SmltIGluIENsZXZlbGFuZA==?="
> <JiminCleveland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >Ed,
> >
> > Thanks for the reply. I deleted the printer from this port but it still
> >will not let me delete the port. Any other suggestions?
> >
> >Jim
> >
> >"Ed Siff" wrote:
> >
> >> If there is a printer assigned to the port you cannot delete it. Create the
> >> tcp port, reassign the printer to it, and then delete the local port.
> >>
> >> Ed
> >>
> >> In article <DCB569FB-5D03-445A-B9AD-ADD708ACD12B@microsoft.com>,
> >> "=?Utf-8?B?SmltIGluIENsZXZlbGFuZA==?="
> >> <JiminCleveland@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >> > One of our IT staff created a printer port incorrectly. It should have
> > been
> >> >a TCPIP printer port. Instead, they created a local port. I would like to
> >> >delete this port. When I attempt to delete it, I go to
> >> >start>>settings>>printers, then click on file>>server properties>>ports. I
> >> >highlight the printer port I wish to delete, then click on the delete port
> >> >button. I get the following error msg back, "Selected port could not be
> >> >deleted. Operation coould not be completed". How do I go about deleted
> > this
> >> >port?
> >> >
> >> >Jim
> >>
>