Hi,
I had 3 port types listed
Local Port
Panasonic KX-P7100 GDI Port Monitor
virprnt
Ran cleanspl.exe and deleted Panasonic KX-P7100 GDI Port Monitor and virprnt.
Add / Remove programs to remove Panasonic printer software.
Rebooted pc.
Printers \ File \ Server Properties \ Ports \ Add Port \ Avail. Port Types
now only lists Local Port.
Stop and start Print Spooler service.
Start \ Printers and Faxes \ Server Properties \ Ports lists LPT1,2,3
COM1,2,3,4 File: KXP1,2,3,USB (Desc. KX-P7100 GDI Port) looks good, no
duplicate
ports listed. But I can't understand where those KXP1,2,3,USB ports are
coming from, as I have done all I can to delete all panasonic printer
components??
Searched registry for any KXP1, found 2 locations.
HKLM\hardware\devicemap\parallel ports\\\device\kxpwinstylerpto
\device\kxpwinstylerlpto \dosdevice\kxp1
hklm\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\ports\\kxp1:
hklm\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\ports\\kxp2:
hklm\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\ports\\kxp3:
hklm\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\ports\\kxpusb:
I deleted these 4 entries.
I went back to Start \ Printers and Faxes \ File \ Server Properties \ Ports
and to my surprise I was able to use the Delete Port button and deleted
KXP1,2,3,
USB ports. Previously when I had tried to delete ports it always failed,
and caused the Print Spooler to stop.
Rebooted PC.
Searched registry for any KXP1, found 1 location only,
HKLM\hardware\devicemap\parallel ports\\\device\kxpwinstylerpto
Powered on printer. Installed KX-P7100 USB drivers and software normally.
Start \ Printers and Faxes \ File \ Server Properties \ Ports highlighted
KXPUSB port. Clicked Configure Port, hard drive thrashed for 10 seconds then
got
message "An error occurred during port configuration. Operation could not
be completed." I wonder if this error contributes to the duplicate ports
problem ?
Looked at Start \ Printers and Faxes \ File \ Server Properties \ Ports
list shows
LPT1,2,3 COM1,2,3,4 File: File: KXP1,2,3,USB (Desc. KX-P7100 GDI Port)
KXP1,2,3,USB (Desc. Local Port)
I can't figure out what changed to cause the duplicate File: and
KXP1,2,3,USB (Desc. Local Port) ports?
Closed Printers and Faxes window, then got error when tried to re-open it.
Caused by Print Spooler stopped.
Started Print Spooler.
Start \ Printers and Faxes \ only shows Add Fax, Panasonic Printer has
disappeared. Print Spooler had stopped again.
Add / Remove programs to remove Panasonic printer software again.
Rebooted pc.