print monitors in registry

[Edward]

I've read info on this board re: deleting out of the
registry any third-party print monitors. What are the
implications involved in doing this? ie. do printers need
to be re-installed? Can regular printing carry on as usual
afterward?

Presently, our print spooler service stops on a daily
basis for our term serv clients and yes, we have third
party monitors in our registry. (HP and Lexmark)

Thanks so much for any input.

 

[Bruce Sanderson]

If you remove the registry entry for a Port Monitor, any printer driver that
uses that monitor will cease to function. The usual way that print monitor
gets installed is by adding a printer make/model that uses it. In some
cases (e.g. so called "Print Server" type devices), the installer for the
Port Monitor comes with a particular device and can be seperately installed.

See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324757 for some
additional information, including a list of the Port Monitors that are
installed by default (are not "third party" Port Monitors and should not be
deleted).