PnP created the ports. Unplug the device and reboot. They will go away
eventually but the PnP setup process performs this function not the spooler.
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Alan Morris
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"Archie922" <Archie922@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Running Vista Ultimate;I have removed several printers using the remove
> printer function through Control Panel; Although the printers no longer
> appear as being available, the ports assigned to them still appear. Now if
> I
> connect to one of those deleted printers, it is not automatically
> recognized.
>
> In the printer properties, the ports in questions are DOT4_001, DOT4_002,
> etc. When I try to delete them, I get an error message that the action is
> not
> supported.
>
> I am logged into the system as an administrator.
>
>
> Thanks