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Note Note ENWW To uninstall software for Windows 98 and later To uninstall the software from Windows 2000 or XP, you must log on with administrator privileges. 1. Close all of the open programs. For Windows 98 and Me a. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. The Close Program dialog box opens. b. Select a program except Explorer or Systray, and click End Task. c. Repeat step b until all of the programs except Explorer and Systray are closed. For Windows 2000 and XP a. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. The Windows Security dialog box opens. b. Click Task Manager and then click the Applications tab. c. Select a program, and then click End Task. d. Repeat step c until all of the programs are closed. 2. On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Hewlett-Packard, point to hp color LaserJet 2550 series, and click Add or Remove. 3. On the Setup screen, click Next. 4. To remove specific software components, click Modify the existing installation. To remove all the printer software, click Remove All. Clicking Remove All requires you to have the software CD to complete the uninstallation. 5. Click the drop-down icon next to each feature that you want to remove. From the dropdown list, click This feature will not be available. 6. Click Next, and follow the directions on the screen. If the message "The following file is a shared file but is not used by any other programs. Would you like to delete it?" appears, click Yes to All. The system finishes removing files. 7. If prompted to restart the computer, click OK. Uninstalling software for Windows by using Add or Remove Programs An alternate method for uninstalling the printer software is to use the Add or Remove Programs method. This method does not require you to have the software CD. 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 2. Click Add or Remove Programs. 3. Scroll through the list of software programs and click hp color LaserJet 2550 series printer. 4. Click Remove. Uninstalling software for Macintosh To remove the printing software from your Macintosh, drag the HP LaserJet folder and PPDs to the Trash. If you are using Mac OS X, you must also drag the PDEs to the Trash. Software 15

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To uninstall software for Windows 98 and later
Note
To uninstall the software from Windows 2000 or XP, you must log on with administrator
privileges.
1.
Close all of the open programs.
For Windows 98 and Me
a.
Press
Ctrl+Alt+Delete
. The
Close Program
dialog box opens.
b.
Select a program
except
Explorer or Systray, and click
End Task
.
c.
Repeat step b until all of the programs except Explorer and Systray are closed.
For Windows 2000 and XP
a.
Press
Ctrl+Alt+Delete
. The
Windows Security
dialog box opens.
b.
Click
Task Manager
and then click the
Applications
tab.
c.
Select a program, and then click
End Task
.
d.
Repeat step c until all of the programs are closed.
2.
On the
Start
menu, point to
Programs
, point to
Hewlett-Packard
, point to hp color
LaserJet 2550 series, and click
Add or Remove
.
3.
On the Setup screen, click
Next
.
4.
To remove specific software components, click
Modify the existing installation
. To
remove all the printer software, click
Remove All
.
Note
Clicking
Remove All
requires you to have the software CD to complete the uninstallation.
5.
Click the drop-down icon next to each feature that you want to remove. From the drop-
down list, click
This feature will not be available
.
6.
Click
Next
, and follow the directions on the screen. If the message "The following file is
a shared file but is not used by any other programs. Would you like to delete it?"
appears, click
Yes to All
. The system finishes removing files.
7.
If prompted to restart the computer, click
OK
.
Uninstalling software for Windows by using Add or Remove Programs
An alternate method for uninstalling the printer software is to use the
Add or Remove
Programs
method. This method does
not
require you to have the software CD.
1.
Click
Start
, point to
Settings
, and click
Control Panel
.
2.
Click
Add or Remove Programs
.
3.
Scroll through the list of software programs and click
hp color LaserJet 2550 series
printer
.
4.
Click
Remove
.
Uninstalling software for Macintosh
To remove the printing software from your Macintosh, drag the HP LaserJet folder and PPDs
to the Trash. If you are using Mac OS X, you must also drag the PDEs to the Trash.
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