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How to Remove 3rd Party Print Monitors from a Windows System

1) Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) and locate the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors
Note: The default port monitors are:
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AppleTalk Printing Devices (When Services for Macintosh is installed)
BJ Language Monitor
Local Port
PJL Language Monitor
Standard TCP/IP Port
USB Monitor
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How do I Troubleshoot the Windows Print Spooler Service not Starting?

If the Print spooler is not starting, or appears to be started but no one can print:
1. Stop the Print Spooler service if it appears to be running.
2. Open the registry and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors
3. Back up and remove any third party Language Monitor registry keys. The defaults are:
Local Port
PJL Language Monitor
4. Restart the Spooler […]

Windows Cluster Printing Registry Structure

All printer information is stored under the following registry key:
HKLM\Cluster\Resources\ResourceGUID\
All printer, driver, port information, spool directory, job completion tiemout is stored in separate keys under the following parameters key:
HKLM\Cluster\Resources\ResourceGUID\Parameters
Structure necessary for other Windows based print clients under the following key:
HKLM\Cluster\Resources\ResourceGUID\Parameters\Environments
Monitor information, TCP/IP ports, port address, name and SNMP information under the following key:
HKLM\Cluster\Resources\ResourceGUID\Parameters\Monitors
The same printer […]


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