Solved Duplicate printers

oboedad55

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Hi, I have an annoying problem. I have a number of copies of my Brother HL-1435 printer. They only show up when printing from programs like MS Word 2013. In Control Panel only one shows at a time as Copy 1, Copy 2, etc. I can't rename any of them as Windows thinks there are multiple copies. Is there some way to get rid either of all them so I can start over and have only one, or at least be able to delete all the extras?
 

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The first thing I would do (if you haven't tried it already) is do a complete uninstall of that printer and a proper reinstall following the manufacturer's instructions and also making sure you have the proper Win 8.x driver on hand when prompt to use it. Good luck.
 

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Thanks for the reply. The problem is they don't show up in Control Panel. Every time I plug it in another version gets added so 6 or 7 show up as printers in programs like Word.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz Wolfdale 45nm Technology
    Motherboard
    ASRock G31M-S. (CPUSocket
    Memory
    4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    1024MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 (EVGA)
    Sound Card
    RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 2007 FP 22" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1600x1200
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0

    Western Digital WDC WD1001FALS-00Y6A0
    PSU
    cheap generic
    Case
    cheap
    Keyboard
    Kensington Multimedia
    Mouse
    cheap Logitech
    Internet Speed
    slow
    Browser
    Waterfox (64-bit Firefox)
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    Defender
Do they show up in Devices and Printers?

Screenshot (96).png

Do they show up in the Print Manager?

Screenshot (97).png
 

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    Windows 8.1
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    Intel G2020
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    ASRock B75M-DGS R2.0
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    8GBs @ 1333 MHz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 EVO
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    400w
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    57/11
Ah, that was it. I opened print management and found them all there. Many thanks!
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz Wolfdale 45nm Technology
    Motherboard
    ASRock G31M-S. (CPUSocket
    Memory
    4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    1024MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 (EVGA)
    Sound Card
    RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 2007 FP 22" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1600x1200
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0

    Western Digital WDC WD1001FALS-00Y6A0
    PSU
    cheap generic
    Case
    cheap
    Keyboard
    Kensington Multimedia
    Mouse
    cheap Logitech
    Internet Speed
    slow
    Browser
    Waterfox (64-bit Firefox)
    Antivirus
    Defender
Ah, that was it. I opened print management and found them all there. Many thanks!

Glad those few hints were able to help you get your issue resolved. Nice work.
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1
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    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel G2020
    Motherboard
    ASRock B75M-DGS R2.0
    Memory
    8GBs @ 1333 MHz
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 EVO
    PSU
    400w
    Internet Speed
    57/11
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