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I've just set up a clean system installation (Win 8.1 PRo x64). As a part of it I obviously installed my printer driver. The printer is Lexmark E260d and I use Lexmark Universal Driver downloaded directly from Lexmark's webpage.
My surprise is that after installation I have two such printers available at my system:
- "Lexmark E260" - which is the name I gave during installation,
- "Lexmark International Lexmark E260d" - which is another device appearing as a printer.
I've got completely confused about that. Both drivers / devices (?) print correctly yet I can see some differences in their functionality descriptions, when choosing Properties / Hardware. Lexmark E260 device has there "Print queues" only while Lexmark International... device has three types "Printers", "Print queues" and "Universal Serial Bus controllers". Another thing is when I double click on devices icons in "Devices and Printers" window - Lexmark E260 brings well-known list of documents actually being printed and Lexmark International... brings printer configuration dialog allowing to see printing documents, customize printer setting and so on.
Anyone is able to explain to me why I have somehow two different printers appearing on my system? Should I remove one of them and which? How can I avoid duplicating devices when installing drivers?
My surprise is that after installation I have two such printers available at my system:
- "Lexmark E260" - which is the name I gave during installation,
- "Lexmark International Lexmark E260d" - which is another device appearing as a printer.
I've got completely confused about that. Both drivers / devices (?) print correctly yet I can see some differences in their functionality descriptions, when choosing Properties / Hardware. Lexmark E260 device has there "Print queues" only while Lexmark International... device has three types "Printers", "Print queues" and "Universal Serial Bus controllers". Another thing is when I double click on devices icons in "Devices and Printers" window - Lexmark E260 brings well-known list of documents actually being printed and Lexmark International... brings printer configuration dialog allowing to see printing documents, customize printer setting and so on.
Anyone is able to explain to me why I have somehow two different printers appearing on my system? Should I remove one of them and which? How can I avoid duplicating devices when installing drivers?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro x64
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Precision M4800
- CPU
- Intel i7-4900MQ
- Memory
- 32 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel HD Graphics 4600 & nVidia Quadro K2100M
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell U2312HM & Dell 2408WFP
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080 & 1920x1200
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 840 EVO 256 GB & Hitachi TravelStar 5K750 750 GB
- Browser
- Firefox 32
- Antivirus
- Kaspersky Internet Security 15