CUPS printer driver for Windows
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Prerequisites
- Windows 2000 or higher.
- CUPS installation with a printer not using Foomatic filters.
Install
GUI
- Download the CUPS Windows Driver source package. Either the .bz2 or the .gz will do.
- Extract the content cups-windows-<Version>\i386\ to a directory of choice.
- Open the Windows control panel and open Printer and Faxes. Choose File->Server Properties
- Navigate to the [Drivers] Tab and click on [Add Printer]
- Then click on [Have Disk...] and navigate to the previously extracted CUPS Driver.
- Choose the cups<Version>.inf file.
- Finalize the driver installation accepting defaults.
CLI
- Download the CUPS Windows Driver source package. Either the .bz2 or the .gz will do.
- Extract the content cups-windows-<Version>\i386\ to a directory of choice.
- In a command prompt change to the directory where the installation files are located. And issue the following command:
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /ia /m "CUPS Test Driverv<Version>" /f cups<Version>.inf
Uninstall
GUI
- In the Control Panel open Printers and Faxes
- Goto File -> Server Properties.
- Navigate to the [Drivers] tab, select the CUPS Test Driver v<Version> and hit the [Remove] button.
Manually
This method is not recommended!
- Navigate to %WINDIR%\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3
- Delete these files CUPS6.INI CUPS6.BPD CUPS6.PPD CUPSPS6.DLL CUPSUI6.DLL
- Delte the registry key HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-3\CUPS Test Driver v<Version>
or run this script script: uninstall-cups6-driver.cmd
set CUPSVER=6
set DRIVER_DIR=%WINDIR%\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86\3
set FILES=CUPS%CUPSVER%.INI CUPS%CUPSVER%.BPD CUPS%CUPSVER%.PPD CUPSPS%CUPSVER%.DLL CUPSUI%CUPSVER%.DLL
set REG_PATH="HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-3\CUPS Test Driver v%CUPSVER%"
for %%i in ( %FILES% ) do (
if exist %DRIVER_DIR%\%%i (
echo Deleting %DRIVER_DIR%\%%i
del %DRIVER_DIR%\%%i
) else (
echo File %DRIVER_DIR%\%%i not found. Skipping.
)
)
reg delete %REG_PATH% /f >nul 2>&1
Note: After running the manual uninstall or the script a reboot may be required.
CLI
There is of course a more elegant way then the above mess.
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /dd /m "CUPS Test Driver v<Version>" /v 3