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How can you delete a ip printer port?

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by scottara2

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I created printers on a WIN2000 advanced server,
by using the create new printer wizard. I selected local printer, and created a TCP/IP standard local port. It works OK.
However, when I try to delete the port I keep receiving the following message:

Selected port cannot be deleted. Operation could not be completed.

Thanks in advance!

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by ins413

You can create a new printer port (IP or LPT) with the same printer and then delete the old printer port. All you will be doing is fooling the system into thinking that the printer is using another port. After you delete it, you can then recreate the port. Sounds kind of tedious, but it is what worked for me. Good Luck

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by countludwig

The problem is that there is a printer linked to the ip port. you must first either delete the printer or reassign it to another port.
either one will work, once you've done that you
can delete the tcpip port.

-CountLudwig

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