Uninstallation

Overview

  1. Close ALL applications.
  2. Navigate to "Add/Remove" programs.
  3. Scroll through the list of programs  and click on MelcoRIP.
  4. Uninstall MelcoRIP using the uninstall wizard.
  5. Restart the computer
  6. Delete any MelcoRIP folders
  7. Navigate back to your control panel.
  8. Delete printers and print queues. 
  9. Remove Melco print drivers.
  10. Restart your computer.

Uninstallation

  1. Close ALL applications.

To insure that the following steps occur correctly, it is very important to close all applications.

  1. Navigate to "Add/Remove" programs.

From your Start menu, go to the Control Panel and click on the Add/Remove Software icon.

In Windows 7 & 8, this is called "Programs and Features".

  1. Scroll through the list of programs  and click on MelcoRIP.

The area will become highlighted; click on the Change/Remove ("Uninstall/Change" in later Windows versions) button.

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  1. Uninstall MelcoRIP using the uninstall wizard.

The MelcoRIP setup window may come up and you will need to click on the "Remove" radial button. Then, click the Next button. Finally, click on the "Finish" button when the uninstall wizard is done.

 

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  1. Restart the computer
  2. Delete any MelcoRIP folders

Using Windows Explorer, delete any MelcoRIP folders. If given the default location on installation, they will be found on Local disk C:\.

Delete "MelcoRIP" and "MelcoRIP Hot Folder".

  1. Navigate back to your control panel.

Go back into the Control Panel (the window that is minimized) and click on the icon for Printers & Faxes.

In Windows 7 & 8, this is called Devices and Printers.

 

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  1. Delete printers and print queues. 

You will now need to delete all of the Melco printers and any MelcoRIP queues you may have created.

In Windows 7, this must be done by right-clicking on an individual printer or queue and selecting "Remove Device".

From Devices/Printers, right click on the Epson 3880 or 4880 printer and delete MelcoRIP Output Queues 1  and 2 under "Delete Print Queue".

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  1. Remove Melco print drivers.

Once the MelcoRIP Printers are deleted, you will need to go to Server Properties. In XP, this is under the "File" menu.  In the Server Properties window, click on the Drivers tab and delete any of the Melco printer or MelcoRIP queue drivers.

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  1. Restart your computer.

Once this is completed, closed all the windows and restart your computer.