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Automatic Deletion of the Printer Driver Files using Clean2000.bat

To automatically delete the printer driver files on a Windows 2000 Workstation / Server, the Sharp
AR-PB2 printer driver deletion utility (Clean2000.bat) can be used. This can be obtained from the AR
Product-ARPB2-Drivers/Updates section of the Sharp Technical Web.  

To use the Clean2000.bat printer driver deletion utility, follow the points below:

(6)  Follow and perform points 1-4 as detailed in the manual deletion process above.

(7)  Download the utility and copy it onto a floppy disk or computer hard drive. Ensure that the MS-

DOS Choice.com file that is bundled with the Clean2000.bat file is also placed in the same
directory.

(8)  Click on the Start -Run on your Windows desktop.  Type in the directory where you have placed

the Clean2000.bat file and then the directory and path to where your Windows 2000 System files
are stored.

Examples

C:\Clean2000.bat C:\Winnt     

(If Clean2000.bat has been stored in C:\)

A:\Clean2000.bat C:\Windows

(If Clean2000.bat has been stored on a floppy)

Note: The "C:\Winnt" and "C:\Windows " above should be substituted with the hard driver letter and
directory that are being used on the customers computer to hold the Windows 2000 operating system.

(9)  Click on the "OK" button and follow the prompts on the screen. The utility will remove Versions

1,2,3,4 and 5 AR-PB2 Printer Drivers from the Windows 2000 system.

When the program has completed, reboot the computer. You can now install the latest AR-PB2
Printer Drivers

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With Windows 95/98, you are prompted when deleting a print driver by the following screen.  If at this
point you do not click the "Yes" button, many files that were previously installed are left on the
computers hard drive and information will also remain within the computer's registry. Even if the "Yes"
button is clicked, certain files will still remain on the computer's hard disk and within its registry.

   

Manual Deletion of the Printer Driver Files

To manually delete the printer drivers on a Windows 95/98 the following should be performed:

(1)  Ensure that the customer has fully backed up their computer data.

(2)  Make a note of the type of printer driver/s (PCL, Postscript or PPD and the version number) that

you intend to delete.

(3)  Delete any printer icons referring to the AR-PB2 from the printers folder by clicking on Start-

Settings-Printers, right click the printer and select Delete. If the printer/s driver installed are v4/v5
drivers and were installed using the Sharp Automatic Installer, go to Control Panel-Add_Remove
Programs and remove all the driver files and registry entries using the automatic removal facility.

(4)  When you are prompted with screen shot above, click the "Yes" button.

(5)  When the printer/s have been removed, reboot the computer

(6)  Using "My Computer" or "Windows Explorer", go to the directories shown on the following page

and remove the files applicable to the type and version of the printer driver/s you wish to fully
remove.

If you answered "Yes" when prompted with the screen shot above, a number of the files should
have already been deleted and will no longer be present.

If any of the files on the following pages cannot be seen from Explorer or My Computer, ensure that
"Show All Files" has been selected from Windows Explorer-View-Folder Options-View (Windows 98),
Windows Explorer-View-Options-View (Windows 95).

Automatic Deletion of the Printer Driver Files using Clean95.bat

To automatically delete the printer driver files on a Windows 95/98 system, the Sharp AR-PB2 printer
driver deletion utility (Clean95.bat) can be used. This can be obtained from the AR Product-ARPB2-
Drivers/Updates section of the Sharp Technical Web.  

To use the Clean95.bat printer driver deletion utility, follow the points below:

(1)  Follow and perform points 1-5 as detailed in the manual deletion process above.

(2)  Download the utility and copy it onto a floppy disk or computer hard drive.

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(3)  Click on the Start -Run on your Windows desktop.  Type in the directory where you have placed

the Clean95.bat file and then the directory and path to where your Windows 95/98 System files
are stored.

Examples

C:\Clean95.bat C:\Win95     

(If Clean95.bat has been stored in C:\)

A:\Clean95.bat C:\Windows

(If Clean95.bat has been stored on a floppy)

Note: The "C:\Win95" and "C:\Windows " above should be substituted with the hard driver letter and
directory that are being used on the customers computer to hold the Windows 95/98 operating
system.

(4)  Click on the "OK" button and follow the prompts on the screen. The utility will remove Version 1,

2,3,4 and 5 AR-PB2 Printer Drivers from the Windows 95/98 system.

(5)  When the program has completed, reboot the computer. You can now install the latest AR-PB2

Printer Drivers

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AR280/285/335

AR250/280/281/285/286/

335/336/405

AR250/280/281/285/286/

335/336/405

AR250/280/281/285/286/

335/336/405

AR505

AR505

AR287/337/407

AR507

C:\winroot\system

ARPB2P.DRV

ARPB2P.DRV

ARPB2P.DRV

ARPB2P.DRV

AR2P50.DRV

AR2P50.DRV

ARP2AP.DRV

AR2AP5.DRV

ARPB2PC.DLL

ARPB2PC.DLL

ARPB2PC.DLL

ARPB2PC.DLL

AR2P50C.DLL

AR2P50C.DLL

ARP2APC.DLL

AR2AP5C.DLL

ARPB2PE.DLL

ARPB2PE.DLL

ARPB2PE.DLL

ARPB2PE.DLL

AR2P50E.DLL

AR2P50E.DLL

ARP2APE.DLL

AR2AP5E.DLL

ARPB2PG.DLL

ARPB2PI.W95

ARPB2PI.W95

ARPB2PI.W95

AR2P50H.DLL

AR2P50H.DLL

ARP2APH.DLL

AR2AP5H.DLL

ARPB2PH.W95

ARPB2PH.DLL

ARPB2PH.DLL

ARPB2PH.DLL

AR2P50I.W95

AR2P50I.W95

ARP2API.W95

AR2AP5I.W95

ARPB2PB.DLL

ARPB2PB.DLL

ARPB2PB.DLL

ARPB2PB.DLL

AR2P50B.DLL

AR2P50B.DLL

ARP2APB.DLL

AR2AP5B.DLL

ARPB2PA.DLL

ARPB2PA.DLL

ARPB2PA.DLL

ARPB2PA.DLL

AR2P50J.DLL

AR2P50J.DLL

ARP2APJ.DLL

AR2AP5J.DLL

ARPB2P.HLP

ARPB2P.HLP

ARPB2P.HLP

ARPB2P.HLP

AR2P50K.DLL

AR2P50K.DLL

ARP2APK.DLL

AR2AP5K.DLL

ARPB2PWM.DLL

ARPB2PWM.DLL

ARPB2PWM.DLL

ARPB2PWM.DLL

AR2P50A.DLL

AR2P50A.DLL

ARP2APA.DLL

AR2AP5A.DLL

ARPB2PJ.DLL

ARPB2PJ.DLL

AR2P50.HLP

AR2P50.HLP

ARP2AP.HLP

AR2AP5.HLP

ARPB2PK.DLL

ARPB2PK.DLL

AR2P50WM.DLL

AR2P50WM.DLL

ARP2APWM.DLL

AR2AP5WM.DLL

C:\winroot

ARPB2P.INI**

ARPB2P.INI**

ARPB2P.INI**

ARPB2P.INI**

AR2P50.INI**

AR2P50.INI**

ARP2AP.INI**

AR2AP5.INI

C:\winroot\inf\other

ARPB2P.INF*

SHARP CO.ARPB2P.INF*

ARPB2P.INF*

SHARPARPB2AP.INF*

ARPB2P.INF*

SHARPARPB2AP.INF*

SHARPARPB2AP.INF*

SHARPARPB2AP.INF*

AR250/280/281/285/286/335/336/405

AR250/280/281/285/286/335/336/405

AR505

AR505

AR287/337/407

AR507

C:\winroot\system

ARPB2X.DRV

ARPB2X.DRV

AR2X50.DRV

AR2X50.DRV

ARP2AX.DRV

AR2AX5.DRV

ARPB2XC.DLL

ARPB2XC.DLL

AR2X50C.DLL

AR2X50C.DLL

ARP2AXC.DLL

AR2AX5C.DLL

ARPB2XE.DLL

ARPB2XE.DLL

AR2X50E.DLL

AR2X50E.DLL

ARP2AXE.DLL

AR2AX5E.DLL

ARPB2XI.DLL

ARPB2XI.DLL

AR2X50I.DLL

AR2X50I.DLL

ARP2AXI.DLL

AR2AX5I.DLL

ARPB2XJ.W95

ARPB2XJ.W95

AR2X50B.DLL

AR2X50B.DLL

ARP2AXB.DLL

AR2AX5B.DLL

ARPB2XB.DLL

ARPB2XB.DLL

AR2X50J.W95

AR2X50J.W95

ARP2AXJ.W95

AR2AX5J.W95

ARPB2XG.DLL

ARPB2XG.DLL

AR2X50G.DLL

AR2X50G.DLL

ARP2AXG.DLL

AR2AX5G.DLL

ARPB2XH.DLL

ARPB2XH.DLL

AR2X50H.DLL

AR2X50H.DLL

ARP2AXH.DLL

AR2AX5H.DLL

ARPB2XA.DLL

ARPB2XA.DLL

AR2X50A.DLL

AR2X50A.DLL

ARP2AXA.DLL

AR2AX5A.DLL

ARPB2X.HLP

ARPB2X.HLP

AR2X50.HLP

AR2X50.HLP

ARP2AX.HLP

AR2AX5.HLP

ARPB2XK.DLL

ARPB2XK.DLL

AR2X50K.DLL

AR2X50K.DLL

ARP2AXK.DLL

AR2AX5K.DLL

C:\winroot

ARPB2X.INI**

ARPB2X.INI**

AR2X50.INI**

AR2X50.INI**

ARP2AX.INI**

AR2AX5.INI**

C:\winroot\inf\other

ARPB2X.INF*

SHARPARPB2AX.INF*

ARPB2X.INF*

SHARPARPB2AX.INF*

SHARPARPB2AX.INF*

SHARPARPB2AX.INF*

      Note:    *  =  These files are installed on Windows 98 systems and not Windows 95 systems.

**  =  These files may be present. If they are, then delete them along with the others listed