| Home > Printer Software # Uninstalling the Printer Software Uninstalling the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3 When you wish to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver, uninstall the printer driver that has been installed already. Note:
When uninstalling EPSON Status Monitor 3 from a multi-user Windows XP environment, remove the shortcut icon from all clients before uninstalling. You can remove the icon by clearing the Shortcut Icon check box in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box.
## Uninstalling the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3
| Quit all applications.
| For Windows 8.1 or 8: Click Desktop on the Start screen, move the cursor to the top-right corner of the screen, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.
For Windows 7, Vista, or XP: Click Start, and then select Control Panel.
| Click Uninstall a program (Windows 8.1, 8, 7, or Vista) or double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon (Windows XP).
| Click Change or Remove Programs (Windows XP only), select the EPSON XXXXXX ESC/P2 Printer Utility Uninstall, then click Uninstall/Change (Windows 8.1, 8, or 7) or Change/Remove (Windows Vista or XP).
| Click the Printer Model tab, select the icon of the printer you want to uninstall, then click OK.
Note:
Make sure that nothing is selected in the Printer Model tab. Click the Utility tab and select EPSON Status Monitor 3(for EPSON XXXXXX ESC/P2) and click OK. You can uninstall only the EPSON Status Monitor 3.
| Follow the on-screen instructions.
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