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Uninstalling the software

This section describes how to uninstall the software and printer driver. In the following steps, you will 
see PT-XXXX. Read “XXXX” as your printer name.

For Microsoft

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 Windows

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 users, see “When using Microsoft

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 Windows

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” (

→

 P.32).

For Macintosh

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 users, see “When using Mac OS

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” (

→

 P.33).

When using Microsoft

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Windows

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Uninstalling P-touch Editor

1

For Windows

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 XP

From “Control Panel”, go to “Add or 
Remove Programs”.
The “Add or Remove Programs” window 
appears.

For Windows Vista

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/Windows

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 7

From “Control Panel”, go to “Programs” 
and open “Programs and Features”.
The “Uninstall or change a program” 
window appears.

2

For Windows

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 XP

Choose “Brother P-touch Editor 5.0”, and 
click [Remove].

For Windows Vista

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/Windows

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 7

Choose “Brother P-touch Editor 5.0”, and 
click [Uninstall].
When the “User Account Control” dialog 
box appears, click [Continue]. If a 
password is requested, type in the 
password, and then click [OK].

3

Click [OK].

The uninstall operation starts. After the 
software is removed from your computer, 
the “Maintenance Complete” dialog box 
appears, and click [Finish].

4

Close the “Add or Remove Programs (XP) / 
Programs and Features (Windows Vista

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/

Windows

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 7)” window.

P-touch Editor has been uninstalled.

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Uninstalling the printer driver

1

Turn off the printer.

2

For Windows

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 XP

From “Control Panel”, open “Printers and 
Faxes” window.

For Windows Vista

®

From “Control Panel”, go to “Hardware 
and Sound” and open “Printers”.

For Windows

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 7

Click the 

, go to [Devices and Printers].

3

For Windows

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 XP

Choose “Brother PT-XXXX”, and click 
“File”-“Delete” or right click on the icon 
and then click [Delete].

For Windows Vista

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/Windows

®

 7

Choose “Brother PT-XXXX” , and click 
[Delete this printer] or right click on the 
icon, and then click [Delete] (Windows 
Vista

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)/ [Remove device] (Windows

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 7).

4

For Windows

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 XP

Go to “File”-“Server Properties”.
The “Print Server Properties” window 
appears.

For Windows Vista

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In the “Printers” window, right click and select 
“Run as administrator”-“Server Properties...”.
If the authorization confirmation dialog 
appears, click [Continue]. 
If the “User Account Control” dialog 
appears, enter the password and click [OK].
The “Print Server Properties” window appears.

Note

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Software User’s Guide (PDF) and 
Network User’s Guide (PDF) (PT-
9800PCN only) can also be uninstalled 
by following the same procedure.

Note

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For details, see Windows

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 Help.