Impossible to uninstall a printer to my computer

I need to uninstall a printer I had on my computer years ago. When I click on the button uninstall, it says that the printer is in use and try again when the printer is finished printing. Only I didn't the printer for years. In my print options, this deceased printer appears as the main printer, and there are some things that I can't print because they are trying to print from this printer. I have no idea what to do now. Any suggestions?

Hello

I suggest you try to uninstall the printer in a clean boot state. Make sure that you uninstall the printer that is no longer connected to the computer.

From your computer by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs so that you can determine if a background program is interfering with your game or program. This type of boot is known as a "clean boot".

Reference:
How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

When you are finished troubleshooting, follow these steps to reset the computer to start as usual:
1. click on start and then click Run.
2. type msconfig and click OK.

The System Configuration Utility dialog box appears.

3. click on the tab general, click Normal Startup - load all services and device drivers and then click OK.
4. When prompted, click on restart to restart the computer.

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