On my machine, three files that were supposed to be deleted by the batch file didn't get deleted.
You can replace those lines with pskill from SysInternals ( but that is an extra download and I was feeling lazy.Įven when you finish running RemoveLexmark.bat, you will want to go into the C:\WINDOWS directory and search for Lex*.* files. 'taskkill' is a utility that kills a running process from the command-line. The "XP-only" feature in question is the 'taskkill' section. You can easily tweak it by saving it to your hard drive and right-clicking and selecting the 'Edit' option. It also only works properly on Windows XP and later. The above batch file is pretty cheesy looking when it runs (as far as applications go, it looks very old-school). So, I've created a solution that takes just a few keypresses and 'poof' everything Lexmark printer driver related is removed from the system: I got some hints from an Experts Exchange dialog that happened between someone else who wanted the same thing, but I realize that there are a LOT of people out there with the same problem - LexBceS.exe and LexPPS.exe keep coming back from the dead and showing up in Task Manager complete with dependencies on the printer spooler. Today I finally eliminated the last remnants of the Lexmark printer drivers. I realized it was going to be more effort than it was worth, so I left it alone. I also noticed that I couldn't shut down and disable the Lexmark printer service without also eliminating the printer spooler. After uninstalling the Lexmark drivers and applications about a year ago, I noticed that Lexmark had kindly left stuff installed.
And I noticed a number of SYSTEM processes running. I discovered a few applications that had managed to sneak back into the startup sequence either through updates or simply running them (I hate Apple QuickTime with a vengance). When I purchased my main PC, it came with one of those "free" Lexmark printers that chew ink for breakfast and force you to clean the cartridges every two minutes.Ī couple days ago, I decided to do my "let's analyze Task Manager and see if there is anything I can clean up" mid-year cleaning.
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