10.5: How to reset the printing system

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Fri, Nov 9 2007 at 2:00PM PST • Contributed by: gerritdewitt

As you've discovered, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard does away with the Printer Setup Utility application, which provided an intuitive GUI method for doing two things that the Leopard Print & Fax pane doesn't make apparent:

Resetting the Printing System
Adding printers via the Advanced method (in Tiger, Option-click the More Printers... button)

But these features are still here, just in new spots. To reset the printing system in Leopard, open the Print & Fax pane, then control-click in the Printers sidebar. There it is: Reset printing system. And the advanced method is available in a toolbar button, as detailed in this hint.

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10.5: How to reset the printing system
Authored by: pardthemonster on Fri, Nov 9 2007 at 6:35PM PST

Interesting, I can control click, but not right click to get this to work.

10.5: How to reset the printing system
Authored by: Neil Anderson on Fri, Nov 9 2007 at 10:14PM PST

The right-click on my Mighty Mouse works to bring up the Reset option.

10.5: How to reset the printing system
Authored by: jparmeley on Fri, Nov 9 2007 at 11:13PM PST

I did this and I saw no Advanced option. Picture of where it would be is suggested.

Thank you,

10.5: How to reset the printing system
Authored by: rusto on Sat, Nov 10 2007 at 1:20PM PST

Here ya go: Pic of Print & Fax panel, click on "+" to get 'Add Printer" window: clicky

Pic of add printer window with contextual menu you get when you right-click (or control-click) on toolbar. Select "Customize Toolbar..." : clicky

10.5: How to reset the printing system
Authored by: louisk2 on Sat, Nov 10 2007 at 3:13PM PST

Isn't it an odd place to put something like that? What happened to those glorious action button/drop down menus? Very strange.

10.5: How to reset the printing system
Authored by: brandonlynch on Sat, Apr 26 2008 at 5:28PM PDT

actually if you hold option and click the "-" tab it resets the printing system. This is what apple teaches the certified techs.

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