Group Policy To Delete Old Shared Printers That Are No Longer Shared

I am having an issue where I am successfully using Group Policy to deploy some new printers.
(Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Printer Connections > Use the Share name \\Server\Print_Shared_Name)
but I have on those same desktops some old shared printers (\\Server\Old_Printer_Name). They are IP printers being shared off the server but this printer no longer exists on the server and the IP address is also no longer being used. Tried to use some group
policies to delete the printer for the non-admin users but am having no luck with the printer being removed from the machine. The desktops are all Win7 Service Pack 1 and the Server is Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
Things I have tried:
1. In my same working policy that I use to install the new printer I tried to add on the following
(User Configuration > Preferences > Control Panel Settings > Printers > New > Shared Printer > Delete > For the share path I enter the old share path name that it shows but actually no longer works so \\Server\Old_Printer_Name)
^This did not work when I sign into the desktop as a non-admin user that has the printer still installed or as an admin that also had the printer installed, ran gpupdate, gpupdate /force, rebooted, restarted print spooler
Tried the same steps above but with the following instead
(Computer Configuration > Preferences > Control Panel Settings > Printers > New > TCP/IP Printer > Delete > I then enter the \\Server\Old_Printer_Name IP Address that it used to use
Same results
2. I also tried to create a registry deletion policy still under this policy that installs the printer as follows:
(Computer Configuration > Preferences > Windows Settings > Registry >
New > Registry Item > Delete > I used the following path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER for the hive and key path is Printers > Connections > Manually entered the key from the desktop for the printer I am trying to remove so ,,SERVER,Old_Printer_Name)
^This did not work when I sign into the desktop as a non-admin user that has the printer still installed or as an admin that also had the printer installed, ran gpupdate, gpupdate /force, rebooted, restarted print spooler
3. I also ran a Group Policy Result and it says that it ran the policy just fine
I've tried these steps and everything was case sensitive but have had no luck. Anything that anyone can suggest or if I am in the wrong area, please kindly point me in the right direction

Hi,
>>(Computer Configuration > Preferences > Windows Settings > Registry >
New > Registry Item > Delete > I used the following path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER for the hive and key path is Printers > Connections > Manually entered the key from the desktop for the printer I am trying to remove so ,,SERVER,Old_Printer_Name)
For we are editing the registry hive under HKEY_CURRENT_USER, the setting should be User Configuration\ Preferences \Windows Settings \ Registry
Best regards,
Frank Shen

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