How to: Uninstall HP Printer Drivers in Windows 8

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I have a Toshiba; running Windows 8:
My laptop wasn't recognizing my HP Photosmart C309g Scanner for some reason. Although I could print, I need the scanner, so I decided to uninstall/reinstall everything.
Perhaps I uninstalled the wrong feature first, but whatever happened, my laptop had a hiccup & windows wouldn't load. I used the onboard problem solving feature and windows did reload.
I returned to my efforts to reinstall the printer drivers (using the CD), but when the Setup window appears, the Install option doesn't appear. I only have the option to Exit the software setup window.
Does this mean there are still remnants of the previous installation? In the Programs and Features list, there are remants (HP Cust Part Program; HP Imaging Device Functions; and HP Solution Ctr, all of which were installed at the same time as the printer driver. Nothing happens when I right click to uninstall or double click on it to uninstall.
Any suggestions? Thank you!

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Hi TonyWiseOwl,
I understand you are unable to remove the old printer, more specifically, you can remove it but it reappears!
I suggest you remove the driver from the Printer Server Properties and see if that does the trick.
In the ‘Devices and Printers’ folder
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Win XP – With no printer selected, click ‘File’ then ‘Server Properties’.
Windows Vista – With no printer selected, press ‘Alt’ then click ‘File’ then ‘Server Properties’.
Windows 7/8 and 8.1 – Select any printer in the ‘Devices and Printers’ folder and click ‘Print Server properties’ above.
3. Click on the ‘Drivers’ tab at the top of ‘Print server properties’ window
4. Choose the printer you want to uninstall and click ‘Remove’
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6. The next screen will give a warning, letting you know that deleting the driver package will remove it from the system. Click ‘Yes’ to say that you are sure you want to do this.
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Once the driver is removed you can remove the printer again from the Device and Printers, then restart the computer. Check the Device and Printer and see if this has resolved the issue.
Please let me know how this works out, thanks.
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