Unwanted LaserJet 4100 Print Driver Download - Desperate - help!

HP has downloaded a Print Driver for LaserJet 4100 which I do not have and did not ask for.  I do not have HP Update enabled on my machine. 
This driver has now installed it no less than 30 times on my computer and wiped out all previous dates in System Restore.  How do I find where this is and get rid of it. 
Help, please.  This is crashing my business computer!  

I apologize as I did not write exactly what I was thinking. I remember you stating there was a computer that you did not have access to, which has 4100 software on it, but no 4100 printer attached. I made an assumption that it was on the network, as well. Sorry for the misinterpretation.
The update process for drivers works along these lines, depending on the particular printer, of course. When an update for drivers is requested either manually or by software, then a connection is made to download new drivers. Now, if everything is perfect, then the correct drivers are downloaded. However, if something indicates that 4100 drivers are needed, even though that is wrong, it will try to get those drivers. If it does not retrieve what it believes to be the "correct" drivers, then it will try again, but in this case, it obviously failed. I do not know how many times it will try to get the "correct" drivers, but from the sounds of it, much too many times. Whatever is downloading these updates is not satisfied with the results.
In this case, my suggestion would be to remove any HP software through uninstallation. I would even uninstall the C6180. If there are no other HP devices attached to the computer, then I would also remove any unused HP folders. This would include the HP 4.7 folder, as there may be driver update software located there, possibly including HP 4100 software. Once removed, then reboot the machine, and reinstall the C6180 printer. Remember to opt for the manual updates, not the automatic updates. At that point, there should not be anything on your computer that would request any kind of HP update at all.
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