Michael
March 21st 04, 11:26 PM
it seems it is a driver problem,i have had kind of a
similar probels before where it would take a very long
time to the job to get spooled, but uninstalling and re-
installing the driver fixed this, it might work for this
too.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello,
>
>I am using XP Home, and an HP DeskJet 880C.
>
>Sometimes I have to stop a print job by turning off the
printer, because
>stopping it from within the printer window is to slow.
However,
>when I do so I also then cancel printing from the printer
window.
>Unfortunately, it seems to take 30 minutes for the job to
actually cancel
>and the icon to disappear from my system tray. I cannot
turn the printer on
>again before this, because if I do, it will just try to
finish the job.
>
>So, is there anyway to get it to cancel quicker?
Alternatively, is there
>anyway to get the printer shut down in windows quicker?
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>--
>Regards,
>Bob Brannon
>
>
>
>.
>
similar probels before where it would take a very long
time to the job to get spooled, but uninstalling and re-
installing the driver fixed this, it might work for this
too.
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello,
>
>I am using XP Home, and an HP DeskJet 880C.
>
>Sometimes I have to stop a print job by turning off the
printer, because
>stopping it from within the printer window is to slow.
However,
>when I do so I also then cancel printing from the printer
window.
>Unfortunately, it seems to take 30 minutes for the job to
actually cancel
>and the icon to disappear from my system tray. I cannot
turn the printer on
>again before this, because if I do, it will just try to
finish the job.
>
>So, is there anyway to get it to cancel quicker?
Alternatively, is there
>anyway to get the printer shut down in windows quicker?
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>--
>Regards,
>Bob Brannon
>
>
>
>.
>