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Printer won't print, jobs in printing queue won't delete
How to CORRECTLY uninstall and reinstall your printer
http://www.coribright.com/Windows/Article%20One.htm -- Cari MS-MVP Windows Technologies - Printing/Imaging/Hardware www.coribright.com "OS" wrote in message ... I'm running Windows XP Pro with a Lexmark Z22 printer. Often when I try to print, the printing notification widow pops up. As usual, I hear "Printing started," but nothing happens while the seconds are ticking away on the clock. If I try to cancel the job, then check the printing queue, the job is still there, marked "Deleting." The only way to get it to print is to restart, then it works (until the next time). The only way to delete the unsuccessful print job is to go into task manager under Processes and try to guess which process to delete. This works, when I get the right one. When this problem occurs, I've tried turning off the print spooler, then turning it back on, and also deleting the files in the PRINTERS folder. Nothing works, and I always end up having to restart the computer. I have not been able to find a pattern as to when this problem occurs. Any help will be appreciated. Here is my info: Operating System : Windows XP Professional (5.01.2600 Service Pack 1) CPU : Celeron 600 MHz Bus Speed : 66 MHz Motherboard : TriGem TriGem System Board System : TriGem Emachines BIOS : Phoenix Version 1.01 Memory : 192 MB (60ns) Sound : Crystal SoundFusion(tm) CS4281 Video : Intel(r) 82810 Graphics Controller Printer :Lexmark Z22 I have two printers listed in the Printers and Faxes folder: the one Windows automatically installs when detected, and the one I install from the CD. They're both the same printer. I have the CD-installed one as the default. I can't figure out a way to prevent Windows from automatically installing new hardware. But the symptoms described above apply to either one. |
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