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Old 11-03-2007, 10:08 PM
alice
 
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Default can't cancel print job

I sent a print job to my HP Officejet 7410, and it simply would not
print. No error on the printer, it said "printing", but it said that
for about 20 minutes. So I decided to cancel the print job. Now in the
printer status it has been "deleting" for 45 minutes or more. Besides
uninstalling the printer, what can I do to cancel this print job?

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Old 11-03-2007, 10:16 PM
Unknown
 
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Default Re: can't cancel print job

Turn the printer off then back on.
"alice" <alice@fearofdolls.com> wrote in message
news:1194124129.449058.166750@y27g2000pre.googlegr oups.com...
>I sent a print job to my HP Officejet 7410, and it simply would not
> print. No error on the printer, it said "printing", but it said that
> for about 20 minutes. So I decided to cancel the print job. Now in the
> printer status it has been "deleting" for 45 minutes or more. Besides
> uninstalling the printer, what can I do to cancel this print job?
>



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Old 11-03-2007, 10:28 PM
RalfG
 
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Default Re: can't cancel print job

Possibly the data sent to the printer was corrupted. Try disconnecting the
power to the printer. That often flushes the print buffer. Some printers
have a combination of buttons you can press to achieve the same thing, but
that would be indicated in the printer owner's manual.


"alice" <alice@fearofdolls.com> wrote in message
news:1194124129.449058.166750@y27g2000pre.googlegr oups.com...
>I sent a print job to my HP Officejet 7410, and it simply would not
> print. No error on the printer, it said "printing", but it said that
> for about 20 minutes. So I decided to cancel the print job. Now in the
> printer status it has been "deleting" for 45 minutes or more. Besides
> uninstalling the printer, what can I do to cancel this print job?
>



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Old 11-03-2007, 10:40 PM
Nepatsfan
 
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Default Re: can't cancel print job

In news:1194124129.449058.166750@y27g2000pre.googlegr oups.com,
alice <alice@fearofdolls.com> wrote:
> I sent a print job to my HP Officejet 7410, and it simply
> would not
> print. No error on the printer, it said "printing", but it
> said that
> for about 20 minutes. So I decided to cancel the print job.
> Now in the
> printer status it has been "deleting" for 45 minutes or more.
> Besides
> uninstalling the printer, what can I do to cancel this print
> job?


See if this helps.

Go to Control Panel and double click Administrative Tools.
In Administrative Tools, double click Services.
In Services, scroll down to Print Spooler.
Right click on this entry and select Stop from the menu.
Next, open this folder.

C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\printers

Delete the contents.
Go back to the Services console and right click on Print
Spooler.
Select Start from the menu.
Check the status of your printer. The print job should be gone.

Note: Here's an automated method to accomplish this task
courtesy of Pegasus, MS-MVP.

Open Notepad.
Copy the following commands and paste them into Notepad.

@echo off
echo.
echo Purging the print queue . . .
net stop Spooler
echo Deleting all print jobs . . .
ping localhost -n 4 > nul
del /q %SystemRoot%\system32\spool\printers\*.*
net start Spooler
echo Done!
ping localhost -n 4 > nul

Save the file as Purge.bat.
Double click Purge.bat to launch the batch file.

Good luck

Nepatsfan


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Old 11-03-2007, 11:52 PM
philo
 
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Default Re: can't cancel print job


"alice" <alice@fearofdolls.com> wrote in message
news:1194124129.449058.166750@y27g2000pre.googlegr oups.com...
> I sent a print job to my HP Officejet 7410, and it simply would not
> print. No error on the printer, it said "printing", but it said that
> for about 20 minutes. So I decided to cancel the print job. Now in the
> printer status it has been "deleting" for 45 minutes or more. Besides
> uninstalling the printer, what can I do to cancel this print job?
>


just reboot the machine


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Old 11-04-2007, 09:57 AM
Newbie Coder
 
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Default Re: can't cancel print job

Alice,

START | RUN | Type 'services.msc' & press ENTER

Is PRINT SPOOLER running?

Restart/Start it by right-clicking & restart/Start

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)


"alice" <alice@fearofdolls.com> wrote in message
news:1194124129.449058.166750@y27g2000pre.googlegr oups.com...
> I sent a print job to my HP Officejet 7410, and it simply would not
> print. No error on the printer, it said "printing", but it said that
> for about 20 minutes. So I decided to cancel the print job. Now in the
> printer status it has been "deleting" for 45 minutes or more. Besides
> uninstalling the printer, what can I do to cancel this print job?
>


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