Windows xp delete print job stuck

Finally, start the Print Spooler service again. The stuck deleted print jobs should be cleaned off the spooler queue, while existing queued or new print jobs should be able to print to printer now.

Enable print directly to printer on Advanced tab to bypass print spooler of Windows. Share This Post. All Rights Reserved. After that you should wait till the Problem reoccurs. As soon as the problem reoccurs you should create a dump as follows. If you install the x64 version the name of the folder is ""Debugging Tools for Windows". Notify: If the problem mostly occurs with Lexmark printer drivers.

This problem is known at Lexmark as "ThrowDriverException". I found an alternate solution that worked perfectly on my laptop and the Lexmark x Please note that this means disabling a security feature in Vista. I ran several test documents and each time the job was cleared. I hope that this will work for others out there.

I faced the same issues when trying to print a document from a wireless laptop. The solution I found was to follow R. Thomson's steps that he listed below, however, follow the steps on the computer that the printer is physically attached to. It worked for me after several frustrated attempts from my wireless laptop. OK in Windows 7, even turning the printer on and off no longer works.

I am on Windows 7 and I have the same issue. I dont have System and Maintenance in my control panel, and I see no way to get to Administrative tools.

How do I fix this problem in windows 7? After checking the printers folder there were two version of the printer driver, the main one set to default and a second one postfixed with " copy 1 " in the name. I deleted both sets of drivers. Unplugged the printer USB cable. Replugged the printer. Let Windows Vista search for and install the drivers again. Then everything worked fine and dandy. The solution that worked for me MS Office 7 os and HP printer was to turn off printer and then turn off computer and remove the battery.

When I restarted both, the stuck print job was cleared. So much has changed with Officer 7 that I could not even find some of the locatons mentioned. I did not have this problem with XP or Vista. It started with Office 7. However, since the Forum has been up and running since , it is clear it is a MS os problem and not a printer problem.

Nothing helpful from the MS Moderator. Surely MS should have a patch out for this. Printing is a pretty basic function. I wanted to also post this solution about the Lexmark e, a multi-function printer we use in the office. I had searched the internet and spoke with Lexmark and no one could figure out how to solve this problem. Once and a while the printer will have this issue where our faxes, which are supposed to all be forwarded to an email address get stuck in the print queue.

When you try to delete them from the cancel jobs button you cannot. Although faxes can still be received and are in the MFP you can't get any of them and there is no way to delete them. Change from the Forward option to the Print option. Click Submit. Thank you so much for this solution DoctorDew. I am 65 and not very good at this IT stuff and have been trying lots of the solutions on these pages but this one worked! Thank you soooo much! I had some issues with my HP wireless printer. Fix them to find out that a bunch of jobs just wouldn't clear the Queue.

Great fix! The above worked except I had to leave out System and Maintenance. This saved me some time lots and agony!! Here goes the.

Worked on Windows 7 as well. So glad to find this. I feel like the person at the top of the page. The only way I could get around this was by uninstalling, then reinstalling.

I am having this issue with an HP D deskjet. I also have a D PhotoSmart that is connected to the same computer and there is never a problem with that one, just the Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Windows Client. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question.

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For hardware-specific issues, please use the Windows Vista Hardware forum. Sign in to vote. This has been going on for way too long. It's been happening with XP and now Vista. It happens with several different printers from several different manufacturers. It happens most recently with my Lexmark Vista compat. Print jobs won't print; but, when you try to delete the print job, it just stays there. Cancel does nothing. Delete does nothing. Stopping the spooler via services does nothing.

Powering off the printer then re-powering does nothing. Rebooting does nothing. After everything It won't go away. The only way to fix it is to delete the printer and re-install. This is getting really flippin' old! There are about 42, web pages about this problem, yet Microsoft seems to know nothing of it?

Yea right. Is there a REAL solution to this problem? Sunday, February 10, PM. Thompson Tuesday, April 29, AM. Hello, Thank you for posting! Before going in-depth into this issue, I need to collect some information from you, which is important for further troubleshooting: 1.

Wednesday, February 13, AM. Thursday, February 21, AM. Tuesday, February 26, AM. Saturday, April 26, PM. Not sure if this will work that well for you but this is what I found worked for me.

Sunday, April 27, AM. Thompson 7. Thompson wrote: If you are on Vista Home Premium, go through the following steps to clear "deleted" print jobs from the print queue. This one nailed it - - thanks a bunch R. Saturday, May 3, AM.

Just wamted to share my experience with this. Restarting the spooler by itself did not work for me. With an additional step I have been able to resolve as follows: First stop spooler using instructions in previous comments.

Then open task manager and stop the process associated with your printer. Then restart the spooler as indicated in previous comments. This worked for me I hope it helps someone else. Sunday, May 4, AM. I'm having the same issue. Tried spooler and pretty much everything else. I didn't try task manager Any other suggestions would be great. Wednesday, May 7, AM. I have tried all the above and nothing is working.

My HP laserjet printer is shared on the network. I have shut the printer off and tried the above mentioned step. Still nothing. I have removed the printer and re-added it. Friday, May 9, PM. I'm still having the same issue with my HPpsc I've tried stopping and starting the spooler, deleting the project, deleting the printer and the printer won't delete.

I can't print anything and have no idea what to try next. Please let me know of any other suggestions.

Monday, May 12, PM. I was just able to get it to work and wanted to pass it on. I turned off the spooler described about and left it off. I then reinstalled this software after turning the spooler back on and it worked! Hope this helps some of you. I'm having the same problem and did all the above. Finally got my printer HP series to print, but when I view the printer tab under the control panel it shows the printer I tried to delete but couldn't since there was a job stuck but not the one I installed.

Any thoughts? Monday, May 19, AM. This printer is directly hooked up by USB cable to this desktop, but is listed as shared as we will use it on the wireless router for the laptop in the home this is not set up yet 2. This is a new gateway computer with vista installed clean 3. Lexmark x using the usb interface to this desktop to directly print It has printed okay three times, then gets stuck.

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If this method did not work for you, turn your printer off, and then try Method C. This method is a bit fancier. We will use Control Panel to try to cancel printing. But what exactly are you trying to do? Are you trying to cancel printing only a single document, or are there other print jobs that you want to cancel? And are all the print job yours, or are there print jobs that other people have sent to the printer? If you have to cancel documents that other people have sent to the printer, you must have Computer Administrator status or you must have permission to cancel the print jobs.

If you are using your own printer, you most likely have Computer Administrator status. If you are printing to a shared printer, you might have to ask the system administrator to cancel the print job for you. To cancel one or more print jobs, follow these steps. Note If you cancel a print job that you did want to print, make sure that you send the print job to the printer again. If this method did not work for you, make sure that your printer is turned off, and then try Method D.