Can't cancel print job

Hi,
Why is it I can't cancel a print job without waiting 15-20 minutes? When
click on the print job and select "Cancel" it shows "Deleting - Printing" as
the status but takes forever to delete the job. If this is a Vista problem I
would think Mircosoft would consider fixing it..........
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Phil

If this is the Printer's Manufacturer's problem, I would suggest that they
fix it!
Contact them and/or uninstall/reinstall their software.
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Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"Phil" wrote:

> Hi,
> Why is it I can't cancel a print job without waiting 15-20 minutes? When
> click on the print job and select "Cancel" it shows "Deleting - Printing" as
> the status but takes forever to delete the job. If this is a Vista problem I
> would think Mircosoft would consider fixing it..........
> --
> Phil

I don't believe it is a printer problem. I have an epson and an HP and I
have the same problem on both......
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Phil


"Mick Murphy" wrote:

> If this is the Printer's Manufacturer's problem, I would suggest that they
> fix it!
> Contact them and/or uninstall/reinstall their software.
> --
> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
>
>
> "Phil" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > Why is it I can't cancel a print job without waiting 15-20 minutes? When
> > click on the print job and select "Cancel" it shows "Deleting - Printing" as
> > the status but takes forever to delete the job. If this is a Vista problem I
> > would think Mircosoft would consider fixing it..........
> > --
> > Phil

Phil wrote:
> Hi,
> Why is it I can't cancel a print job without waiting 15-20 minutes? When
> click on the print job and select "Cancel" it shows "Deleting - Printing" as
> the status but takes forever to delete the job. If this is a Vista problem I
> would think Mircosoft would consider fixing it..........

Here is a batch file that will cancel print jobs. It works in XP, but
I'm not sure if the path in the "del" line is correct for Vista.

@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

Bill

Thank you Bill.
It does work with Vista.
Phil

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Phil


"Bill Sharpe" wrote:

> Phil wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Why is it I can't cancel a print job without waiting 15-20 minutes? When
> > click on the print job and select "Cancel" it shows "Deleting - Printing" as
> > the status but takes forever to delete the job. If this is a Vista problem I
> > would think Mircosoft would consider fixing it..........
>
> Here is a batch file that will cancel print jobs. It works in XP, but
> I'm not sure if the path in the "del" line is correct for Vista.
>
> @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
>
> Bill
>

It's a USB Printing Support problem. It happens in 2000 and XP.

Bill's batch file does what I usually do to clear it, in a much more
efficient manner I might add.

Ferd


"Phil" <> wrote in message
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>I don't believe it is a printer problem. I have an epson and an HP and I
> have the same problem on both......
> --
> Phil
>
>
> "Mick Murphy" wrote:
>
>> If this is the Printer's Manufacturer's problem, I would suggest that
>> they
>> fix it!
>> Contact them and/or uninstall/reinstall their software.
>> --
>> Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia
>>
>>
>> "Phil" wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> > Why is it I can't cancel a print job without waiting 15-20 minutes?
>> > When
>> > click on the print job and select "Cancel" it shows "Deleting -
>> > Printing" as
>> > the status but takes forever to delete the job. If this is a Vista
>> > problem I
>> > would think Mircosoft would consider fixing it..........
>> > --
>> > Phil

Thank you for the batch file, I used it successfully with Vista Home
Premium. I really appreciate it, I was stuck!


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