Comments on: How to (properly) stop a print job

By: phlebotomy jobs

phlebotomy jobs — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:14:33 +0000

In Windows XP, click the Start button and choose Printers and Faxes. (In earlier versions or XP Classic View, you can find printers by choosing Start|Settings|Printers.) Find your printer, and a window appears that shows your print job. Alternatively, while a job is printing, you generally see an icon in your Quick Launch toolbar. Right-click it to open the window. In the dialog box, right-click your job and cancel it or choose Printer|Cancel All Documents.BR, Linda Coleman, Medical Assistant Phlebotomist Jobs from phlebotomy jobs

By: Mike Walker

Mike Walker — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:07:48 +0000

I don't have to print too often but then I don't have this problem then. If you can take the 10 seconds to walk across the room to pick up the papers why can't you take another 10 to turn it on. Think of all the time you'll be saving not having to take out the crap you accidently printed.

By: jonny printer

jonny printer — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:07:05 +0000

just let it finish printing and recycle

By: judy

judy — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:00:53 +0000

This used to happen to me too until I learned to turn off the printer first, allow the PC to finish the deleting process, before turning on the printer again. Hope it works for you.

By: John Lake

John Lake — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:51:43 +0000

If your PC is fast, then you won't have a chance to stop the print job in time. On my 32 ppm laser, the job is 1/2 done before any quick cancel in the queue has any effect. (At best, it still flushes 3-4 pages even after the cancel job is done). My ink-jet printer on the other hand, which is an older HP Photosmart 1100, actually has a cancel button it – and this works well. You may find that in your printer manual there is a way to press the printer buttons to cancel the current print job. If you do "pull the plug" on the printer, you have to open the Printer control dialog box and cancel the job before you plug the printer back in.(Start, Settings, Printers & Faxes- then Open the printer in question).

By: Stephanie Wood

Stephanie Wood — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:50 +0000

Accoding to Webopedia (link below) a Spooler is:

A program that controls spooling -- putting jobs on a queue and taking them off one at a time. Most operating systems come with one or more spoolers, such as a print spooler for spooling documents. In addition, some applications include spoolers. Many word processors, for example, include their own print spooler.
A good print spooler should allow you to change the order of documents in the queue and to cancel specific print jobs.

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/spooler.html

By: Laurie Smith

Laurie Smith — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:41:21 +0000

I want to know what the heck a spooler is too.

By: alan strand

alan strand — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:30:03 +0000

What the heck is a spooler?

By: Wendell Taylor

Wendell Taylor — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:26:35 +0000

When I clicked "Cancel all documents",it cancelled all entries except the one I wanted to cancel. When I started the printer again, away it went printing all remaining copies. I contacted HP and they said to "turn off the spooler" which I did and it now does what I want. When I say stop, it does so and clears the deck.

By: Simon cohen

Simon cohen — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:49:39 +0000

Hmm, not sure about that Cj, I print in a networked environment here at the office and I see the icon in my taskbar when I print. It's possible that yours is "hidden". That sometimes happens with the taskbar. Anyone else have this problem?