Can't cancel print job

[Phil]

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..........

 

[Mick Murphy]

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

 

[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......

 

[Bill Sharpe]

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

 

[Phil]

Thank you Bill.
It does work with Vista.
Phil

 

[Ferd Burfel]

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