Print Spooler is preventing hibernation

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When I attempt hibernation I get the error message

System Hibernation Failed
The service 'Print Spooler' is preventing the machine from entering
hibernation. Try stopping this service and try again.

Sure enough if I stop the service I can hibernate. How do I fix the problem?
 
Sorry folks, I had a pending print job on an installed but disconnected
printer. For some reason this wasn't showing up when I checked for it.
 
Have any of you worked out how to fix this problem(printer spooling preventing hibernation) ?
Thanks Damian
 
Im getting this as well, never before. xp laptop, fan also speeds up quite a bit after I try this. any remedy or explanation?
 
I found that I had a print job in the "Microsoft Office Document Image Writer" 'printer' that I have no idea how it got there, and wasn't showing as an active print job until I went into that printer and saw it. Ince deleted the problem was resolved...
 
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