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399480 2005-10-26 07:02:00 Printer will delete all documents in the queue except the last one. How do I clear it?

Printer is HP1350 all in one.
caradoc (9140)
399481 2005-10-26 07:32:00 welcome to pf1

It will eventually clear, it may take a restart of the pc sometimes. Ive experanced this many times with Xp. If you feel brave, stopping then restarting the print spooler service works also at clearing those stubbon jobs.
beama (111)
399482 2005-10-26 08:01:00 we should have an faq on manners bartsdadhomer (80)
399483 2005-10-26 08:06:00 My HP PSC 1210 does that occasionally. The only way to get it to clear is to reboot the computer. somebody (208)
399484 2005-10-27 03:44:00 thanks for your help guys caradoc (9140)
399485 2005-10-27 03:48:00 i never owned a printer. :stare: dds (7234)
399486 2005-10-27 12:12:00 yeah I've got one too, and it did the exact same thing, except it would never clear, no matter what I tried, eventually I just uninstalled and re-installed then it was okay.. so annoying though... bizzack (7739)
399487 2005-10-28 04:44:00 Mines seems to go away by turning off the printer and then turning it back on. I have a HP PSC something too imarubberducky (7230)
399488 2005-10-29 00:53:00 Remember that printers have memory. ;) The LJ4+M I got yesterday has 22 MB.

The processor wants to see the last of print files, so it sends them as fast as it can as long as the printer will accept them.

So the last file might be all in the printer's memory. The spooling programme can't cancel what's in the printer's memory. The printer will carry on printing it unless it's forcibly prevented.

The simplest fix is to turn the printer's power off then on. That will work as long as the printer doesn't use a disk for its local temporary storage. (Some do). :D (Uninstalling and reinstalling seems a bit extreme.)
Graham L (2)
399489 2005-10-29 11:13:00 Why does everyone say that about me and the stuff I do? A bit extreme.. :badpc: bizzack (7739)
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