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I accidentally printed a document to a remote printer that is not
available. Canceling or deleting does not delete the print queue. How
can I get rid of it? Task Manager does not permit me to delete the spool
directly. I cannot reboot the machine because of another application
that is running.
 
mcp6453 said:
I accidentally printed a document to a remote printer that is not
available. Canceling or deleting does not delete the print queue. How
can I get rid of it? Task Manager does not permit me to delete the spool
directly. I cannot reboot the machine because of another application
that is running.
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Start
Run
type CMD
click OK
<CMD window opens>
type net stop spooler
enter
spooler reports stopped
type net start spooler
enter
type exit
enter
 
From a Command Prompt try this:

NET STOP SPOOLER

cd %systemroot%\SYSTEM32\spool\PRINTERS

del *.spl
del *.shd

NET START SPOOLER

That will delete ALL the print jobs. If you only want to delete 1 job
navigate to the folder and delete the corresponding .shd & .spl files.

John
 
Steve said:
Start
Run
type CMD
click OK
<CMD window opens>
type net stop spooler
enter
spooler reports stopped
type net start spooler
enter
type exit
enter
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Is it possible to run these commands from a batch or command file?

Thanks!
 
mcp6453 said:
Is it possible to run these commands from a batch or command file?

Thanks!
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yes just create a batch file with
net stop spooler
net start spooler
 
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