Printer problem

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Recently I did something wrong with my Canon P4200 printer (Two
commands to print the same document before one had started to print).
The result was I have a box on the taskbar which reads in part "Port
LK781614_P1 Register Re..." Apparently I have a print job waiting but
I don't. I have switched off the printer and rebooted the PC but the
box keeps reappearing and the printer will not print.

Anyone know how I can remove or by-pass this so that I can use my
printer again?

Many thanks,

Peter.
 
PVR said:
Recently I did something wrong with my Canon P4200 printer (Two
commands to print the same document before one had started to print).
The result was I have a box on the taskbar which reads in part "Port
LK781614_P1 Register Re..." Apparently I have a print job waiting but
I don't. I have switched off the printer and rebooted the PC but the
box keeps reappearing and the printer will not print.

Anyone know how I can remove or by-pass this so that I can use my
printer again?

Many thanks,

Peter.
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Create a batch file with the following lines, or just copy/paste the
five pertinent lines into a command line:

@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
 
Many thanks for your response. I tried your suggestion before going to
Elmo's. I could not make your suggestions work and Elmo's batch file did.
But I thought your idea was less dangerous (for me) so I used it first.

Again, many thanks,

Peter

J. P. Gilliver (John) said:
Windows does remember the printer queue through a reboot. I presume
opening the printer box for the specific printer (via Start, Settings,
Printers - this sequence may vary depending which start menu you've got
set up) doesn't show any entries? (If it does, try selecting them and then
selecting delete - I think it's under edit.) Failing that, Elmo's
suggestion as below ...
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Create a batch file with the following lines, or just copy/paste the
five pertinent lines into a command line:

@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
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What do the ping lines do?
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PVR said:
Many thanks. Your batch file appears to ha worked.

Peter.
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That's great. Thanks for reporting back. The batch file actually came
from some of the regulars in this group.
 
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