Can't cancel print job

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..........
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Phil

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

I don't believe it is a printer problem. I have an epson and an HP and I
have the same problem on both......

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

Thank you Bill.
It does work with Vista.

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.

Thanks for the feedback, Phil.
I just got a new laptop last week with Vista Home Premium installed. I
am still getting used to the new interface.

[zole2112]

Thank you for the batch file, I used it successfully with Vista Home Premium. I really appreciate it, I was stuck!

[Jamiea]

I'm confused by your posts here. I have this issue in windows vista. My printing job is stuck in deleting status and the printer has been removed from the computer. I cannot actually uninstall it and fix everything because of this printing job that is stuck. What do I do?

How do I do this batch file? Im not very computer savvy.

[JAMES_911]

Originally Posted by Jamiea

I'm confused by your posts here. I have this issue in windows vista. My printing job is stuck in deleting status and the printer has been removed from the computer. I cannot actually uninstall it and fix everything because of this printing job that is stuck. What do I do?

You can go through the following steps to clear "deleted" print jobs from the print queue.

1) Go to Control Panel

2) Select System and Maintenance

3) Select Administrative Tools

4) Double-click on Services

5) In the list of services, scroll down until you find one called "Print Spooler"

6) Right-click on "Print Spooler" and select "Restart"

7) The "deleted" jobs will disappear and any queued jobs in your print queue will print