[GRLUG] Windows USB printing

[Ben Rousch]

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 11:44 AM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
> At 10:31 AM 1/12/2012, you wrote:
>
>> Now it's choosing to print from that printer. But the printer is still
>> not showing up in Devices and Printers... ????
>
>
> There was most likely a document that had no printed when you started
> deleting stuff, .. Windoze seems to refuse to delete a printer in that case.
>
> The only way I have been able to resolve the situation is to reinstall the
> printer (plug the printer in to a different USB port?), clear the print
> queue, and THEN remove the printer.

I have had some luck removing stuck print jobs on Windows by logging
in as Administrator and deleting everything in
C:\Windows\System32\Spool\Printers


>
>        Lee
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