Comments on: Print Service Manager http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/14/print-service-manager/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:13:38 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Shamasis Bhattacharya http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/14/print-service-manager/#comment-792200 Shamasis Bhattacharya Fri, 15 May 2009 17:12:44 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/14/print-service-manager/#comment-792200 @Jeff: But it is not always feasible to restart the computer just to clear print queue. (Imagine that u r in the middle of work, or your computer is a print server! Even I had a similar issue: http://www.shamasis.net/2009/05/clearing-print-queue-in-windows/) And... everybody (even experienced users) cannot remember command lines. :) ... I have a hard time running Linux terminals after working on PowerShell for some time ... I even confuse between LS and DIR commands! For example, even your print commands are incomplete. To fully clear the queue, you need to also delete the documents being spooled. The command to do it is: del %systemroot%\System32\spool\printers\* /Q @Jeff: But it is not always feasible to restart the computer just to clear print queue. (Imagine that u r in the middle of work, or your computer is a print server! Even I had a similar issue: http://www.shamasis.net/2009/05/clearing-print-queue-in-windows/) And… everybody (even experienced users) cannot remember command lines. :) … I have a hard time running Linux terminals after working on PowerShell for some time … I even confuse between LS and DIR commands!

For example, even your print commands are incomplete. To fully clear the queue, you need to also delete the documents being spooled. The command to do it is: del %systemroot%\System32\spool\printers\* /Q

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/14/print-service-manager/#comment-791745 Martin Fri, 15 May 2009 08:16:55 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/14/print-service-manager/#comment-791745 Jeff your method is great for experienced users but not for inexperienced users. Jeff your method is great for experienced users but not for inexperienced users.

]]> By: Jeff Roselli http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/14/print-service-manager/#comment-791511 Jeff Roselli Fri, 15 May 2009 00:18:18 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/14/print-service-manager/#comment-791511 It's easier to open a dos prompt then run the following; net stop spooler wait about 5 - 10 seconds then run net start spooler That always works no matter whats going on. Or worst case reboot the workstation / desktop / laptop. It’s easier to open a dos prompt then run the following;

net stop spooler

wait about 5 – 10 seconds

then run

net start spooler

That always works no matter whats going on.

Or worst case reboot the workstation / desktop / laptop.

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