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Windows 7, Windows Vista, To clear the print queue, Print Spooler service

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iv. Right-click or touch and hold Print Spooler, and then click Properties. v. On the General tab, next to Startup type, make sure that Automatic is selected. vi. If the service is not already running, under Service status, click or tap Start, and then click or tap OK. Windows 7 i. From the Windows Start menu, click Control Panel, System and Security, and then Administrative Tools. ii. Double-click Services. iii. Right-click the Print Spooler, and then click Properties. iv. On the General tab, next to Startup type, make sure that Automatic is selected. v. If the service is not already running, under Service status, click Start, and then click OK. Windows Vista i. From the Windows Start menu, click Control Panel, System and Maintenance, Administrative Tools. ii. Double-click Services. iii. Right-click the Print Spooler service, and then click Properties. iv. On the General tab, next to Startup type, make sure that Automatic is selected. v. If the service is not already running, under Service status, click Start, and then click OK. Windows XP i. From the Windows Start menu, right click My Computer. ii. Click Manage, and then click Services and Applications. iii. Double-click Services, and then select Print Spooler. iv. Right-click Print Spooler, and click Restart to restart the service. b. Make sure the correct printer is set as the default printer. The default printer has a check mark in a black or green circle next to it. c. If the wrong printer is set as the default printer, right-click the correct printer and select Set as Default Printer. d. Try using your printer again. 6. Restart the computer. 7. Clear the print queue. To clear the print queue a. Depending upon your operating system, do one of the following: ENWW Printing issues 85

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iv.
Right-click or touch and hold
Print Spooler
, and then click
Properties
.
v.
On the
General
tab, next to
Startup type
, make sure that
Automatic
is selected.
vi.
If the service is not already running, under
Service status
, click or tap
Start
, and then click or
tap
OK
.
Windows 7
i.
From the Windows
Start
menu, click
Control Panel
,
System and Security
, and then
Administrative Tools
.
ii.
Double-click
Services
.
iii.
Right-click the
Print Spooler
, and then click
Properties
.
iv.
On the
General
tab, next to
Startup type
, make sure that
Automatic
is selected.
v.
If the service is not already running, under
Service status
, click
Start
, and then click
OK
.
Windows Vista
i.
From the Windows
Start
menu, click
Control Panel
,
System and Maintenance
,
Administrative Tools
.
ii.
Double-click
Services
.
iii.
Right-click the
Print Spooler service
, and then click
Properties
.
iv.
On the
General
tab, next to
Startup type
, make sure that
Automatic
is selected.
v.
If the service is not already running, under
Service status
, click
Start
, and then click
OK
.
Windows XP
i.
From the Windows
Start
menu, right click
My Computer
.
ii.
Click
Manage
, and then click
Services and Applications
.
iii.
Double-click
Services
, and then select
Print Spooler
.
iv.
Right-click
Print Spooler
, and click
Restart
to restart the service.
b.
Make sure the correct printer is set as the default printer.
The default printer has a check mark in a black or green circle next to it.
c.
If the wrong printer is set as the default printer, right-click the correct printer and select
Set as
Default Printer
.
d.
Try using your printer again.
6.
Restart the computer.
7.
Clear the print queue.
To clear the print queue
a.
Depending upon your operating system, do one of the following:
ENWW
Printing issues
85