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English Printer does not print When you start a print job it is sent to a list called the "print queue." If the printer stops printing before the job is complete, the print job might be stalled in the print queue. Follow these steps to clear the print queue: 1. For Windows 98SE, 2000, and ME, click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers. For Windows XP, click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes. 2. Double-click the name of the HP Deskjet printer. 3. Click the Printer menu, and then click Pause Printing. 4. Click the Printer menu again, and then click Cancel All Documents. 5. Click Yes to confirm the cancellation. 6. Click the Printer menu, and then uncheck Pause Printing. 7. If there are still documents in the list, restart the computer. 8. After restarting, if there are still documents in the list, repeat steps 1 - 6. For Windows 2000 or XP, the print queue still might not be clear. In that situation, you need to stop and then restart the print spooler service. Follow these steps: 1. For Windows 2000, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Administrative Tools. For Windows XP, click Start, click Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then click Administrative Tools. 2. Double-click Services, and then double-click Print Spooler. 3. Click Stop, and then click Start to restart the print spooler. 4. Click OK to close the window. 10

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English
Printer does not print
When you start a print job it is sent to a list called the “print queue.” If the printer
stops printing before the job is complete, the print job might be stalled in the print
queue.
Follow these steps to clear the print queue:
1.
For Windows 98SE, 2000, and ME, click
Start
, click
Settings
, and then click
Printers
. For Windows XP, click
Start
, and then click
Printers and Faxes
.
2.
Double-click the name of the HP Deskjet printer.
3.
Click the
Printer
menu, and then click
Pause Printing
.
4.
Click the
Printer
menu again, and then click
Cancel All Documents
.
5.
Click
Yes
to confirm the cancellation.
6.
Click the
Printer
menu, and then uncheck
Pause Printing
.
7.
If there are still documents in the list, restart the computer.
8.
After restarting, if there are still documents in the list, repeat steps 1 - 6.
For Windows 2000 or XP, the print queue still might not be clear. In that situation,
you need to stop and then restart the print spooler service.
Follow these steps:
1.
For Windows 2000, click
Start
, click
Control Panel
, and then click
Administrative
Tools
.
For Windows XP, click
Start
, click
Control Panel
, click
Performance and Maintenance
,
and then click
Administrative Tools
.
2.
Double-click
Services
, and then double-click
Print Spooler
.
3.
Click
Stop
, and then click
Start
to restart the print spooler.
4.
Click
OK
to close the window.