Monday 17 February 2014

How to Fix a Printer Offline Problem

A printer that will not connect and/or displays the “Printer Offline” error message can be a nuisance, especially if the user has tried everything he/she can think of in order to fix it. Fortunately, users have several techniques at their disposal to repair this problem.

Ensure that Cables are Connected
Although this is the first thing most users do, the user should ensure that all of his/her printer’s cables are connected to thecomputer. Most users tend to simply check to see if his/her cables are connected to the printer, but do not check to see if the cables are actually connected to the computer as well. To be sure, the user should start at each cable’s printer-end, follow it to the computer, and plug in any cables that are not connected at both ends.

Restart the Printer
The next step the user should take is to restart his/her printer in order to reset any settings or jobs it is currently holding or press the reset button if it has one. The user should also take advantage of any built-in test options, wizards, or help features the printer has by scrolling through its menu.

Restart Computer
If the above method does not work, the user should restart his/her computer, especially if any cables had been disconnected. While the printer may have reset itself, the computer’s printer software may not have made the same adjustments. By restarting the computer, the user is forcing his/her computer to rescan the printer and recalibrate its settings.

Re-install Print Spooler
If restarting both the printer and computer does not work, the user can re-install his/her print spooler. A print spooler is the printing software found on a computer that handles communication with the printer as well as jobs the printer is waiting on. There are many different print spoolers available in both free and commercial versions, but the user would be wise to use the print spooler that his/her printer supports by conducting a search on the Internet that has the printer’s brand followed by “print spooler” or “printing software” as the keywords.
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Sunday 16 February 2014

How to Clear Print Jobs in Windows

Are you experiencing problems with your printing queue? Perhaps you’ve got a whole bunch of print jobs in the spooler (printing queue) and a single print job has gone bad, freezing the entire queue. Or maybe you just want to know, for future erence, how you can cancel any print job that you’ve started?
How to Clear Print Jobs from within the Typical Printing Queue Interface

    Firstly, open up the Devices and Printers interface. This can be found in the Hardware and Sound section of the Control Panel.
    Right-click on the printer that has the print job that you wish to cancel. Select “See what’s printing.”
    Right-click on the print job that you wish to cancel. Select “Cancel.” If you wish to cancel all print jobs, select “Cancel All Documents” from the “Printer” menu.

How to Clear Print Jobs That Will Not Cancel from Within the Typical Printing Queue Interface
How to Remove Print Jobs in Windows

    Ensure that you have administrative privileges. Press +R. Type “cmd” and click “OK.” If you do not have administrative privileges, open the Start Menu -> All Programs -> Accessories and right-click on “Command Prompt” and select “Run as administrator” from the context menu.
    In the command prompt, type “net stop spooler” and press .
    Again, press +R. Type “C:/Windows/System32/spool/PRINTERS” and press .
    Delete the print jobs that you wish to cancel. If you wish to cancel all print jobs, press +A and then .
    Go back to your command prompt window, type “net start spooler” and press .
    Close all accumulated windows and get back to printing!

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