reboot = reprint

pdxireland · 01 Feb 2010

Hello out there.
Every time I reboot my W7 machine it prints everything I printed since the last reboot?
Any ideas on how to fix this one?

fmg

Jonathan_King · 01 Feb 2010

Hello pdxireland,

Have you tried updating your printer software/drivers? Try looking online for the latest versions.

~JK

Tepid · 01 Feb 2010

Sounds like the Print Spooler isn't dumping it's data.

Try turning off the printer, reboot, go into your Printer and see if jobs are there.

or at a command prompt type

net stop "print spooler"
hit enter

then type

net start "print spooler"
hit enter

or open notepad and paste this to it

Code:

net stop "print spooler"
pause

net start "print spooler"

and save it as SpoolerRestart.cmd to the desktop then double click it.

When it pauses, wait a few moments and hit any key.
Then turn your printer back on and reboot.

pdxireland · 01 Feb 2010

Hello again.

I just updated the drivers & ran the .cmd outlined below...
No change, still keeping the last docs in the spool after printing & they reprint on reboot.
Any other ideas?
THANKS !
fmg

Tepid · 01 Feb 2010

Delete the printer then Uninstall the printer drivers from Add/Remove?

Or run that SpoolerRestart with the printer turned on?

pdxireland · 01 Feb 2010

.cmd w/ printer on had no effect?

By delete do you mean "remove device" via right click....I'm being told access denied....should I just uninstall the from Add/Remove?

thanks,

fmg

Tepid · 01 Feb 2010

Yes,, cause if you are getting access denied to the printer to remove it,, you have something else going on here.

pdxireland · 02 Feb 2010

I uninstalled the driver update but I can't get rid of the actual printer?

fmg

pdxireland · 02 Feb 2010

could it have to do w/ these security settings?
No management checked?

fmg

pdxireland · 02 Feb 2010

is it possible to set the Security Setting Permissions just for the printer to default?

fmg