Printer/Spooler problems – Windows 7 - Prints once only
Printer/Spooler problems – Windows 7 -> Prints first time – then never again until turned off!
In recent months my printer has developed an increasing reluctance to print. Currently, after printing once, it will generally react to a print instruction by whirring and what I assume is getting ready to pick up paper, but then does nothing until the computer is turned off when it will usually print, and may then often print again when the computer is restarted. The printer is a Lexmark Pro 705, but I think the problem is within Microsoft. Scanning and other communication is ok.
I have read the myriad solutions suggested, and tried them all. In general beyond the cancel or cancel all documents in the usual printer dialogue box; setting the default printer, sharing, etc., they suggest various combinations of going into the print spooler; stopping it and restarting; deleting files; turning printer and computer off and trying again. This will some times enable one print but then the problem is back. Cancelling/Deleting a stuck print job has never ever worked, I just get the ...deleting... message against the print job which will continue for hours until I turn the computer off.
Uninstalling and reinstalling the printer, update drivers; trying USB connection instead of just wireless will sometimes allow one print- then back to the stuck problem.
Even when there seem to be no print jobs in a queue or being deleted, turning off the computer can generate a print of something that seemed to have been cancelled.
The latest Word document to print was fairly typical – although nothing printed when turning off the computer, it printed when the computer came back on. I then tried again using the USB connection, and it worked again twice. I then tried a different word document through USB, it clicked, then stuck on the “printing” status with nothing happening. Next time it printed both when turned off and again when turned on; printed fine once [this time on network] then again stuck on “printing”.
There seems to be a missing link in the system, with something blocking further printing whether or not the dialogue box has something or nothing.
If I thought it was just the printer, I would now bin it and buy a new one as I have wasted many many hours trying to get it to work. However I suspect that it is something within the computer software at fault, so a new printer may not be a cure.
In my last effort, I couldn’t even print first time. The files in spooler [previously empty] were now two small SDH and Shockwave Flash Object.
Having deleted these, the print dialogue box still says it is printing. And nothing is happening.
Does anyone have any suggestions beyond what is generally on most forums as they have only ever provided a temporary cure, no better than turning everything off and on?
Printer/Spooler problems – Windows 7 -> Prints first time – then never again until turned off!
In recent months my printer has developed an increasing reluctance to print. Currently, after printing once, it will generally react to a print instruction by whirring and what I assume is getting ready to pick up paper, but then does nothing until the computer is turned off when it will usually print, and may then often print again when the computer is restarted. The printer is a Lexmark Pro 705, but I think the problem is within Microsoft. Scanning and other communication is ok.
I have read the myriad solutions suggested, and tried them all. In general beyond the cancel or cancel all documents in the usual printer dialogue box; setting the default printer, sharing, etc., they suggest various combinations of going into the print spooler; stopping it and restarting; deleting files; turning printer and computer off and trying again. This will some times enable one print but then the problem is back. Cancelling/Deleting a stuck print job has never ever worked, I just get the ...deleting... message against the print job which will continue for hours until I turn the computer off.
Uninstalling and reinstalling the printer, update drivers; trying USB connection instead of just wireless will sometimes allow one print- then back to the stuck problem.
Even when there seem to be no print jobs in a queue or being deleted, turning off the computer can generate a print of something that seemed to have been cancelled.
The latest Word document to print was fairly typical – although nothing printed when turning off the computer, it printed when the computer came back on. I then tried again using the USB connection, and it worked again twice. I then tried a different word document through USB, it clicked, then stuck on the “printing” status with nothing happening. Next time it printed both when turned off and again when turned on; printed fine once [this time on network] then again stuck on “printing”.
There seems to be a missing link in the system, with something blocking further printing whether or not the dialogue box has something or nothing.
If I thought it was just the printer, I would now bin it and buy a new one as I have wasted many many hours trying to get it to work. However I suspect that it is something within the computer software at fault, so a new printer may not be a cure.
In my last effort, I couldn’t even print first time. The files in spooler [previously empty] were now two small SDH and Shockwave Flash Object.
Having deleted these, the print dialogue box still says it is printing. And nothing is happening.
Does anyone have any suggestions beyond what is generally on most forums as they have only ever provided a temporary cure, no better than turning everything off and on?
My Computer
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Acer Aspire 7730
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit
- CPU
- Intel core2 Duo T5800
- Memory
- 4GB DDR2;
- Graphics Card(s)
- Mobile Intel Graphics
- Hard Drives
- 250GB HDD
- Antivirus
- AVG
- Browser
- Google Chrome
