Printing jobs just getting stuck in the queue. Help?!?

Question

Okay so I try printing off a document and it says printing, nothing happens. So I went to the printer queue and it says printing but it's clearly not, I've tried waiting but nothing. So when I click cancel/delete it gets stuck. If I pause the printer, go into services and then restart the printer spooler then go back it's not cleared but it does delete. Then if I try printing again it just does the same thing.
Re booting does nothing. It did print the alignment page earlier but nothing since. It's driving me crazy and I need to get things printed.
Will I really have to reinstall it all? I don't know if I can find the Lexmark Software CD?

Oh and I'm using Windows 7. (really think they could have fixed this by now)

Thanks x

Answer 1

There are several ways to resolve printer spooler error, probably because there are many variations of this error. The error caused by faulty software can be resolved by deleting all the information found in the directory. Thereafter, navigate to the Control Panel, click on Administrative Tools and then services icon. Find the service labeled Print Spooler, highlight it and restart the process. If that doesn’t work, the program might be corrupted. Click on start, then Run. Search for the document labeled services.msc, and this will trigger the opening of another window. On this window, scroll down and click “Print Spooler”. Check its setting and turn on automatic mode. Click Okay, and restart the machine. If you’re lucky, this might be all you have to do. Still doesn’t work? Navigate to the Add/Remove Programs screen of the Control Panel. Find the all the software responsible for making the printer run including the drivers, and uninstall them. Be sure to be thorough about it, or the problem may not be solved. Download the latest copy of your printer’s software from the manufacturer and reinstall it.

Answer 2

while you're having issues deleting print jobs that are in Queue deploy this Microsoft script on your laptop (once you save it, be certain which you upload .txt on the top of it persist with the instructions given in. “approach D: stop the print spooler and delete all spooled information” while put in, you are able to ought to run the applying two times

Answer 3

you need to update your printer driver used in your computer. Most are on web.