I'm having a problem with my HP Printer, the print jobs just stay in the queue and don't print until I reboot.?

Question

I have an HP printer and just bought a Lenovo computer. I had trouble hooking up the printer to work but finally did. Now what happens is when I print, the job just goes to the queue and doesn't print. if I reboot the computer then sometimes it will print. I had this problem with my last computer but I thought it was because the computer was old and slow, but now with my new computer it's still happening. Not sure what the problem is. Can anyone suggest a fix? thanks!

Answer 1

Print spooler



Go to Start / Run and type in "services.msc" without quotation marks, then press Enter or click OK.



In the window that opens (Services) look for "Print Spooler" on the right



Right-click "Print Spooler" and select "Properties".



Click on the "Recovery" tab and change all 3 drop-down boxes to "Restart The Service".



Make sure the 2 text boxes underneath say "1" in them.



Click Ok until you are back at the Services window, close it and you're good to go.



Go back into the properties of the "Print Spooler" tab and be sure to click Start to restart the Print Spooler service and it will restart the service immediately.



The Print spooler depends on the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service. Is this service disabled? Go to services.msc look for RPC. Check state: Automatic

Answer 2

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 3

right here is the place the prints jobs are in queue start up Settings Printers and faxes Left click the printer icon. click the be conscious printer click cancel all records. you may ought to restart