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NT spool job stuck cannot cancel can't delete NT print job

From: Tony Lawrence <tony@pcunix.com>
Date: Mon Feb 3, 2003  10:19:49 AM US/Eastern
Subject: Stuck printer, windows spooler, windows spool directory

Save this because this will happen again.

On NT,  Start->Run->Command

Type:

NET STOP SPOOLER
CD  \
CD   %Systemroot%\System32\Spool\Printers
(if that doesn't work try:)
CD  %Winroot%\System32\SpoolPrinters

DIR
(try to identify the .SPL file that is the problem - the date is probably a good clue)
(if you CAN identify it, delete the .SPL and .SHD files
(otherwise  del all the .spl and .shd files)

DEL *.SPL (or be specific if you can figure out which)
DEL *.SHD

NET START SPOOLER

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