Sometimes Windows XP won’t let you delete a print job even if you try rebooting. Thijs stops you from being able to print anything else.
Here’s how to start over.
Click on the Start menu, and then Run.
In the Run dialog box, type (or copy and paste) the following:
net stop spooler
Hit Enter.
A black window will appear. Ignore it.
Find this folder: C:\Windows\System32\Spool\Printers
(an easy way to do this is to open the Run dialog box again and copy and paste in the above.)
Delete all the files in that folder (but not the folder itself)
Once the spool files are deleted, open the Run dialog box again, and type (or copy and paste) the following:
net start spooler
You should now have an empty print queue.
My thanks to Gizmos Grabowksi for the tip.
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