Printer won't print. I went to printer and it says there are 9 items to br pringted in queue but they won't print Printer says it is ready

The print queue is what is locked up. Try deleting the items in the print queue.
Start by pausing the print queue. Then delete the items in the queue one by one.
When you have the last print job in the queue it will probably be jammed up in the transition between the computer and printer. Switch off the printer. This should cause the printer on the computer to become offline.
Try deleting this job abain. If it dissapears then turn the printer back on making sure the computer understands the printer is back online. Then try printing again.
If it does not dissapear then you will need to restart the computer to free up this job. When the computer is back up and running check the print queue again. If the job is gone then turn the printer back on and try printing again. If it is not gone then try once again to delete the print job and it should dissapear this time.
Once the job is gone and the print queue is empty turn the printer back on and make sure the computer understands it is back online again.

It sounds like you have a print job stuck in the print que. When this happens the print jobs after the stuck one will not print either. You will need to clear the print que and reprint the jobs. Here is a link to an article showing how to purge the print que and get your printer back printing again.

http://www.ccl-la.com/blog/index.php/how-to-delete-print-jobs-that-are-stuck-in-your-print-queue/

I don't see how this can be done, because there are 2 different print queues in question. Not to mention the lag and buffer required by the printer. So when you disconnect communication the job hangs.

Besides the spooler at work my lie on a dedicated print server, especially if the printer is on a network and and not attached directly to you PC.

Try HP print and scan doctor

using windows explorer, go into windows/system/spool/printers and erase contents in last item

Turn off printer for 2 minutes @ least, turn back on, or delete printer and re-install printer. Go to HPsupport website enter your printer model info update drivers.

disconnect printer from computer
cancel documents in queue
if using a straight USB connection, delete all instances of printer. else remove duplicate printer icons.
reboot & reconnect printer (swap cables if not detected)

its called a print JOB, and is a FEATURE, even DOS had it.
some users actually do not want to lose that job or data. so....
is a FEATURE, not a bug at all. (keeping data is job one)
watch the movie Patriot games see this is action, printing a deleted fail. shows just how this works.

you need to study how print QUEUES.
work.,
there are 2 of them, aka as BUFFERS to geeks and programmers.
one is the windows print queues.
and the other is insided the printer.
(Wbuff1) >>>> (Pbuff2) >>>>printing engine.
worst case,
if the printer say died, or ran out of ink MID STRIDE
then unplug the AC power to printer.
guess what it forgets all JOBS now. gon
but next (keep printer unplugged)

see your task bar.
no OS stated by you.
See that print ICON there, that Sir is the W10 , print buffer.
QUEUE. first in , first out queue.
if you click it you can delete any JOB (or or more)
I have 2 printers here,both HP top printers.
one has X button on top the empties the printers buffer only..
on that printer, i kill the w10 buffer job first then push X button on the printer
boom data gone. (to the BYTE BUCKet in the sky)
or as we said long ago, data fell on the floor.

that is how it works, and can be a pain.
we had printers, off say 1000' feet from users.
we had room full of 20 printers (and radial types). and magic printer server there.
killing jobs there was near impossible.
yah, run like H3LL.
the get it finished then reprint the 1 mangled page is say 100 printed.

back in the old days DOS? (even RXS-11m or uVAX, or CPM)
we unplugged the printer
then went to the dos folder for queued files and deleted them.
Btw WINDOWs STILL likes to mess up here,!
sometimes clicking the task bar, print icon then canceling the job fails.
in that case , google how to fix that. at microsoft dot com,
it's there like 1,000,000 posts.
endless for over 25 years.
ask how, can google for you , sure.