The printer is not printing as commanded - HP LaserJet 1320 Printer

How To Fix It - The fix is simple. You need to clear the print queue manually so that all the print jobs currently in the queue are deleted properly - once the queue is empty you should then be able to print new documents without problems. We will show you how below, depending on whether you use XP or Vista/7:
1. XP - click 'Start' then click 'Run' and in the Run window type CMD then press 'OK' - this opens a Command Prompt window. Now skip to Step 3.
2. Vista/7 - click 'Start' and type Command in the search box. Right click on the 'Command Prompt' result in the search results above it and select 'Run As Administrator' - this opens a Command Prompt window.
3. All version of Windows - in the Command Prompt window (these commands are also shown in the picture below):
4. Type net stop spooler then press the Enter key.
5. Type del %windir%\system32\spool\printers\*.* /q then press the Enter key (Note: the only spaces in this command are a single space between del and %, and a single space between * and /q)
6. Type net start spooler then press the Enter key.
7. Type exit then press the Enter key to exit the Command Prompt window.
Fixing the print queue
This should have cleared the print queue (i.e. all print jobs have been deleted) and you can now submit new jobs for printing
What Do These Commands Do?
The Command Prompt is a throwback to the pre-Windows days of Microsoft DOS but is still a useful way to type and enter system commands. The print Spooler is basically the print 'queue' - we need to Stop it running before we can Delete documents stuck in it.
The Del command deletes everything currently held in the print queue, including the 'stuck' document(s). We then have to Start the Spooler (print queue) up again so that it can accept new print job requests in future.
What If It Keeps Happening?
If the problem only occurs occasionally it is likely just due to an incompatibility with the actual data being printed ( a webpage that has unusual fonts or some other format that the printer is unable to convert into printed output - run the above fix to resolve it.)
However, if you find that almost all documents keep getting stuck in the print queue then Microsoft's answer is that it is an issue with your printer drivers (software) - one solution may be to download and update new printer drivers from the manufacturer. You could also try the Microsoft automatic Fix It for printers . This will repeat our fix above but may also flag up/fix any different Windows errors that stop printing.
Other causes may include a misconfigured printer e.g. network printing to an IP address that doesn't exist uninstalling and reinstalling the printer software from scratch should fix this.

Hi,
If you are given print command and that time printer off position no issue, because print command given after on the printer then printer seance any command or printer print the doc.

Thanks,

do you send print command by driver or PPLB/PPLA command?

Windows Server 2003/Thin N Computing thin client L300 Printer Epson FX2175 installed with thin client when dos base print command is given 1st page is printed but when 2nd print command is given printer gets offline either switch off printer before giving comman or print from printer properties. Again third page print command is taken by printer (For alternate pages print command printer gets offline automatically)

Hi there

Does this printer connected with your computer? If yes, there is a problem on printer driver. You need to add new printer with same name and if this successfully installed, you can delete the old printer icon.

When there is errors message or wrong command of printing, the usual problem is corrupted driver.

Another way to correct this is to uninstall and reinstall the printer driver if the first solution does not work.

If still not working, try this download and install the print diagnostics software. It will helps you to find and fix errors in the windows registry. Here is the link http://www.out-of-warranty.com/print-diagnostic-utility-for-hp-lexmark-canon-dell-xerox-and-everything-else/. Click on the blue text PRINT DIAGNOSTIC UTILITY and it will download automatically. Unzip it to install to your computer.

I hope these solutions solve your problem. Regards.

Dear user,
Your printer already have many commands given for print. that why is prints all that data which is already have given.

To clean the print commands. open your printer from Control panel---> printer and faxes--->> your printer
and then cancel all the commands which are waiting to be print.
You will not have anymore unwanted prints.

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Dear user,
Your printer already have many commands given for print. that why is prints all that data which is already have given.

To clean the print commands. open your printer from Control panel---> printer and faxes--->> your printer
and then cancel all the commands which are waiting to be print.
You will not have anymore unwanted prints.

Note:- Please dont forget to RATE my answer

sir reinstall your printer software and drivers or follow my commands go in your start>printers and faxes>and right click on your printer>properties>ports and select your port and apply

i experience it before but i just restart the pc and printer or the printer itself and after a while its ok..^_^..

You write "type the above line at command prompt". I dont't know Where exactly to write? Can you tell me!