print problem that msft hasn't been able to resolve in 6 YEARS!!!

[xyyz]

i got a printer as a replacement the other day... and this printer, for some reason doesn't delete the spooled documents, which means everytime you turn on the computer it keeps printing all the documents you sent to it from however long before.

i have no clue how to resolve this problem... so I went to the MSFT site and they said that they recognize that there is a problem with LPR and NT4... and the document originated on August 14, 1995... it was last updated on September 7, 2001... now the damn problem has passed on to all Win2k versions.

when are these guys gonna get off their asses are resolve this issue?

 

[MadRat]

Sounds like a permissions problem. Regardless since you're in NT you can stop the spooler service to flush the documents.

 

[VBboy]

Maybe configure the Printer Driver NOT to spool but instead to print directly to the printer? Will be slower, especially for multiple copies and if the printer has little memory... But should stop the spooling madness.

Or write a little program or a batch script to delete the spooled files...

"del C:\SomeDir\*.*"
or
"deltree C:\SomeDir /Y"

 

[Budman]

I never had that problem, maybe you need to buy a decent printer & not dwell on 7 year old problems.

 

[MoboN00B]

<< I never had that problem, maybe you need to buy a decent printer & not dwell on 7 year old problems. >>



LOL. I AGREE!😛

 

[xyyz]

<< I never had that problem, maybe you need to buy a decent printer & not dwell on 7 year old problems. >>



what is it with the obnoxious idiots here? i mean the off-topic forums are one thing... but if someone's having a problem... save the stupid remarks for someone else.

obviously you have an inablity to read... personally, I think you're just stupid.

for your information pookie.... this is a brand new printer... i guess you didn't read the bit about the replacement. if the words I was using were too big... lemme know i'll use monosyllabic words the next time.

this problem is NOT an ongoing problem that I am having, this problem started with me less than a week ago... it is a KNOWN msft problem that has been around since NT 4.0 and msft has not resolved it as of yet. I am complaining about this fact...

how about you shutup instead of thread crap?

some people... unbelievable....

 

[xyyz]

<< Maybe configure the Printer Driver NOT to spool but instead to print directly to the printer? Will be slower, especially for multiple copies and if the printer has little memory... But should stop the spooling madness.

Or write a little program or a batch script to delete the spooled files...

"del C:\SomeDir\*.*"
or
"deltree C:\SomeDir /Y" >>



I've tried printing directly to the printer... the printer has 8mb standard which is more than enough for what I need right now... but even when I print directly to the printer, I get the same problem.

I've also checked the permissions... those are fine too.

i mean msft does mention that they have a problem with LPR and it's inablity to purge documents after printing... and for some reason, I can only print using LPR...

but here's the kicker... when i print from my laptop, the documents are purged after printing... meaning something is probably seriously wrong with the other system... surprise surprise, considering that system is totally screwed.

what i've been forced to do so far is delete the documents after they print.

oh another noticable problem... when you see the document in the spool, it always misrepresents the total pages. the other day I print a 2 page document and it said it was printing 317 pages... :/

 

[Budman]

Now I know for sure, your problem is between the keyboard & the chair.