This has happened with both my printers over the years, and my Mum has had the same problem with hers at home and at work. Why doesn't cancel mean cancel. Why does stuff we don't want keep coming back to haunt us?
Or is it just us...
2006-08-17 07:15:48 · 9 answers · asked by cobra 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Thanks for the quick answers, so basically I have to jump on the bloody thing and rip out cables or i'm stuffed?
2006-08-17 07:27:55 · update #1
Because Printer have memory itself!! You should turn off your Printer before reprint, sometime you need to restart your computer!! I have the same problem with my HP too!
2006-08-17 07:21:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The printer has it own memory, so what is stored in it will print. You only stop the new information from printing by cancel. You will need to go into the printer properties, check pause then cancel to stop it in its tracks, don't forget to un pause the printer before you close the window.
Good luck!
2006-08-17 07:21:31 · answer #2 · answered by True Blue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Printers have their own memory nowadays, and the connection to them (USB, usually) is fast enough that the pages will make it to the printer before you have a chance to cancel them.
What I do is pull the printer cable and then cancel the print job in the software.
2006-08-17 07:20:49 · answer #3 · answered by powerbook2k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because almost all printers have something called buffer, or printer memory, which takes the files to be printed from the PC and save it inside the printer, thus if you don't want to print any more, turn off your printer, then cancel the job then turn it on back.
2006-08-17 07:30:53 · answer #4 · answered by Wish Master 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's in the queue to print then whatever is in there to the point you push cancel still prints. It's a buffer built into the printer
2006-08-17 07:21:24 · answer #5 · answered by daanzig 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to work out a printer icon interior the activity bar, in all likelihood with a warning that your are out of paper. Open the printer cue, start up - Printers & Faxes - real click on the icon of your printer and choose Open you will see a itemizing of all the print jobs waiting on the printer. go with Printer menu and click on Cancel All records it is going to in all likelihood ask you in case you're confident. all the records waiting to print would be canceled. it ought to take it sluggish for this to happen, quite a couple of minutes.
2016-12-11 10:28:58 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't catch it on time. It travels at the speed of light. Next time, pause it, then cancel the print job. That should stop it from printing, but you have to be quick.
2006-08-17 07:21:09 · answer #7 · answered by elguzano1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every printer has its own memory. the data from computer are stored in printer's memory when print command is given. when u cancel in computer, the data transfer from computer to printer is discontinued but data stored in printer's memory keep printing.
2006-08-17 07:23:59 · answer #8 · answered by rameshwar25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u se printericon on taskbar which is genrally on right side of task bar double click on it u will se window in which whatevr job printer is printing or more than job if present then u can see them as in quee. delete them all
2006-08-17 07:23:24 · answer #9 · answered by Abhijit D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋