reprinting on reboot of server

[rkasnick]

THis is so strange. Each time we reboot our server, every document that was printed in the previous 24 hours for every printer gets re-added to each printers queues and starts to reprint.

I am at a loss to find any caching area where the print jobs are being saved after they print once.

Does anyone have any suggestions? TIA

 

[dberg35]

This is different, before rebooting try stopping the print spooler and then reboot.

 

[markdmac]

The place were the docs are stored while waiting to print is in C:\windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS. You can delete the files there.

Easy way to test it out is to set a printer to work offline and do a test print. Watch the files get created, or while watching the directory manually delete the print job from the printers applet. On my system, each print job has two files associated with it, an SHD file and a SPL file. you will need to stop the spooler service to delete the files from the directory.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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[rkasnick]

Hi Mark, thanks for the suggestion, I have looked into the C:\windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS folder several times today and there are no files listed, however, based on previous experience, I am sure that the previously printed jobs will start again if I reboot the print server.

It is always only the jobs from the previous day, never more than that.

Can you think of any other place where the jobs are stored?

Thanks.


Rod

 

[markdmac]

That would be the only place unless the workstations that sent the print jobs are resubmitting them.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

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