Help for Updates, “Stuck” Printer Jobs
This week included the second Tuesday of the month; or, as we here at T4E Headquarters call it, “Patch Tuesday” – the day Microsoft releases the majority of its new Updates and “hotfixes”. This time around there were “critical” patches released, and a known attack was “plugged” (“patched”.. “fixed”). Folks, I repeat: you want updates, and having to reboot to apply them really is a trivial inconvenience. Please read, What’s With All These Updates?!
If you experienced trouble (or, ever do) after installing an Update, click the link below and scroll down to the bottom answer. See IE’s Menu bar, Taskbar icons, and bad Updates*
I came across a small, free utility which can help clear ‘stuck’ print jobs from your printer que. This tool is for when you have tried the proper method (see, The print job won’t stop printing) and you still cannot “delete” the file from the list. (Or, cannot “Cancel all documents”.)
The tool is called Stalled Printer Repair. It is “portable”, meaning it does not need to be installed, only “run”. You can get it here.
[note: If you should for some reason prefer (or need) the “manual method”, see How To Deal With Stuck Print Jobs]
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TechPaul,
Thanks for the linkback to Bookmarks4techs…
You are truly a good guy!
Rick
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Thanks for the plug, Rick. Maybe someone out there will feel better about hiring me now…?
It is always my pleasure to make extra mention of your public works — What’s On My PC.. and Bookmarks4techs, as well as have them listed in my Blogroll (recommended websites).
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