Out of Paper message in Win2K
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Is there some way to change default (and unpredictable) behaviour of Win2000 Printer Spooler when there is no paper on local printer? The message "Out of Paper" appears a long time after paper is over, and sometimes it looks like spooler forgets to show this message. My users are confused with this situation and I want to get such message immidiately.
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Is there some way to change default (and unpredictable) behaviour of Win2000 Printer Spooler when there is no paper on local printer? The message "Out of Paper" appears a long time after paper is over, and sometimes it looks like spooler forgets to show this message. My users are confused with this situation and I want to get such message immidiately.
The Spooler service in Win2K is flaky, but I doubt that this is Microsoft's fault entirely. I've seen a variety of behaviors on different machines, and the difference seems to be in the printer model. My Lexmark, for instance, has to complete a job; cancelling a print job leaves a stub file in the spooler folder that will block any later attempts to print until the machine is restarted. An HP I've used allows jobs to be cancelled okay, but about 40% of the time it fails to print at all on the first try. I'd bet the problem you're having is due to the driver, not Windows - check for a newer version on the web. Alternatively, if you have more than one printer assigned to the print device, you can set different priorities to make Windows pay closer attention to one over the other. This won't help overall performance, though. This Signature is Temporarily Out of Order