I have a Lexmark 3350 and running Vista, I have a print job that will not delete and it's holding up other print jobs. How do I get rid of this print job. it says it deleting but it's just stuck.

The Print and Hold feature is also known as confidential printing, meaning it will always require a PIN to release the print jobs held.

If you want to be able to print directly to the printer, just go to Printers and Faxes, right click on the Lexmark icon, go to Options and disable the Print and Hold option. That way you will be able to print directly to the printer without typing in any PIN.

This could be a printer driver issue. Uninstall the existing Lexmark X1270 printer driver on your computer. Please follow steps below:

1. Go to Start menu.
2. Go to Programs.
3. Go to Lexmark 1200 Series folder.
4. Go to Tools.
5. Click Uninstall.
6. After the uninstall process, reboot pc when prompted.

When your pc turns on, check if it's running on 32-bit or 64-bit operating system. Go to Start menu > right-click on Computer > click Properties. Take note of the System Type.
Use the links below to download the printer driver: - Lexmark X1270 Driver for Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit - Lexmark X1270 Driver for Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit

To delete print jobs stuck in the print queue on Windows:

1. Click Start ? click Control Panel ? click Printers and Faxes.
2. Right-click on the Lexmark print object and select Cancel All Documents.
3. If that doesn't clear the queue, restart your computer.

If print job(s) still remain in the queue even after doing the steps above:
Stop the Print Spooler service from the Services console

1. Click Start ? click Run ? type cmd ? click OK.
2. Type net stop spooler at the command prompt ? hit Enter on the keyboard.

Clear the SPOOL folder

1. Click Start ? click Run ? type spool ? click OK.
2. Open PRINTERS folder ? delete all files in the folder.

Start the Print Spooler service from the Services console

1. Click Start ? click Run ? type cmd ? click OK.
2. Type net start spooler at the command prompt ? hit Enter on the keyboard.

Try to print again after clearing the print queue.

when you want to delete some print jobs command try to unplug data cable first then cancel print jobs this will sure help your query

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manish

If printing is stopping in the middle its not the Problem with the driver
Check the Spooling Properties
Checked Printing Test Page

I have this problem in Vista Home Premium with a Lexmark Z611. What I do is go into the Task Manager (right-click an empty spot on the taskbar or Ctrl-Alt-Delete and then click Task Manager in Vista; Ctrl-Alt-Delete in XP) and go to the Processes tab. From there I find the process that begins with the letters lxb (lxbcpswx.exe on mine), right-click it and select End Process. That should purge your print queue and let you start over.

I am posting this in hopes of helping others that are having issues with the Vista print spooler. In my case, I have an HP Pavilion laptop running Vista connected to a wireless hub. I also have a Minolta Konica 2300DL printer that is connected to the network via the wireless hub as well. Ever since obtaining this laptop, I have not been able to print to the printer other than stopping and starting the print spooler to obtain a single print 'job'. After about six months I found a post that contains the fix - I cannot take credit for it! Follow these instructions to get your printer to work:

1.) Go into control panel - I would suggest classic view as it is a little easier to navigate.

2.) Then go into User Accounts.

3.) From User Accounts go into Turn User Account Control On or Off

4.) UNCHECK Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer.

5.) At this point you will probably require a reboot.

Once this exercise is complete, you should be able to print. One more item off of my Honey DOO list!!!!!

1. Click Start, Printers and Faxes and double-click on the Lexmark printer driver.
2. Open the Printer menu and select Cancel All Documents. This will purge the print queue so as to allow the printer to print or uninstall the driver.
3. If the print jobs are not removed from the queue, click Start, Run, type Net Stop Spooler, and press ENTER.
4. Click Start, Shutdown, and select Restart. The documents or the print jobs should be removed.

If you are having difficulty deleting the print jobs in the printer spooler, do the following:

1. Restart the PC in "safe mode". To do this:
1. Click Start, Shut Down and select Restart.
2. While the PC is restarting, press the F8 key on the keyboard. Note: Do not hold down the key down, but be aware that you may need to press it several times.
2. When in safe mode, click Start, My Computer.
3. Double-click on the (C:) drive.
4. Double-click on the Windows folder.
5. Double-click on the System32 folder.
6. Double-click on the Spool folder.
7. Double-click on the Printers folder.
8. Select the contents of this folder and click Delete.

You might need to download the Vista print driver for your printer.

Been working on my computer for two hours on this problem!
i could not cancel what was in the spool
do this
If you are on Vista Home Premium, go through the following steps to clear "deleted" print jobs from the print queue.

1) Go to Control Panel
2) Select System and Maintenance
3) Select Administrative Tools
4) Double-click on Services
5) In the list of services, scroll down until you find one called "Print Spooler"
6) Right-click on "Print Spooler" and select "Restart"
7) The "deleted" jobs will disappear and any queued jobs in your print queue will print

Hope this helps. I figured it out on my own without any assistance from the paid professionals