Re: Windows equivalent of Unix spool directory

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"Tom Ferguson" <tom.newsgroups@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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PS to Malke's words:

The default spool directory is

C:\Windows\System\spool\PRINTERS

For Vista 64, ...\System32\...

Tom Ferguson

"John Goche" <johngoche99@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello,

Under Unix a logged in user can print to a printer
with the lpr command. What happens is that the
print job goes to a special directory on the Unix
operating system's filesystem such directory
known as a spool directory. From the spool
directory the job goes into the printer's
memory from which it is printed.

When a printer is turned off its RAM is cleared
so that it does looses knowledge of such jobs
when it is turned on. However, under Unix
whatever was in the spool directory remains
there and if you power off the computer and
then back on it keeps sending it to the
printer.

Now, I don't know what the equivalent of
a spool directory under Unix is called under
Windows, but I would like to clear it by
cancelling all print jobs from the user
I am logged into.

So how do I cancel print jobs under
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1?

This would save me lots of wasted
ink and paper,

Thank you for your help,

John Goche



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