Tip of the day: Clearing the print queue on Win7

On this link you can find these instructions to clean your hanged up printer queue on Windows 7 and Vista:

1. Click Start.
2. Type Command.
3. Right-click Command Promptand select Run as administrator.
4. Type net stop spooler then press Enter.
5. Type del %systemroot%\System32\spool\printers\* /Q then press Enter.
6.  Type net start spooler then press Enter.

Thanks man! you solved a really annoying problem that has been with us for a few years already

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