Out of Paper Error When there is Paper

Anonymous
2009-12-05T05:58:44+00:00

My computer is giving me an error that my printer is out of paper and it is not.  It has done this with three different printers.

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Anonymous
2009-12-10T05:25:32+00:00

Disable BiDirectional on the Port tab of printer properties

Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: http://support.microsoft.com/search/Default.aspx?adv=1

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-08-29T07:45:50+00:00

    The way I solved it was to restart the print spooler.

    1. Right click on task bar and open "Task Manager"
    2. Click on "Services" tab
    3. Scroll down to "Spooler"
    4. Right click on "Spooler" and choose "Restart"

    This will reset Window's communication with the printer and Windows will no longer think the printer is out of paper.  Problem solved.

    Hi, Thanks for the reply. I actually got so frustrated trying to fix it I  bought a new wireless printer!

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-09-25T14:04:57+00:00

    I need help fixing this problem.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-09-25T14:07:31+00:00

    Did you try the solutions suggested in this thread?

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-11-07T22:27:59+00:00

    my printer informs me there is no paper when the tray is full

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