Oct 28, 2013  Is the printer on a network shared with other computers? I would check the status of the Print Spooler Service. Click on the Start button and select Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services. Jun 14, 2017  I get a message' printer not ready' when printing to 'Adobe PDF.' Have changed many settings, without success. Occurs when printing from MS Outlook, Internet Explorer, and MS Word. Aug 25, 2016  Turn the printer on, and continue to hold the Go button for at least 5 seconds, but not longer than 15 seconds. During this process, the Attention LED turns on.

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Is the printer on a network shared with other computers?

I would check the status of the Print Spooler Service.

Click on the Start button and select Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services. Locate Print Spooler in the list. Check that it has started and that the StartUp type is Automatic. If it has stopped check that just starting does not solve the problem. If it is not set to Automatic right click and select Properties, General tab. There is a box after StartUp type. The options are available on a drop down by clicking on the arrow down to the right of the box. Make the change and click on Apply and OK. Restart the computer and check whether it has started.

You may need to show hidden files. Type Folder Options in the search box above the Start button and select View, Advanced Settings and verify that the box before 'Show hidden files and folders' is checked and 'Hide protected operating system files' is unchecked. You need to scroll down to see the second item. You should also make certain that the box before 'Hide extensions for known file types' is not checked.

Now access Windows Explorer and select c:windowssystem32spoolprinters. Normally this folder should be empty but there is a problem when files with “spl” and “shd” extensions stick there. Delete the files and restart your computer. This may resolve your immediate problem.

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Outlook 2010 printer not ready error. User receives a 'Printer Not Ready' error whenever trying to print an email and/or attachments from 2 specific users within the same organization. All other users emails and attachments print as expected. Printer is USB connected and set as default. Have performed Office repair and have verified that the bidirectional option is not checked in the printer configuration. Had same 2 users send emails to me as a test and they open just fine and print as expected on my system. Print error seems to be limited to only 2 senders sending emails to a single receiver within the same organization. They have an in house Exchange server providing email service for the entire organization.