why won't my canon mp210 printer print

Are you able to press a button on the printer to print a test page?

Did the printer stop printing or did you connect the printer and it would not print?

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.

I suspect that it has stopped and that just starting it will not solve the problem.

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:\windows\system32\spool\printers. 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.

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itprohardware/thread/2b618d54-854a-4cfd-84f5-f069aad75a9f

Print problems –Microsoft Fixit Tool

http://support.microsoft.com/mats/printing\_problems/en-us

Hi,

·         Do you remember making any recent changes to the computer prior to this issue?

·         Do you get any error message?

I would suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below:

Method 1:

Open the Printer troubleshooter and check if the issue occurs, follow the steps in the link:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Open-the-Printer-troubleshooter

Method 2:

If the above step fails follow the steps in the link:

“Printer problems in Windows”

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/help/printer-problems-in-windows

You may also download and install the canon mp210 printer latest driver from the link:

http://usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/printers_multifunction/pixma_mp_series/pixma_mp210#DriversAndSoftware

For your reference have a look at the link:

“Why can't I print?”

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Why-cant-I-print