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Laserjet 2420d just keeps printing document repeatedly from XP

I have a pdf document that when i send it to my laserjet duplex printer asking for 20 copies it will print the 20 copies, than the the display on the printer will show processing job 1 of 20. It waits say 5 minutes prints 20 more pages and down the line till its out of paper. I have even unplugged parallel port from the printer while this is going on and it just keeps right on printing. Like the printer itself thinks its been tol to make 20 jobs at 20 pages each. Any suggestions?

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Check hp for latest driver for your operating system, also check if there is a PCL and PS driver. PS is better for PDF. sometimes an adobe update can cause these issues so if you cannot find a driver update you could roll back adobe to see if that fixes your issue.

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