Hp photosmart 8250 printer won't stop printing

my photosmart printer, no matter how many copies I am trying to print, will print until the paper runs out. I have wasted so much paper, thinking it will print the picture I want to print and stop.

My Photosmart C309a does something similar but I am printing a multiple page pdf. I've gone to so many forums and tried so many different work arounds, all to no avail. I am convinced the HP software is junk.
Temporary fixes I have tried are:
go to c\windows\system32\spool\printers and delete whatever files are in there. Next, go to Admin tools>services>print spooler and click on properties tab. Set it to automatic. Remote Procedure Call (RPC) also needs to be runnung. Just look a little further down on the services list and you'll see it. Set for automatic also. Then uninstall and reinstall your print software.
I have found that the printer behaves normally for a while, but then it forgets to talk nice to Windows and starts messing up again. Hopefully this helps. Good luck.

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