Print Spooler Stopped

[roger mumford]

I'm also havethe same problem. Do you get the message
Spooler Subsytem App Has encountered a problem and needs
to close?


>-----Original Message-----
>Just recently, whenever I turn my PC on my Printers
>Folder is empty. I check my Services and find the Print
>Spooler has stopped. When I re-start it, my printers
>appear. The Spooler service is set to start
automatically.
>Can anybody say why this Service is not starting
>automatically?
>(I haven't installed anything new for quite a while).
>.
>

[Bruce Sanderson]

The usual culprit for problems (such as this) with the Print Spooler is a
defective printer driver.

Make sure you have Windows XP versions of the drivers for your printer -
Windows NT, 95, 98 etc. and some Windows 2000 printer drivers will cause
grief with Windows XP. Most printer manufacturers have updated drivers for
many of their printer models on their web sites available for download.

Delete the printer(s).

Open the Printers and Faxes folder, click File, Server Properties and select
the Drivers tab. Use the Remove button to delete the printer drivers.

Disconnect the physical print devices (Parallel or USB) and restart the
computer

Follow the printer manufacturer's installation instructions and only connect
the printer to your computer when so instructed.

--
Bruce Sanderson MVP

It's perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.


"roger mumford" > wrote in message
...
> I'm also havethe same problem. Do you get the message
> Spooler Subsytem App Has encountered a problem and needs
> to close?
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Just recently, whenever I turn my PC on my Printers
> >Folder is empty. I check my Services and find the Print
> >Spooler has stopped. When I re-start it, my printers
> >appear. The Spooler service is set to start
> automatically.
> >Can anybody say why this Service is not starting
> >automatically?
> >(I haven't installed anything new for quite a while).
> >.
> >

[Jim Wolfe]

Bruce - I have XP drivers for both of my printers. They
have been working fine for many months. I agree it could
be a corrupt driver, and I will try this. Thanks.
Is there an equivelant of W98's System File Checker in XP
(Just in case its a system error) ?

Roger - I have never had an error message, other than
being told, when I want to print, that I need to install
a printer. There has never been an indication that
anything has gone wrong, not even in Event Viewer.


>-----Original Message-----
>The usual culprit for problems (such as this) with the
Print Spooler is a
>defective printer driver.
>
>Make sure you have Windows XP versions of the drivers
for your printer -
>Windows NT, 95, 98 etc. and some Windows 2000 printer
drivers will cause
>grief with Windows XP. Most printer manufacturers have
updated drivers for
>many of their printer models on their web sites
available for download.
>
>Delete the printer(s).
>
>Open the Printers and Faxes folder, click File, Server
Properties and select
>the Drivers tab. Use the Remove button to delete the
printer drivers.
>
>Disconnect the physical print devices (Parallel or USB)
and restart the
>computer
>
>Follow the printer manufacturer's installation
instructions and only connect
>the printer to your computer when so instructed.
>
>--
>Bruce Sanderson MVP
>
>It's perfectly useless to know the right answer to the
wrong question.
>
>
>"roger mumford" > wrote in
message
...
>> I'm also havethe same problem. Do you get the message
>> Spooler Subsytem App Has encountered a problem and
needs
>> to close?
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Just recently, whenever I turn my PC on my Printers
>> >Folder is empty. I check my Services and find the
Print
>> >Spooler has stopped. When I re-start it, my printers
>> >appear. The Spooler service is set to start
>> automatically.
>> >Can anybody say why this Service is not starting
>> >automatically?
>> >(I haven't installed anything new for quite a while).
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

[Bruce Sanderson]

Yes, its sfc.exe, usually found in c:\windows\system32.

Open a command prompt and key sfc.


--
Bruce Sanderson MVP

It's perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.


"Jim Wolfe" > wrote in message
...
> Bruce - I have XP drivers for both of my printers. They
> have been working fine for many months. I agree it could
> be a corrupt driver, and I will try this. Thanks.
> Is there an equivelant of W98's System File Checker in XP
> (Just in case its a system error) ?
>
> Roger - I have never had an error message, other than
> being told, when I want to print, that I need to install
> a printer. There has never been an indication that
> anything has gone wrong, not even in Event Viewer.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >The usual culprit for problems (such as this) with the
> Print Spooler is a
> >defective printer driver.
> >
> >Make sure you have Windows XP versions of the drivers
> for your printer -
> >Windows NT, 95, 98 etc. and some Windows 2000 printer
> drivers will cause
> >grief with Windows XP. Most printer manufacturers have
> updated drivers for
> >many of their printer models on their web sites
> available for download.
> >
> >Delete the printer(s).
> >
> >Open the Printers and Faxes folder, click File, Server
> Properties and select
> >the Drivers tab. Use the Remove button to delete the
> printer drivers.
> >
> >Disconnect the physical print devices (Parallel or USB)
> and restart the
> >computer
> >
> >Follow the printer manufacturer's installation
> instructions and only connect
> >the printer to your computer when so instructed.
> >
> >--
> >Bruce Sanderson MVP
> >
> >It's perfectly useless to know the right answer to the
> wrong question.
> >
> >
> >"roger mumford" > wrote in
> message
> ...
> >> I'm also havethe same problem. Do you get the message
> >> Spooler Subsytem App Has encountered a problem and
> needs
> >> to close?
> >>
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Just recently, whenever I turn my PC on my Printers
> >> >Folder is empty. I check my Services and find the
> Print
> >> >Spooler has stopped. When I re-start it, my printers
> >> >appear. The Spooler service is set to start
> >> automatically.
> >> >Can anybody say why this Service is not starting
> >> >automatically?
> >> >(I haven't installed anything new for quite a while).
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >