October 21st 03, 11:35 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>I've just bought a new PC with windows XP ready
installed.
>Everything was fine until I tried to install the printer
>and I got an error message "RPC Server is unavailable".
>After a bit of digging I discovered that the print
spooler
>wasn't running, starting this manually allowed me to
>install the printer and print documents. However, when I
>restart the computer, the print spooler is stopped each
>time so I have to start it manually if I want to print
>anything. I've tried using the dialogue box
in "Services"
>to start it automatically but this doesn't make any
>difference. Any ideas anybody?
>.
>Ken, I am also having trouble getting my printer
installed and working on my new computer which came with
Windows XP installed. Please forward any replies you get
which might be helpful.
Thanks, Anthony Estamponi
>Hi,
>
>I've just bought a new PC with windows XP ready
installed.
>Everything was fine until I tried to install the printer
>and I got an error message "RPC Server is unavailable".
>After a bit of digging I discovered that the print
spooler
>wasn't running, starting this manually allowed me to
>install the printer and print documents. However, when I
>restart the computer, the print spooler is stopped each
>time so I have to start it manually if I want to print
>anything. I've tried using the dialogue box
in "Services"
>to start it automatically but this doesn't make any
>difference. Any ideas anybody?
>.
>Ken, I am also having trouble getting my printer
installed and working on my new computer which came with
Windows XP installed. Please forward any replies you get
which might be helpful.
Thanks, Anthony Estamponi