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Roy A. Ackerman
January 23rd 04, 08:44 PM
I have run SFC twice. No files were changed, no files
corrupted (or at least no messages of same, nor a request
for the CD).

thanks.
>-----Original Message-----
>I often tell people how to unistall and reinstall a
printer that is not a
>Lexmark..... !
>
>The problem with the Lexmark uninstall is that Lexmark
install a Service
>which often fails to uninstall correctly, therefore folks
with the 1068
>Dependency error, almost invariably have a Lexmark with
this fault.
>
>What are your symptoms with your print spooler.....?
>
>Have you typed:
>
>sfc /scannow
>
>at the command prompt? which will check system files and
restore them if
>they have become corrupted? (sfc = system file checker)
>
>Cari
>www.coribright.com
>
>"Roy A. Ackerman" > wrote in
message
...
>>I have read all these posts (ok, I think I have
>> read "all")- and they never address the same problem if
>> one is NOT using a Lexmark. Obviously, I am curious
since
>> I do not employ a Lexmark and my print spooler has begun
>> to fail, after running for two years w.o problems (the
>> only new printer added to the ten there was an HP 4000
on
>> the network).
>> thanks.
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Ah, don't tell me, you have a Lexmark.
>>>
>>>Disconnect the printer from the PC. Follow the
>> instructions at Bruce
>>>Sanderson's website and pay special attention to his
>> section on Lexmark
>>>printers.
>>>
>>>http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
>>>
>>>At the end of the cleanup, reboot the PC. Download a
new
>> set of drivers
>>>from www.lexmark.com (if you intend to reinstall the
same
>> or another
>>>Lexmark) <at which point I run and hide> or from the
>> other printer
>>>manufacturer's website <at this point I'll cheer!>...
>> install the software
>>>and do NOT reconnect the printer until the software
tells
>> you to do so.
>>>
>>>Cari
>>>www.coribright.com
>>>
>>>"Robert" > wrote in
>> message
...
>>>>I am unable to install a printer and continue to get
the
>>>> error message: RPC Server Unavailable. I have traced
>> this
>>>> back to the fact that my print spooler is stopped.
>> When I
>>>> try to start it up, I get the error message: Error
1068
>>>> Dependency Service or Group Failed to Start. I am
>> running
>>>> Windows XP on a Dell Dimension 4550. Anyone know what
>> may
>>>> be causing this or how to fix it? Thank you.
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>

Cari \(MS-MVP\)
January 25th 04, 01:24 AM
What makes you think the Spooler service is failing?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"Roy A. Ackerman" > wrote in message
...
>I have run SFC twice. No files were changed, no files
> corrupted (or at least no messages of same, nor a request
> for the CD).
>
> thanks.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I often tell people how to unistall and reinstall a
> printer that is not a
>>Lexmark..... !
>>
>>The problem with the Lexmark uninstall is that Lexmark
> install a Service
>>which often fails to uninstall correctly, therefore folks
> with the 1068
>>Dependency error, almost invariably have a Lexmark with
> this fault.
>>
>>What are your symptoms with your print spooler.....?
>>
>>Have you typed:
>>
>>sfc /scannow
>>
>>at the command prompt? which will check system files and
> restore them if
>>they have become corrupted? (sfc = system file checker)
>>
>>Cari
>>www.coribright.com
>>
>>"Roy A. Ackerman" > wrote in
> message
...
>>>I have read all these posts (ok, I think I have
>>> read "all")- and they never address the same problem if
>>> one is NOT using a Lexmark. Obviously, I am curious
> since
>>> I do not employ a Lexmark and my print spooler has begun
>>> to fail, after running for two years w.o problems (the
>>> only new printer added to the ten there was an HP 4000
> on
>>> the network).
>>> thanks.
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Ah, don't tell me, you have a Lexmark.
>>>>
>>>>Disconnect the printer from the PC. Follow the
>>> instructions at Bruce
>>>>Sanderson's website and pay special attention to his
>>> section on Lexmark
>>>>printers.
>>>>
>>>>http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
>>>>
>>>>At the end of the cleanup, reboot the PC. Download a
> new
>>> set of drivers
>>>>from www.lexmark.com (if you intend to reinstall the
> same
>>> or another
>>>>Lexmark) <at which point I run and hide> or from the
>>> other printer
>>>>manufacturer's website <at this point I'll cheer!>...
>>> install the software
>>>>and do NOT reconnect the printer until the software
> tells
>>> you to do so.
>>>>
>>>>Cari
>>>>www.coribright.com
>>>>
>>>>"Robert" > wrote in
>>> message
...
>>>>>I am unable to install a printer and continue to get
> the
>>>>> error message: RPC Server Unavailable. I have traced
>>> this
>>>>> back to the fact that my print spooler is stopped.
>>> When I
>>>>> try to start it up, I get the error message: Error
> 1068
>>>>> Dependency Service or Group Failed to Start. I am
>>> running
>>>>> Windows XP on a Dell Dimension 4550. Anyone know what
>>> may
>>>>> be causing this or how to fix it? Thank you.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>

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