Printers disappear and then reappear after reboot

[Victor]

Often, when I try to print a document, all of my printers disappear from the
'print' dialog boxes, and the 'printers and faxes' part of the control panel.
After a reboot, they reappear.

This is a problem because I do a lot of work online, and I lose it by
rebooting.

One of the printers is local, the other 4 are network.

I have removed and re-installed all of the printers, to find it's still
happening.

I am using Windows XP Pro SP2.
Your input is appreciated!

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Your print spooler is stopping.
http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20Nine.htm

However why it's stopping is unclear. It's usually corrupted printer
drivers that are the cause:
http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20One.htm
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"Victor" > wrote in message
...
> Often, when I try to print a document, all of my printers disappear from
> the
> 'print' dialog boxes, and the 'printers and faxes' part of the control
> panel.
> After a reboot, they reappear.
>
> This is a problem because I do a lot of work online, and I lose it by
> rebooting.
>
> One of the printers is local, the other 4 are network.
>
> I have removed and re-installed all of the printers, to find it's still
> happening.
>
> I am using Windows XP Pro SP2.
> Your input is appreciated!