Print spooler problems

I had to have a new motherboard and CPU installed. Now I can no longer print.
In Control Panel | Printers I have no printers listed (I used to). I click
Add Printer and get:

Operation could not be completed the print spooler service is not running.

So I try to start the service and get:

Could not start the Print Spooler service on Local Computer. Error 1068: The
dependancy service or group failed to start.

Now what?

Jon

Ah, another Lexmark owner (or a Dell which is a re-badged Lexmark).... the
solution is to remove the dependency. See Steps 15-17 at
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows



"Jon Jacobs" Jon wrote in message
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I had to have a new motherboard and CPU installed. Now I can no longer
print.
In Control Panel | Printers I have no printers listed (I used to). I click
Add Printer and get:

Operation could not be completed the print spooler service is not running.

So I try to start the service and get:

Could not start the Print Spooler service on Local Computer. Error 1068:
The
dependancy service or group failed to start.

Now what?

Jon

Ah, you nailed it. I have a Lexmark printer I don't use much and a Samsung I
use all the time. When I saw the Lexmark service was disabled, I figured that
was what the spooler service was depending on, so I re-enabled it and made it
start automatically. Now my printers show and my documents print.

Why the change in motherboard disabled the Lexmark service, I don't know.
But now it works.

Thanks.
Jon

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

Ah, another Lexmark owner (or a Dell which is a re-badged Lexmark).... the
solution is to remove the dependency. See Steps 15-17 at
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows



"Jon Jacobs" Jon wrote in message
...
I had to have a new motherboard and CPU installed. Now I can no longer
print.
In Control Panel | Printers I have no printers listed (I used to). I click
Add Printer and get:

Operation could not be completed the print spooler service is not running.

So I try to start the service and get:

Could not start the Print Spooler service on Local Computer. Error 1068:
The
dependancy service or group failed to start.

Now what?

Jon