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September 23rd 05, 02:52 PM
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Print Spooler
A while back I had a problem with my frequent pop ups on my Dell computer,
went through tech support (in India), and the rep had change something. It worked fine since then, but I am now trying to add a Lexmark printer and download drivers, and I keep getting "Print Spooler Service not running". It will not let me download drivers. I'm using Windows XP. Please help! 
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September 23rd 05, 03:02 PM
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"Terry" redmunds (remove wrote in message ... A while back I had a problem with my frequent pop ups on my Dell computer, went through tech support (in India), and the rep had change something. It worked fine since then, but I am now trying to add a Lexmark printer and download drivers, and I keep getting "Print Spooler Service not running". It will not let me download drivers. I'm using Windows XP. Please help! Did you check to see if the service is running? Right click My Computer / Manage. Look at the services and start the print spooler. Set it to Automatic. S.
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September 24th 05, 03:47 AM
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See steps 15 thru 17 at:
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "Terry" redmunds (remove wrote in message ... A while back I had a problem with my frequent pop ups on my Dell computer, went through tech support (in India), and the rep had change something. It worked fine since then, but I am now trying to add a Lexmark printer and download drivers, and I keep getting "Print Spooler Service not running". It will not let me download drivers. I'm using Windows XP. Please help!
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September 24th 05, 06:53 AM
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Cari - Do you know how to flush the printer spool file?
The Brother tech rep said that I can't flush print jobs using the printer dialog box because the printer driver has already handed the job off to the spooler, and if the spooler doesn't understand the file, it will cause the printer to print dozens or hundreds of pages with just one line of gibberish. *TimDaniels* "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: See steps 15 thru 17 at: http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "Terry" redmunds (remove wrote in message ... A while back I had a problem with my frequent pop ups on my Dell computer, went through tech support (in India), and the rep had change something. It worked fine since then, but I am now trying to add a Lexmark printer and download drivers, and I keep getting "Print Spooler Service not running". It will not let me download drivers. I'm using Windows XP. Please help!
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September 25th 05, 01:18 AM
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Further up that same page, Bruce wll explain how to use the CleanSpooler.
-- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "Timothy Daniels" wrote in message ... Cari - Do you know how to flush the printer spool file? The Brother tech rep said that I can't flush print jobs using the printer dialog box because the printer driver has already handed the job off to the spooler, and if the spooler doesn't understand the file, it will cause the printer to print dozens or hundreds of pages with just one line of gibberish. *TimDaniels* "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: See steps 15 thru 17 at: http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "Terry" redmunds (remove wrote in message ... A while back I had a problem with my frequent pop ups on my Dell computer, went through tech support (in India), and the rep had change something. It worked fine since then, but I am now trying to add a Lexmark printer and download drivers, and I keep getting "Print Spooler Service not running". It will not let me download drivers. I'm using Windows XP. Please help!
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November 14th 05, 01:59 AM
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Print Spooler
I'm getting the meassage print spooler not running and spooler subsystem app
has encountered a problem and needs to close. Any idea how to fix that? Thanks "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: Further up that same page, Bruce wll explain how to use the CleanSpooler. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "Timothy Daniels" wrote in message ... Cari - Do you know how to flush the printer spool file? The Brother tech rep said that I can't flush print jobs using the printer dialog box because the printer driver has already handed the job off to the spooler, and if the spooler doesn't understand the file, it will cause the printer to print dozens or hundreds of pages with just one line of gibberish. *TimDaniels* "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: See steps 15 thru 17 at: http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "Terry" redmunds (remove wrote in message ... A while back I had a problem with my frequent pop ups on my Dell computer, went through tech support (in India), and the rep had change something. It worked fine since then, but I am now trying to add a Lexmark printer and download drivers, and I keep getting "Print Spooler Service not running". It will not let me download drivers. I'm using Windows XP. Please help!
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November 14th 05, 07:43 PM
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See:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;324757 -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "andy05" wrote in message ... I'm getting the meassage print spooler not running and spooler subsystem app has encountered a problem and needs to close. Any idea how to fix that? Thanks "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: Further up that same page, Bruce wll explain how to use the CleanSpooler. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "Timothy Daniels" wrote in message ... Cari - Do you know how to flush the printer spool file? The Brother tech rep said that I can't flush print jobs using the printer dialog box because the printer driver has already handed the job off to the spooler, and if the spooler doesn't understand the file, it will cause the printer to print dozens or hundreds of pages with just one line of gibberish. *TimDaniels* "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: See steps 15 thru 17 at: http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "Terry" redmunds (remove wrote in message ... A while back I had a problem with my frequent pop ups on my Dell computer, went through tech support (in India), and the rep had change something. It worked fine since then, but I am now trying to add a Lexmark printer and download drivers, and I keep getting "Print Spooler Service not running". It will not let me download drivers. I'm using Windows XP. Please help!
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#8
January 18th 06, 11:04 AM
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I had the same problem with my Brother HL-1230 laser printer for weeks. I
came into the newsgroup, but obviously got a different thread to this one. The advice given was to go to My ComputerC drive Windows folder System32 folder Spool Printers folder. Delete whatever is in the Printers folder (in my case a Gif image which was blank, A string of zeros.SDH file which was empty, and an empty drivers folder) After you have deleted the contents of the Printers folder, come out of there, then go to Control Panel Administrative services scroll down to "Printer Server". Double click to open, and click on "Start" button. Then get out of there, and see if your printer will greet you with a printed page. I have had no trouble since. Good luck. "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: See: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;324757 -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "andy05" wrote in message ... I'm getting the meassage print spooler not running and spooler subsystem app has encountered a problem and needs to close. Any idea how to fix that? Thanks "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: Further up that same page, Bruce wll explain how to use the CleanSpooler. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "Timothy Daniels" wrote in message ... Cari - Do you know how to flush the printer spool file? The Brother tech rep said that I can't flush print jobs using the printer dialog box because the printer driver has already handed the job off to the spooler, and if the spooler doesn't understand the file, it will cause the printer to print dozens or hundreds of pages with just one line of gibberish. *TimDaniels* "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: See steps 15 thru 17 at: http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "Terry" redmunds (remove wrote in message ... A while back I had a problem with my frequent pop ups on my Dell computer, went through tech support (in India), and the rep had change something. It worked fine since then, but I am now trying to add a Lexmark printer and download drivers, and I keep getting "Print Spooler Service not running". It will not let me download drivers. I'm using Windows XP. Please help!
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#9
January 18th 06, 11:40 AM
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Print Spooler
Whoops : made an error. When you go into Control Panel Admin Tools
Services you go to Print Spooler, NOT Printer Server - Sorry. "winifred" wrote: I had the same problem with my Brother HL-1230 laser printer for weeks. I came into the newsgroup, but obviously got a different thread to this one. The advice given was to go to My ComputerC drive Windows folder System32 folder Spool Printers folder. Delete whatever is in the Printers folder (in my case a Gif image which was blank, A string of zeros.SDH file which was empty, and an empty drivers folder) After you have deleted the contents of the Printers folder, come out of there, then go to Control Panel Administrative services scroll down to "Printer Server". Double click to open, and click on "Start" button. Then get out of there, and see if your printer will greet you with a printed page. I have had no trouble since. Good luck. "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: See: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;324757 -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "andy05" wrote in message ... I'm getting the meassage print spooler not running and spooler subsystem app has encountered a problem and needs to close. Any idea how to fix that? Thanks "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: Further up that same page, Bruce wll explain how to use the CleanSpooler. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "Timothy Daniels" wrote in message ... Cari - Do you know how to flush the printer spool file? The Brother tech rep said that I can't flush print jobs using the printer dialog box because the printer driver has already handed the job off to the spooler, and if the spooler doesn't understand the file, it will cause the printer to print dozens or hundreds of pages with just one line of gibberish. *TimDaniels* "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: See steps 15 thru 17 at: http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "Terry" redmunds (remove wrote in message ... A while back I had a problem with my frequent pop ups on my Dell computer, went through tech support (in India), and the rep had change something. It worked fine since then, but I am now trying to add a Lexmark printer and download drivers, and I keep getting "Print Spooler Service not running". It will not let me download drivers. I'm using Windows XP. Please help!
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May 16th 06, 05:09 PM
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Thanks fior this tip "S" - it got me out of a real jam!
"S." wrote: "Terry" redmunds (remove wrote in message ... A while back I had a problem with my frequent pop ups on my Dell computer, went through tech support (in India), and the rep had change something. It worked fine since then, but I am now trying to add a Lexmark printer and download drivers, and I keep getting "Print Spooler Service not running". It will not let me download drivers. I'm using Windows XP. Please help! Did you check to see if the service is running? Right click My Computer / Manage. Look at the services and start the print spooler. Set it to Automatic. S.
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June 16th 06, 11:01 PM
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Thank you for this advice. I was having the same re-occurring spooler
messages and when I followed your steps, it solved the problem. -- Kathy "winifred" wrote: I had the same problem with my Brother HL-1230 laser printer for weeks. I came into the newsgroup, but obviously got a different thread to this one. The advice given was to go to My ComputerC drive Windows folder System32 folder Spool Printers folder. Delete whatever is in the Printers folder (in my case a Gif image which was blank, A string of zeros.SDH file which was empty, and an empty drivers folder) After you have deleted the contents of the Printers folder, come out of there, then go to Control Panel Administrative services scroll down to "Printer Server". Double click to open, and click on "Start" button. Then get out of there, and see if your printer will greet you with a printed page. I have had no trouble since. Good luck. "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: See: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;324757 -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "andy05" wrote in message ... I'm getting the meassage print spooler not running and spooler subsystem app has encountered a problem and needs to close. Any idea how to fix that? Thanks "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: Further up that same page, Bruce wll explain how to use the CleanSpooler. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "Timothy Daniels" wrote in message ... Cari - Do you know how to flush the printer spool file? The Brother tech rep said that I can't flush print jobs using the printer dialog box because the printer driver has already handed the job off to the spooler, and if the spooler doesn't understand the file, it will cause the printer to print dozens or hundreds of pages with just one line of gibberish. *TimDaniels* "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: See steps 15 thru 17 at: http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging "Terry" redmunds (remove wrote in message ... A while back I had a problem with my frequent pop ups on my Dell computer, went through tech support (in India), and the rep had change something. It worked fine since then, but I am now trying to add a Lexmark printer and download drivers, and I keep getting "Print Spooler Service not running". It will not let me download drivers. I'm using Windows XP. Please help!
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December 8th 06, 04:48 PM
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-- Robertshoyle I have to read technical problems in English but live in Spain.Whatever happened-with the same fault-it is now cured.MANY thanks. "S." wrote: "Terry" redmunds (remove wrote in message ... A while back I had a problem with my frequent pop ups on my Dell computer, went through tech support (in India), and the rep had change something. It worked fine since then, but I am now trying to add a Lexmark printer and download drivers, and I keep getting "Print Spooler Service not running". It will not let me download drivers. I'm using Windows XP. Please help! Did you check to see if the service is running? Right click My Computer / Manage. Look at the services and start the print spooler. Set it to Automatic. S.
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April 18th 07, 11:06 AM
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Thanks a million for this advice "S" I have had sleepless nights since Friday
with this! K "S." wrote: "Terry" redmunds (remove wrote in message ... A while back I had a problem with my frequent pop ups on my Dell computer, went through tech support (in India), and the rep had change something. It worked fine since then, but I am now trying to add a Lexmark printer and download drivers, and I keep getting "Print Spooler Service not running". It will not let me download drivers. I'm using Windows XP. Please help! Did you check to see if the service is running? Right click My Computer / Manage. Look at the services and start the print spooler. Set it to Automatic. S.
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