Printer Spooler Service Stopped working Error 1068

I have Windows XP and one day i went to print and it told me that the Printer
Spooler Service has been turned off so i tried and re installing my printer
and half way threw it stoped and told me that the spooler service is off and
do i want to turn it on. i click yes and then i try and reinstalling it and
nope still not working. i went into services and clicked start on the Printer
Spooler and it comes up with an error message stating Could not start the
Printer Spooler service on Local Computer Error: 1068 The dependency service
or group failed to start. can anyone help me? please im desperate at this
point.
--
John Stanley

Aha, a Lexmark or a Dell (which is a rebadged Lexmark)... follow steps 15
through 17 at Bruce's website at
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows



"johns_2008" wrote in message
...
I have Windows XP and one day i went to print and it told me that the
Printer
Spooler Service has been turned off so i tried and re installing my
printer
and half way threw it stoped and told me that the spooler service is off
and
do i want to turn it on. i click yes and then i try and reinstalling it
and
nope still not working. i went into services and clicked start on the
Printer
Spooler and it comes up with an error message stating Could not start the
Printer Spooler service on Local Computer Error: 1068 The dependency
service
or group failed to start. can anyone help me? please im desperate at this
point.
--
John Stanley

Hi
I have Vista Home Pre.. can can't get the printer to work, the spooler is
not running as per below any suggestion for Vista
Cheers

Ger

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

Aha, a Lexmark or a Dell (which is a rebadged Lexmark)... follow steps 15
through 17 at Bruce's website at
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows



"johns_2008" wrote in message
...
I have Windows XP and one day i went to print and it told me that the
Printer
Spooler Service has been turned off so i tried and re installing my
printer
and half way threw it stoped and told me that the spooler service is off
and
do i want to turn it on. i click yes and then i try and reinstalling it
and
nope still not working. i went into services and clicked start on the
Printer
Spooler and it comes up with an error message stating Could not start the
Printer Spooler service on Local Computer Error: 1068 The dependency
service
or group failed to start. can anyone help me? please im desperate at this
point.
--
John Stanley

Should be the same process.... remove the dependency.

There is a separate newsgroup for printing & fax issues with Vista.
--
Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Client - Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/Windows


"ger" wrote in message
...
Hi
I have Vista Home Pre.. can can't get the printer to work, the spooler is
not running as per below any suggestion for Vista
Cheers

Ger

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

Aha, a Lexmark or a Dell (which is a rebadged Lexmark)... follow steps 15
through 17 at Bruce's website at
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows



"johns_2008" wrote in message
...
I have Windows XP and one day i went to print and it told me that the
Printer
Spooler Service has been turned off so i tried and re installing my
printer
and half way threw it stoped and told me that the spooler service is
off
and
do i want to turn it on. i click yes and then i try and reinstalling it
and
nope still not working. i went into services and clicked start on the
Printer
Spooler and it comes up with an error message stating Could not start
the
Printer Spooler service on Local Computer Error: 1068 The dependency
service
or group failed to start. can anyone help me? please im desperate at
this
point.
--
John Stanley