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Printer Spooler Won't stay STARTED

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I just installed XP professional on a new hd in my Novell lab. All programs work great and computer connects to both the Novell network and the Windows domain. When I try to install a network printer, I click on Add a Printer and get an instant message with a red X that states "Operation could not be completed". I open the services applet and find the print spooler is off. I restart the spooler and attempt to open the printer applet and get "spooler subsystem app has encountered a problem and needs to close"...and have been going around and around with this....I've run spybot and eliminated spyware and I have McAfee running.....

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by master3bs

This might help

1. Click Start->Run, type "services.msc" (without quotation marks) in the open box and click OK. (Or open them up however you like)

2. Double click the service.

3. Click on the Log On tab, and ensure the option "Local System account" is selected and the option "Allow service to interact with desktop" is unchecked.

4. Check if this service has been enabled on the listed Hardware Profile. If not, click the Enable button to enable it.

5. Click on the tab "General "; make sure the "Startup Type" is "Automatic". Then click the button "Start" under "Service Status" to start the service.

I don't believe that Spooler has any dependencies; but you can check the tab and if it does; be sure that they are automatically starting as well

by gfrank

1. Go to Start/Run and type "cmd" (without quotation marks).

2. Type "net start" (without quotation marks)and hit Enter.

3. Go Start/Run type "Services.msc" and start Print Spooler.

by w2ktechman

If the service is setup correctly, I would say that a printer driver may be disrupting things. Try blowing away all printers, rebooting, and re-add them.

by pierrejamme

I have seen where one of my iPrint (Version 04.11.00 iPrint client) users will come back to his desk and have this error on the desktop:
Spoolsv.exe - Application Error
The instruction at "0x7c9111de" referenced memory at "0x002d0031". the
memory could not be "read". click OK to terminate the program.
If you look in the Printer Folder, there are none. I have found that rebooting brings them back as well as just restarting the Print Spool service.
I have posted on the iPrint Novell Forum, but so far no answers.

by novicech

I have tried everything but my print spooler won't stay started.
I've tried:
net start @ the cmd prompt
turning on print spooler manually
checking the log on & dependencies
sc config spooler depend_ RPCSS
editing the registry
deleting all printer files and reinstalling the printer three times
nothing has worked.
Does anyone have any ideas?
This problem started when I got a worm blaster virus on my computer. I cleaned the computer but I still can't get the printer to work.

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