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by elwin9

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SPOOL32 caused a stack fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at 017f:bff7a2a1
This happened all of a sudden when it was going so well before. NOW I cant go near the icon without the same error reaparing. I cant delete it print or do anything with it, each time the error apears I have to Ctrl Alt Del to get rid of it. The same happends in safe mode. I cant move pass this point to correct it. I replaced the spoolss.dll file still no good.

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by fenaikh

Hi

try these sloutions.

1- At a CMD prompt type:
Rename SystemRoot%\System32\Setupapi.dll setupapi.old
Expand \i386\setupapi.dl_ %SystemRoot%\system32\setupapi.dll
then restart the Plug and Play service.

2- Delete this registry key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-2]

3- delete all the files located in %SystemRoot%\system32\SPOOL\PRINTERS
then Restart PC.
Good luck

Mohamed

more info :1- How to Troubleshoot Windows 2000 Printing Problems
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q158042&

2- How to Troubleshoot Spool32 Error Messages
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q191949&

3- Operation Could Not Be Completed" When Using Add Printer Wizard
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q158042&

4- http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBJ/tip4900/rh4900.htm

5- http://www.tek-tips.com/gviewthread.cfm/lev2/3/lev3/21/pid/83/qid/193630

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by elwin9

THis is happening in Windows 98SE. Any suggestions that require manimulating or doing any work with the printer icon will cause the error every time. Even when I have re-installed a newer driver for the printer, without removing the old (because Icannot) as soon as the new driver has to access the spool32, the same error occurs. Thanks.

by robanderson

Once you have received this error, the only way to get at the printer drivers is a restart (often the icons will not even appear in the printers folder). Have experienced this many times and this usually does the trick - on details tab of printer properties click spool settings and make sure it is set to print after last page is spooled and also data format 'RAW'

Hope this helps

by fenaikh

Hi

you need to change the value of the next subkey from 0x00000001 (1) to 0x00000000 (0)
if it exisit.

System Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\
Explorer \ NoPrinters

Good luck

Mohamed

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Backup your registry first.
Editing and modifying the registry could result into a serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system.

Remember to be extremely careful when you edit the Registry, because Registry errors can render a system unbootable. Be sure to have a current Emergency Repair Disk (ERD) before you make any of the modifications.

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