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WIN98SE GETS SPOOL32 ERROR

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by dthompson1

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TOSHIBA LAPTOP WITH WIN98SE PRINTING TO NETWORK PRINTER(HP4 LASERJET) FROM EXCEL AND WORD GETS SPOOL32 ERROR. PC MUST BE RE-BOOTED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE PRINTING. PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR EVERY TIME. HAVE INSTALLED WIN98SE UPGRADE, DELETED AND RE-ADDED PRINTER ON PC.
ANY SUGGESTIONS APPRECIATED... THANKS.

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by picturethat

Remove the driver.
Shutdown system.
Startup system.
Download the latest driver
Install latest driver.
Should be good to go.

by pierrejamme

Microsoft has offered a patch. Find and copy the spoolss.dll from a Millenium CD or computer and copy that to your C:\windows\\system\ directory with "SFC". Then reboot. I have applied it to over fifty workstations printing to HP network printersand haven't had a single Spoo32 error since. Good Luck.

by dcassat

I have avoided this problem many times by turning spooling off at the workstation and setting it to print directly to the printer for the printer properties.

by parier

Had same problem with 98 laptop and same printer.

1. Remove printer (if prompted remove drivers too)
2. Remove c:\...spool folder
3. reboot
4. Reinstall and enjoy (?)

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