I try to add a printer to my computer. The printer is connected via USB to
another computer. I find the printer but when I try to add it, I get an error
message. Translated from swedish: The local service for the print buffer
isn't running. Restart buffer or computer.

This computer has vista and I have no clue what it means. Is a service
needed in the other PC, that has the printer connected via USB? The other
computer is XP SP2. Is that a problem?

The print spooler service is failing on the Vista machine

If the printer is sharing an HP LaserJet pick up the latest driver. If the
XP machine is sharing a driver that is not compatible with Vista, you will
need to get a Vista compatible driver and add the printer as a Local printer
on Vista creating a Local Port named \\XPmachine\printershare and use have
disk to install the driver.

--
Alan Morris
Windows Printing Team
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here:
http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1

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"fubbick74" <fubbick74@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I try to add a printer to my computer. The printer is connected via USB to
> another computer. I find the printer but when I try to add it, I get an
> error
> message. Translated from swedish: The local service for the print buffer
> isn't running. Restart buffer or computer.
>
> This computer has vista and I have no clue what it means. Is a service
> needed in the other PC, that has the printer connected via USB? The other
> computer is XP SP2. Is that a problem?

I have the exact same problem, but I try to connect the printer without going
via another computer.

The printer is a Dell A940 and it worked perfectly with my old computer with
XP. Before I connected the the printer I downloaded and installed the latest
drivers/application/firmware from Dells homepage. (yes, I have installed the
32-bit version).

The system gives me the following message (a translation of the swedish
message): "Can't open Add printer. The local service for print spooler
doesn't run. Restart the spooler or the computer."

How can I restart the spooler?


"fubbick74" wrote:

> I try to add a printer to my computer. The printer is connected via USB to
> another computer. I find the printer but when I try to add it, I get an error
> message. Translated from swedish: The local service for the print buffer
> isn't running. Restart buffer or computer.
>
> This computer has vista and I have no clue what it means. Is a service
> needed in the other PC, that has the printer connected via USB? The other
> computer is XP SP2. Is that a problem?