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Print spooler stops running
  1. #1


    Kenny Guest

    Print spooler stops running

    I have a Gateway laptop running Vista Home Premium. I also have a Dell 4600
    on which I have a Epson Stylus Color 600 installed. I can share this printer
    with another computer running Windows 98SE with no problem. When I try to add
    this printer and share it with laptop on my network I get the message telling
    me that the spooler subsystem has stopped running. When I restart it and
    reboot I get the message again that it has stopped. The only way I can clear
    this problem is to do a restore system to a good working date. This has been
    happening since the day I first put my laptop in service. I am able to print
    to PrimoPDF which I resorted to after being unable to install my printer. It
    looks like a lot of others running Vista are experiencing the same problem I
    have. Do you think SP1 will address this problem?



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  2. #2


    Boba & Ilinka Guest

    Re: Print spooler stops running

    Remove printer from registry than update vista, printer driver and adobe
    reader. If you print from adobe, print as an image.

    good lack

    Boba Vankufer

    "Kenny" <Kenny@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:15358F2A-351C-4A27-B9AD-1B94881ADD17@xxxxxx

    >I have a Gateway laptop running Vista Home Premium. I also have a Dell 4600
    > on which I have a Epson Stylus Color 600 installed. I can share this
    > printer
    > with another computer running Windows 98SE with no problem. When I try to
    > add
    > this printer and share it with laptop on my network I get the message
    > telling
    > me that the spooler subsystem has stopped running. When I restart it and
    > reboot I get the message again that it has stopped. The only way I can
    > clear
    > this problem is to do a restore system to a good working date. This has
    > been
    > happening since the day I first put my laptop in service. I am able to
    > print
    > to PrimoPDF which I resorted to after being unable to install my printer.
    > It
    > looks like a lot of others running Vista are experiencing the same problem
    > I
    > have. Do you think SP1 will address this problem?

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  3. #3


    joy Guest

    Re: Print spooler stops running

    I am sure this is a dumb question - but how do I remove a printer from the
    registry.

    "Boba & Ilinka" wrote:

    > Remove printer from registry than update vista, printer driver and adobe
    > reader. If you print from adobe, print as an image.
    >
    > good lack
    >
    > Boba Vankufer
    >
    > "Kenny" <Kenny@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    > news:15358F2A-351C-4A27-B9AD-1B94881ADD17@xxxxxx

    > >I have a Gateway laptop running Vista Home Premium. I also have a Dell 4600
    > > on which I have a Epson Stylus Color 600 installed. I can share this
    > > printer
    > > with another computer running Windows 98SE with no problem. When I try to
    > > add
    > > this printer and share it with laptop on my network I get the message
    > > telling
    > > me that the spooler subsystem has stopped running. When I restart it and
    > > reboot I get the message again that it has stopped. The only way I can
    > > clear
    > > this problem is to do a restore system to a good working date. This has
    > > been
    > > happening since the day I first put my laptop in service. I am able to
    > > print
    > > to PrimoPDF which I resorted to after being unable to install my printer.
    > > It
    > > looks like a lot of others running Vista are experiencing the same problem
    > > I
    > > have. Do you think SP1 will address this problem?
    >
    >

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  4. #4


    Alan Morris [MSFT] Guest

    Re: Print spooler stops running

    not dumb, it's the last step when all others fail.

    http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm

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

    This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

    "joy" <joy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    news:675BE49B-3399-4CB9-B36A-FBD3BE74B628@xxxxxx

    >I am sure this is a dumb question - but how do I remove a printer from the
    > registry.
    >
    > "Boba & Ilinka" wrote:
    >

    >> Remove printer from registry than update vista, printer driver and adobe
    >> reader. If you print from adobe, print as an image.
    >>
    >> good lack
    >>
    >> Boba Vankufer
    >>
    >> "Kenny" <Kenny@xxxxxx> wrote in message
    >> news:15358F2A-351C-4A27-B9AD-1B94881ADD17@xxxxxx

    >> >I have a Gateway laptop running Vista Home Premium. I also have a Dell
    >> >4600
    >> > on which I have a Epson Stylus Color 600 installed. I can share this
    >> > printer
    >> > with another computer running Windows 98SE with no problem. When I try
    >> > to
    >> > add
    >> > this printer and share it with laptop on my network I get the message
    >> > telling
    >> > me that the spooler subsystem has stopped running. When I restart it
    >> > and
    >> > reboot I get the message again that it has stopped. The only way I can
    >> > clear
    >> > this problem is to do a restore system to a good working date. This has
    >> > been
    >> > happening since the day I first put my laptop in service. I am able to
    >> > print
    >> > to PrimoPDF which I resorted to after being unable to install my
    >> > printer.
    >> > It
    >> > looks like a lot of others running Vista are experiencing the same
    >> > problem
    >> > I
    >> > have. Do you think SP1 will address this problem?
    >>
    >>


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