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02-20-2007
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| Guest | Print Spooler - Vista Hello All, Recently installed Vista. Print Spooler is constantly failing. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, R |
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02-20-2007
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| Guest | Re: Print Spooler - Vista Did you disconnect/uninstall all the older printer drivers before upgrading? -- Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:87773854-07A1-4EEA-8DCE-3BA0443143FC@microsoft.com... > Hello All, > > Recently installed Vista. > Print Spooler is constantly failing. > > Any help would be appreciated. > Thanks, R |
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02-20-2007
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| Guest | Re: Print Spooler - Vista Yes, sorry should have mentioned, I formatted before installing Vista. "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: > Did you disconnect/uninstall all the older printer drivers before upgrading? > -- > Cari (MS-MVP) > Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging > http://www.coribright.com/windows > > "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:87773854-07A1-4EEA-8DCE-3BA0443143FC@microsoft.com... > > Hello All, > > > > Recently installed Vista. > > Print Spooler is constantly failing. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks, R > > |
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02-20-2007
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| Guest | RE: Print Spooler - Vista Should have mentioned as well that Vista Ultimate is the version that I'm running. Thanks, R "Rob" wrote: > Hello All, > > Recently installed Vista. > Print Spooler is constantly failing. > > Any help would be appreciated. > Thanks, R |
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02-20-2007
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| Guest | Re: Print Spooler - Vista Which make and model of printer? -- Cari (MS-MVP) Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:96F9B669-F555-4ED1-A980-93A4A2ECC0A9@microsoft.com... > Yes, sorry should have mentioned, I formatted before installing Vista. > |
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02-21-2007
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| Guest | Re: Print Spooler - Vista The print spooler service is failing, I haven't actually installed printer software yet. "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: > Which make and model of printer? > -- > Cari (MS-MVP) > Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging > http://www.coribright.com/windows > > "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:96F9B669-F555-4ED1-A980-93A4A2ECC0A9@microsoft.com... > > Yes, sorry should have mentioned, I formatted before installing Vista. > > > > |
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02-21-2007
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| Guest | Re: Print Spooler - Vista Did you install any software that installs a printer? Office has the document writer that it installs, Acrobat will install a printer. I am sure there are other applications. look in the registry for installed printers HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers and drivers HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\[PLATFORM]\Drivers\Version-3 -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:53C8FD9B-B0A5-47D8-8BDB-F55D4E046961@microsoft.com... > > The print spooler service is failing, I haven't actually installed printer > software yet. > > > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: > >> Which make and model of printer? >> -- >> Cari (MS-MVP) >> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging >> http://www.coribright.com/windows >> >> "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:96F9B669-F555-4ED1-A980-93A4A2ECC0A9@microsoft.com... >> > Yes, sorry should have mentioned, I formatted before installing Vista. >> > >> >> |
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02-22-2007
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| Guest | Re: Print Spooler - Vista Hello Allan, Turns out there was a print driver installed. Once removed, the print spooler service came back to normal. Thanks for advice. Rob "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote: > Did you install any software that installs a printer? Office has the > document writer that it installs, Acrobat will install a printer. I am > sure there are other applications. > > look in the registry for installed printers > HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers > > and drivers > HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\[PLATFORM]\Drivers\Version-3 > -- > Alan Morris > Windows Printing Team > Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > > "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:53C8FD9B-B0A5-47D8-8BDB-F55D4E046961@microsoft.com... > > > > The print spooler service is failing, I haven't actually installed printer > > software yet. > > > > > > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: > > > >> Which make and model of printer? > >> -- > >> Cari (MS-MVP) > >> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging > >> http://www.coribright.com/windows > >> > >> "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > >> news:96F9B669-F555-4ED1-A980-93A4A2ECC0A9@microsoft.com... > >> > Yes, sorry should have mentioned, I formatted before installing Vista. > >> > > >> > >> > > > |
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02-22-2007
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| Guest | Re: Print Spooler - Vista What was the driver name? -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5E22E9B1-0DDB-41B2-95DE-B05BF62ACFD3@microsoft.com... > Hello Allan, > Turns out there was a print driver installed. > Once removed, the print spooler service came back to normal. > Thanks for advice. > Rob > > "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote: > >> Did you install any software that installs a printer? Office has the >> document writer that it installs, Acrobat will install a printer. I am >> sure there are other applications. >> >> look in the registry for installed printers >> HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers >> >> and drivers >> HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\[PLATFORM]\Drivers\Version-3 >> -- >> Alan Morris >> Windows Printing Team >> Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no >> rights. >> >> "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:53C8FD9B-B0A5-47D8-8BDB-F55D4E046961@microsoft.com... >> > >> > The print spooler service is failing, I haven't actually installed >> > printer >> > software yet. >> > >> > >> > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote: >> > >> >> Which make and model of printer? >> >> -- >> >> Cari (MS-MVP) >> >> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging >> >> http://www.coribright.com/windows >> >> >> >> "Rob" <Rob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:96F9B669-F555-4ED1-A980-93A4A2ECC0A9@microsoft.com... >> >> > Yes, sorry should have mentioned, I formatted before installing >> >> > Vista. >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> |
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