No Printer Spooler

Posted: 12-20-2003, 12:32 AM
My printer stopped working. I went through all of the
Help and I ended up discovering that under "Services" I
do not have a "Printer Spooler." The file "spoolsv"
still exists but the service does not work. When I try
to reinstall the printer, I get the message "The RPC
server is unavailable."

Basically, I need to know how to get the Printer Spooler
to work. It is not listed in the Services.

Can anyone help?

btw My printer is a Lexmark Z52.


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Cari MS-MVP
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Re: No Printer Spooler
Posted: 12-20-2003, 05:59 AM
It's a Lexmark! That's a big enough problem in itself!

Follow Bruce Sanderson's instructions on how to COMPLETELY blitz all
remnants of the drivers and the Lexmark 'extras'. Disconnect the printer
FIRST.

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

After cleaning, reboot the printer. Download a new set of drivers from the
Lexmark website at www.lexmark.com.

Install the software. Do NOT connect the printer until the software tells
you to do so.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"HoundDawg" <hounddawg2006@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> My printer stopped working. I went through all of the
> Help and I ended up discovering that under "Services" I
> do not have a "Printer Spooler." The file "spoolsv"
> still exists but the service does not work. When I try
> to reinstall the printer, I get the message "The RPC
> server is unavailable."
>
> Basically, I need to know how to get the Printer Spooler
> to work. It is not listed in the Services.
>
> Can anyone help?
>
> btw My printer is a Lexmark Z52.
>
>

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Re: No Printer Spooler
Posted: 12-20-2003, 04:04 PM
I did exactly like that site told me to do, but I am
still not able to print. When I get to where it says to
key the commands "net stop spooler" and "net start
spooler", nothing happens. What do you suggest I do?

>-----Original Message-----
>It's a Lexmark! That's a big enough problem in itself!
>
>Follow Bruce Sanderson's instructions on how to
COMPLETELY blitz all
>remnants of the drivers and the Lexmark 'extras'.
Disconnect the printer
>FIRST.
>
>http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
>
>After cleaning, reboot the printer. Download a new set
of drivers from the
>Lexmark website at www.lexmark.com.
>
>Install the software. Do NOT connect the printer until
the software tells
>you to do so.
>
>Cari
>www.coribright.com
>
>"HoundDawg" <hounddawg2006@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:04da01c3c690$c2bca8c0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> My printer stopped working. I went through all of the
>> Help and I ended up discovering that under "Services" I
>> do not have a "Printer Spooler." The file "spoolsv"
>> still exists but the service does not work. When I try
>> to reinstall the printer, I get the message "The RPC
>> server is unavailable."
>>
>> Basically, I need to know how to get the Printer
Spooler
>> to work. It is not listed in the Services.
>>
>> Can anyone help?
>>
>> btw My printer is a Lexmark Z52.
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>
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Re: No Printer Spooler
Posted: 12-20-2003, 06:09 PM
Is there an error message in the Event Viewer that might give some clue as
to what is happening when you try to start the print spooler and it appears
it doesn't start?

Cari
www.coribright.com

"HoundDawg" <hounddawg2006@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I did exactly like that site told me to do, but I am
> still not able to print. When I get to where it says to
> key the commands "net stop spooler" and "net start
> spooler", nothing happens. What do you suggest I do?
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>It's a Lexmark! That's a big enough problem in itself!
>>
>>Follow Bruce Sanderson's instructions on how to
> COMPLETELY blitz all
>>remnants of the drivers and the Lexmark 'extras'.
> Disconnect the printer
>>FIRST.
>>
>>http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
>>
>>After cleaning, reboot the printer. Download a new set
> of drivers from the
>>Lexmark website at www.lexmark.com.
>>
>>Install the software. Do NOT connect the printer until
> the software tells
>>you to do so.
>>
>>Cari
>>www.coribright.com
>>
>>"HoundDawg" <hounddawg2006@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:04da01c3c690$c2bca8c0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>> My printer stopped working. I went through all of the
>>> Help and I ended up discovering that under "Services" I
>>> do not have a "Printer Spooler." The file "spoolsv"
>>> still exists but the service does not work. When I try
>>> to reinstall the printer, I get the message "The RPC
>>> server is unavailable."
>>>
>>> Basically, I need to know how to get the Printer
> Spooler
>>> to work. It is not listed in the Services.
>>>
>>> Can anyone help?
>>>
>>> btw My printer is a Lexmark Z52.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>

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Re: No Printer Spooler
Posted: 12-20-2003, 07:33 PM
if i go to the command prompt and enter net start
spooler... i get the following message: The service name
is invalid.

If i go to Run and enter the same thing... I can see a
quick flash on the screen and it disappears.

That is all that happens..

>-----Original Message-----
>Is there an error message in the Event Viewer that might
give some clue as
>to what is happening when you try to start the print
spooler and it appears
>it doesn't start?
>
>Cari
>www.coribright.com
>
>"HoundDawg" <hounddawg2006@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:02b301c3c712$f63f2ce0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>>I did exactly like that site told me to do, but I am
>> still not able to print. When I get to where it says
to
>> key the commands "net stop spooler" and "net start
>> spooler", nothing happens. What do you suggest I do?
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>It's a Lexmark! That's a big enough problem in itself!
>>>
>>>Follow Bruce Sanderson's instructions on how to
>> COMPLETELY blitz all
>>>remnants of the drivers and the Lexmark 'extras'.
>> Disconnect the printer
>>>FIRST.
>>>
>>>http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
>>>
>>>After cleaning, reboot the printer. Download a new set
>> of drivers from the
>>>Lexmark website at www.lexmark.com.
>>>
>>>Install the software. Do NOT connect the printer until
>> the software tells
>>>you to do so.
>>>
>>>Cari
>>>www.coribright.com
>>>
>>>"HoundDawg" <hounddawg2006@hotmail.com> wrote in
message
>>>news:04da01c3c690$c2bca8c0$a301280a@phx.gbl.. .
>>>> My printer stopped working. I went through all of
the
>>>> Help and I ended up discovering that
under "Services" I
>>>> do not have a "Printer Spooler." The file "spoolsv"
>>>> still exists but the service does not work. When I
try
>>>> to reinstall the printer, I get the message "The RPC
>>>> server is unavailable."
>>>>
>>>> Basically, I need to know how to get the Printer
>> Spooler
>>>> to work. It is not listed in the Services.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone help?
>>>>
>>>> btw My printer is a Lexmark Z52.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>.
>
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