Re: printer spooler

Posted: 07-12-2003, 02:26 PM
On Sun, 6 Jul 2003 00:03:29 -0700, "ralph rogers"
<rbr@alumni.utexas.net> wrote:
>Tonight I am unable to print. When I went to the printers
>and faxes part of control pannels I found 2 copies of my
>printer. When I attempted to delete a printer I received
>the error message "Operation cannot be completed. Print
>spooler is not running." I started the print spooler in
>the administrative portion of the control pannels, and it
>indicates that the spooler is nunning. I attempt to delete
>a printer and I again get the error message. I go back to
>the Administrative window and the spooler is not running.
>
>How do I fix this.
I would clear out any temp files in c:\Windows\System32\Spool
and also reinstall your printer drivers again.

Peter Hutchison
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http://www.pcguru.plus.com/
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