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Title: Help with printer!!!!
Post by: Madrocker on January 10, 2008, 15:02:19 PM
Trying to add a printer on Xp and get an error saying "Could not complete operation, Spool service not running",
there was a virus on the pc a while ago witch knocked it out apparently and its not worked since.

Any Ideas???

Cheers Dave.
Title: Re:Help with printer!!!!
Post by: Beaker on January 10, 2008, 15:17:19 PM
starte menu>run
type in services.msc

then look for "print spooler" in the right hand window

Right click and select properties

in the middle box change labled "Startup Type" from "disabled" to "Automatic"

The press the "Start" options, and then click "OK"
Title: Re:Help with printer!!!!
Post by: Eggtastico on January 10, 2008, 15:35:44 PM
printer spool aint running in services.
Title: Re:Help with printer!!!!
Post by: Madrocker on January 10, 2008, 15:44:10 PM
Cheers guys, Ill try that.
Title: Re:Help with printer!!!!
Post by: Madrocker on January 10, 2008, 17:06:49 PM
Tried that and it comes up with this:

(http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/3803/f**kupyb2.th.jpg) (http://img175.imageshack.us/my.php?image=f**kupyb2.jpg)
Title: Help with printer!!!!
Post by: Cheule on January 10, 2008, 17:10:44 PM
Looks like spoolsrv.exe or one of the associated files is missing.
Title: Help with printer!!!!
Post by: Beaker on January 10, 2008, 17:12:17 PM
Quote from: CheuleLooks like spoolsrv.exe or one of the associated files is missing.

what he said.
Title: Re:Help with printer!!!!
Post by: Madrocker on January 10, 2008, 17:12:27 PM
Any recomended course of action?
Title: Re:Help with printer!!!!
Post by: Beaker on January 10, 2008, 17:15:21 PM
Quote from: MadrockerAny recomended course of action?

copy it off another PC into the directory. I would give it you, but im on XP64 so it wont work on your version of XP.
Title: Re:Help with printer!!!!
Post by: Madrocker on January 10, 2008, 17:42:35 PM
Cheers Beaker, all is well again.  :nana: