Print spooler issues with windows 8

printer stopped when i switched to windows 8.
error message telling me print spooler is not functioning
unable to get it to function...every probram indicates that printer is working properly, yet it shows that I have no printer installed and my printer cannot be found or activated no matter what I do.
Joseph J Grech

Hi,
If updating the printer driver cannot fix the issue, please also try the following steps:
Clear Printer Spooler Files and Enable the Spooler Service
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1. Run "Services.msc" (without the quotation marks).
2. Double-click "Printer Spooler" in the Services list.
3. Click Stop and click OK.
4. Navigate to "%WINDIR%\system32\spool\printers", delete all files in this folder.
5. Run "Services.msc" (without the quotation marks).
6. Double-click "Printer Spooler" in the Services list.
7. Click on Start. In the Startup Type list, make sure that "Automatic" is selected and click OK.
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Arthur Li
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