Printer spooler service

printer spooler service stop on windows 7 starter and when i start the service it stop again ????????

Clear Printer Spooler Files and Enable the Spooler Service
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1. Click Start, type "Services.msc" (without the quotation marks) in the Search box and press Enter.
2. Double-click "Printer Spooler" in the Services list.
3. Click Stop and click OK.
4. Click Start, type "%WINDIR%\system32\spool\printers" in the Start Search box and press Enter, delete all files in this folder.
5. Click Start, type "Services.msc" (without the quotation marks) in the Start Search box and press Enter.
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
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Printer Spooler Services Not Working

hi,
print spooler automatic stopped working in windows 7(64 Bit) after restart the machine its working but again stopped.
Kindly what action need to be taken
Mukesh Parab

1. Start with troubleshooting procedures described here
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/troubleshoot-printer-problems
2. I have found the following procedure in the archives
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2128723/solved-answer-solve-problem-print-spooler-service-stopping-automatically.html
3. IMHO nothing starts from itself. We have no information on optional driver updates (which may bring wrong driver - then reinstall driver from printer vendor), change of configuration (any that may influence for example service dependences) or install
of application(s).
4. If nothing helps, then use Process Monitor from Sysinternals for detailed analysis.
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We have 7 computers on a local network 3 of them have local printers 2 and are brand new Vista equiped. we shared the local printers on the vista machines but they are unaccessable from one vista to the other... it works from an XP to a Vista, but not from a Vista to a Vista.... go figure.... When we try to add the printers, the error message that we get is: "windows cannot connect to the printer. the local print spooler service is not running. please restart the spooler or restart the machine."
I would appreciate any help...
Thank you

This worked for me. GP
Problem : error 1075 and Local print spooler service is not running.
problem description : I have a Lexmark x4270 all in one. I installed the driver for it in my new laptop running Vista. Turns out the driver is not for Vista but XP. I uninstalled the XP driver and downloaded a Vista driver from Lexmark. When I try to run the printer software I get a message "Local print spooler service is not running. Please restart the spooler or restart the machine." I tried all of that. I have looked this problem up on the web and it is quite common with Vista. Many of the "solutions" say it is a problem with an incomplete removal of the incorrect printer driver and they show how to correct in the registry. I am not comfortable tinkering with the registry and thought I'd consult with you first.
I tried "everything" I could to fix the problem of getting "error 1075" fixed in my HP laptop running Vista. HP came up with simple solution below. The regedit part is what fixed mine. I did not need the safe mode part. I think Lexmark should add the solution to your knowledge base.
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From HP: Please perform the below given steps in safe mode to resolve the issue.
Reboot your notebook and press F8. The system will show some booting options select safe mode.
Note: Starting computer in safe mode may take some time.
Uninstall the printer using Programs and Features from the control panel of your notebook.
Uninstalling any software from Control Panel :
1. Click on Vista (start) button
2. Click on control panel
3. Double click on Programs and Features
4. Click on YOUR Lexmark Printer and click on remove.
Download and reinstall the printer software using the below given link :
http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/downloads.cgi?ccs=229:1:0:438:0:0&searchLang=en&os_group=Windows%20Vista&target=
NOTE: Clicking the link may give an error indicating it is invalid.
Copy and paste the entire link in a new browser window.
After the installation of drivers, restart the notebook into normal mode. Now plese check with printing any document. If the still persists then perform the below given steps :
Click on Vista (Start) button, and type Regedit.exe in search bar
Navigate to the following branch
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ Spooler
In the right-pane, double-click the DependOnService value
Delete the existing data, and then type RPCSS
Close Regedit.exe
Restart the computer.
This should resolve the issue.
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Print Spooler Service Stop Automaticlly

hi
I have 8 Client
I installed one canon printer on pc8 and shared it and other client used it , and everthing was ok.
last day one of on one of my client automaticlly stop print spooler services
and today all of them has the same problem
evey 7pc's print spooler's service stop automaticlly
and we have to satrt it manual.
and other problem is in my office program such as word excel in the printer list show no printer, but actually 2 printer installed
and we can't add other printer
client windows: windows 7 ultimate
i scan my network with microsoft essential , kaspe, symantec,avira but no virus found
please help me to fix this problem
P.Kahani Network Specialist

Hi,
Firstly please make sure your print spooler service startup type is correct:
To check as below steps:
1. Click on Start and then type Services.msc
in search box then hit Enter.
2. Find “Print spooler” service and then double click on it.
3. You will see a “Stop” button, stop the service for while, set it's
Startup type as "Automatic".
4. Go to “Recovery" Tab. Change “First Failure” & “Second Failure” value as below:
◾Change the value of “First Failure” to “Restart the Service”
◾Change the value of “Second Failure” to “Restart the Service”
5. Under Dependencies tab, make sure the RPC Service
is the dependencies of the “print spooler”.
6. Then Leave it until next step is complete
7. Delete all the print job from this path “c:\windows\system32\spool\PRINTERS”
◾Delete all the files under this following path (make it clean)
◾c:\windows\system32\spool\PRINTERS
8. Now start the Print Spooler service.
◾Come again “print spooler” Configuration page and click on “Start” Button.
9. click OK and restart the computer to check the result.
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Print spooler service in windows 7

i have windows 7 pro on laptop connected on domain.print spooler keeps stopping all the time even if i manuaaly start it. it seems that rpc service too is stopping. here is some info from the event log i collected:
Faulting application name: spoolsv.exe, version: 6.1.7600.16385, time stamp: 0x4a5bced7
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000
Faulting process id: 0x12f0
Faulting application start time: 0x01cb403ac3076db3
Faulting application path: C:\windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: 10cc5def-ac2e-11df-b26e-705ab68ad603
can anyone help about this before the need to format the system comes

A detailed description of the Data Execution Prevention (DEP) feature in Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005, and Windows
Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875352/en-us
if the issue still persist, you can refer to the following steps to troubleshoot this issue.
First, let’s make sure that the Print Spooler service is only dependent on the RPC service and HTTP.
To do this, follow these steps:
1.Click Start , type regedit in the Search box, and then press ENTER.
2.Right-click Computer, click Export, Save a backup file on your desktop.
NOTE: If an unexpected issue be encountered after modifying registry, please double click the backup file to restore registry.
a. Locate and then click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler
b. In the details pane, if the DependOnService value shows values of RPCSS, HTTP and other key, right-click DependOnService, and then click Modify.
c. In the Value data box, delete other key, and then click OK.
3. Exit Registry Editor.
NOTE: If the HTTP cannot be found, it is normal, please continue to take following suggestions.
Then, let’s take the following suggestions to troubleshoot this issue.
Before trying the following Steps, please disconnected the Printer from the computer.
Step 1:
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Click "Start", type "regedit" in Research Bare and press "Enter". Browse to the following registry key by clicking the PLUS (+) sign:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers
Click the PLUS (+) sign to expand Printers key. All current printers installed on your computer are listed there. Please right click each subkey
in it on the left pane and click "Delete".
Step 2:
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Browse to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NTx86\Drivers\Version-3
If its 64 bit edition need to Check Windows NTx64 folder and follow the Below step.
Click the PLUS (+) sign to expand "Version-3". All printer drivers which have been installed on your computer will be listed there. Please right
click each subkey in it on the left pane and click "Delete".
Step 3:
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Locate and then expand the following registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors
View the list of subkeys. There should only be the following subkeys for the default print monitors:
BJ Language Monitor
Local Port
PJL Language Monitor
Standard TCP/IP Port
USB Monitor
If there are any subkeys other than the subkeys that are listed above has to be deleted. To do this, right-click each subkey that is not on the
list, and then click Delete. Click Yes when you are prompted to confirm the deletion.
Step 4:
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Restart your computer and start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard.
Go to safe mode.
Open "My Computer" and browse to the folder:
Go to the Following folder
(i) C:\Windows\System32\spool\prtprocs\w32x86
(ii) C:\Windows\System32\Spool\Printers
(iii) C:\Windows\System32\Spool\Drivers\w32x86
If its 64 bit edition Need to check the x64 folder in all the location above mention.
And then delete all the files and the folders in the following 3 folders.
Check Whether the Spooler services is Working Properly.
Step 5:
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Try to Install the Printer Drivers and Application.

How do I start or fix the print spooling servic e??

My Printer is an H P psc750-== and the only message I get when trying to start the Printer is the Print spooling is not working!
Just what is the spooling service and what do I do to get it woking again?? using Windows XP

The print spooler is where the print jobs go as a queue. You can start this by going to the Contorl Panel>administrative tools> services> then look for print spooler on the list when you click it then you would need to put it in automatic if its off. After that save it by clicking ok and check if it works.
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SplWOW64 Service APP Crash when Print Spooling from a 32bit Application

Wanted to throw out an informational post to hopefully save some people some time!
The issue that I encountered is related to users running Windows 7 64-bit trying to print from a 32-bit application.
This started as what I thought was a QuickBooks issue and after too many hours of debugging came back to an error with the splWOW64 Spool Service.
If you are in Firefox you will get an "Error encountered while printing" or in QuickBooks you will get about 5 different Cannot Connect to Printer Errors. You can view the error in the Event Viewer from Administrator Tools. The error is an APP CRASH
related to the sqlWOW64 Service.
To fix this error you will need to Manually Restart the Print Spooling Service from Services. To get there go:
Start->Right Click on Computer-> Manage
After you have restarted the service (or you can restart the computer) go to your Devices and Printers accessible from the Start Menu. Follow these steps to disable Spooling:
Right Click on the Printer and Select Printer Properties
Select the Advanced Tab
Click the Radio Button next to "Print Directly to Printer" instead of the top option to spool.
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From the Devices and Printers:
Add a Printer
Add a Local Printer
Create New Port -> Select TCP/IP
Enter in the IP Configuration
When it asks you to Select a printer hit Windows Update to Update the Printer Drivers
After this is complete Select your printer.
When Prompted use the Replace driver option
Make sure the Settings for the printer are the same as listed above
Hopefully this will save some troubleshooting time and Microsoft can get 32 bit print spooling fixed!

If you have an older HP printer, there is a QFE for splwow64.exe. You can determine which file is causing the process corruption as well if you wanted to narrow this down further. I assume you already picked up the QuickBooks fix for this issue
as stated in this post
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splwow64 QFE
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/979681
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How to monitor Print Spool folder in Business Objects XI R2 - Crystal report

Hi Guru's
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Greetings,
I have a nice and cheap F4280 connected to my computer via USB. My computer is running Windows XP SP3 (downgraded from Vista, had the same problem with Vista as well). I can print fine from my printer, but whenever I try to print from a laptop over the wireless network, the print spooler on my computer crashes and the F4280 doesn't do anything.
I downloaded a Microsoft tool to restart the print spooler, but when I resend the document to the printer over the netword, the spooler drashes again.
I've downloaded all the latest drivers, and attempted to run the critical patch, but an error message said I was already up to date and didn't need to install it.
Does anyone have any ideas?

Resolution/Fix:
You first need to clear out your print queue to prevent the print spooler from crashing again.
On the computer designated as the server do the following:
Stop the printer spool service by right clicking on your My Computer icon and selecting "Manage"
Expand "Services and Applications" and the click on services
Browse through the list of services and find "Printer Spooler".
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You should see some files in this directory with a .SHD file extension or a .SPL extension you will want to delete these. In some cases you may see other files in this directory as well, and in general it is safe to delete them. Files besides the .SHD and .SPL should be backed up before you delete them to be safe.
You may either reboot the computer or Start the "Print Spooler" service manually.
Once your print spool is clear you can now proceed with the following on the server computer:
Click on Start then control panel, and then Printer and Faxes
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OfficeJet Pro L7780 - Have to Restart Print Spooler every job I print (Windows 7 32-bit)

I have an OfficeJet Pro L7780 that shows as offline in Devices and Printers constantly. I discovered if I queue up print jobs to it and then restart the print spooler all of the jobs will come out perfectly then the printer will instantly go offline. Here is what I've done for troubleshooting already:
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Same printer, same problem, same remediation by restarting Printer Spooler service. Only difference is OS is Win 7 Ultimate 64-bit.
FYI- I'm using my L7780 via a wifi connection using WPA2 security and a static IP and network RAW printing to port 9100. The printer always appears available via network pings but not to the print spooler. As such, printer is always "grayed out" and disabled but will accept jobs into its queue.
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Hi,
o to Start / Run and type in "services.msc" without quotation marks, then press Enter or click OK.
In the window that opens (Services) look for "Print Spooler" on the right
Right-click "Print Spooler" and select "Properties".
Click on the "Recovery" tab and change all 3 drop-down boxes to "Restart The Service".
Make sure the 2 text boxes underneath say "1" in them.
Click Ok until you are back at the Services window, close it and you're good to go.
Go back into the properties of the "Print Spooler" tab and be sure to click Start to restart the Print Spooler service and it will restart the service immediately.
The Print spooler depends on the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service. Is this service disabled? Go to services.msc look for RPC. Check state: Automatic
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Windows 8 stops printer spooler in vista pc

My AIO HP F4280 printer spooler service in my Windows Vista PC stops when I send a print job via wireless from my Windows 8 laptop PC. I downloaded and installed the Windows 8 software for the F4280 and if the printer is connected to the Windows 8 PC, prints from the Windows 8 PC, as well as prints sent via wireless from the Vista PC, are done with no issues.
Going back to wireless from the Win 8 to the Vista continues to stop the spooler service.
All known updates for both PCs have been installed.

Hello Campersteve. Please refer to this Microsoft forum for troubleshooting on this issue: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-hardware/print-spooler-keeps-stopping-win...
The forum contains great troubleshooting steps that could resolve the issue. Let me know if this assists you or not. I'm only here to help!
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