Your about to print an important document that you need for work or school and as you hit that print button, a windows error that says "Operation could not be completed. The print spooler service is not running". What to do now? Well here are a couple tricks that will fix printer problem.
Steps to Fix Printer Spooler Error:
Step 1: Click on Start then click on Run. In the dialog box type services.msc and click OK, this will bring the services window up. Scroll down to print spooler, of course just turning it on wont fix it but we do want to make sure that the start up type set to automatic. double click on the Print Spooler Service and set start up type to Automatic, then click OK.
Step 2: Restart the machine. Then once the machine is back up reinstall the software that came with the printer. If you don't have it you can always go to the vendors website and download it.
Step 3: If that doesn't fix the printer spooler problem we are going to want to completely uninstall all the software for the printer and reinstall it. So click on Start then Run type Control Panel in the dialog box and click OK. Click on add remove programs and uninstall the software for the printer.
Then check Under the Printer and Fax to see if it was uninstalled. If not then just delete it. Printer and Fax is in the Control Panel. Once it is completely uninstalled reinstall the software for the printer.
Step 4: Then check Under the Printer and Fax to see if it was uninstalled. If not then just delete it. Printer and Fax is in the Control Panel.
Read more: eHow.com
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Fix Printer Spooler Error
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