printer problem after sp3

[Guest G2lenn]

I have 3 machines on a network, 2 XP and 1 Vista.

 

XP sp3 was installed on the 2 machines both machines printed no problem

before sp3, now only one will print to my Brother HL 2040 connected to the

Vista machine (Vista machine still prints). Nothing else has been changed

except the addition of sp3. I've checked the usual firewall settings and

printer

settings. All of my other shared files are still accessible.

 

If I try to add a printer I receive the message "print spooler is not

running".

 

Any ideas?

[Guest Miles]

RE: printer problem after sp3

 

Start > Run, type "services.msc"

 

Find the Print Spooler service and make sure it's running. If not, right

click and say "start."

 

Give that a try...

 

 

"G2lenn" wrote:

> I have 3 machines on a network, 2 XP and 1 Vista.

>

> XP sp3 was installed on the 2 machines both machines printed no problem

> before sp3, now only one will print to my Brother HL 2040 connected to the

> Vista machine (Vista machine still prints). Nothing else has been changed

> except the addition of sp3. I've checked the usual firewall settings and

> printer

> settings. All of my other shared files are still accessible.

>

> If I try to add a printer I receive the message "print spooler is not

> running".

>

> Any ideas?

>

[Guest G2lenn]

Re: printer problem after sp3

 

 

Thanks,

 

I figured out that somehow my print spooler has disappeared, nothing to do

with the sp3 upgrade I'm sure. I guess I'll have to run the xp repair

console.

 

I only print from this machine on rare occasions anyway.

 

 

"Miles" <Miles@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:488DB1DE-C966-4EBC-BC74-A06023BD0BA0@microsoft.com...

> Start > Run, type "services.msc"

>

> Find the Print Spooler service and make sure it's running. If not, right

> click and say "start."

>

> Give that a try...

>

>

> "G2lenn" wrote:

>

>> I have 3 machines on a network, 2 XP and 1 Vista.

>>

>> XP sp3 was installed on the 2 machines both machines printed no problem

>> before sp3, now only one will print to my Brother HL 2040 connected to

>> the

>> Vista machine (Vista machine still prints). Nothing else has been changed

>> except the addition of sp3. I've checked the usual firewall settings and

>> printer

>> settings. All of my other shared files are still accessible.

>>

>> If I try to add a printer I receive the message "print spooler is not

>> running".

>>

>> Any ideas?

>>