Guest LouG86 Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 When I try to install a printer i get the following error message "operation could not be completed". When i go to file and check server properties i get the following error message "Server properties cannot be viewed. The print spooler service is not running". I've tried a few things such as cleaning up the printer drivers but it hasn't helped. After reading advice on here I went to Start, Run and typed in Services.MSC and checked the Spooler Service. The status is stopped. But when i try and start it i get the following error message "Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified" This is very frustrating...does anyone know how i can fix this problem? Thanks in advance
Guest ju.c Posted August 5, 2007 Posted August 5, 2007 RE: Printer Spooler Issue's I am not sure if this will fix your problem but it could. 1. Search for "spoolsv.exe" It should be here: "C:\WINDOWS\system32 \spoolsv.exe" 2. If not found, search for it online or I can upload it for you. 3. Probably in the Registry. Copy between the lines and paste into Notepad. Save- as Spool.reg ==================================================== Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler] "DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,50,00,43,00,53,00,53,00,00,00,00,00 "Description"="Loads files to memory for later printing." "DisplayName"="Print Spooler" "ErrorControl"=dword:00000001 "FailureActions"=hex:80,51,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,e8,47,0c,\ 00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 "Group"="SpoolerGroup" "ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\ 74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\ 00,70,00,6f,00,6f,00,6c,00,73,00,76,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,00,00 "ObjectName"="LocalSystem" "Start"=dword:00000002 "Type"=dword:00000110 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler\Parameters] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler\Performance] "Close"="PerfClose" "Collect"="PerfCollect" "Collect Timeout"=dword:000007d0 "Library"="winspool.drv" "Object List"="1450" "Open"="PerfOpen" "Open Timeout"=dword:00000fa0 "WbemAdapFileSignature"=hex:77,7e,b2,9d,01,35,d8,1a,d9,82,8a,2b,05,44,34,96 "WbemAdapFileTime"=hex:20,c7,c3,a2,ee,7f,c4,01 "WbemAdapFileSize"=dword:00023c00 "WbemAdapStatus"=dword:00000000 "Disable Performance Counters"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler\Security] "Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\ 00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\ 00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\ 05,0b,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,9d,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\ 23,02,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,20,\ 02,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,\ 00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler\Enum] "0"="Root\\LEGACY_SPOOLER\\0000" "Count"=dword:00000001 "NextInstance"=dword:00000001 ==================================================== 4. Right-click or double-click Spool.reg then reboot. 5. Fixed? Hope so. Good luck! -- Help me help others, ju.c. "LouG86" wrote: > When I try to install a printer i get the following error message "operation > could not be completed". > > When i go to file and check server properties i get the following error > message "Server properties cannot be viewed. The print spooler service is not > running". > > I've tried a few things such as cleaning up the printer drivers but it > hasn't helped. > > After reading advice on here I went to Start, Run and typed in Services.MSC > and checked the Spooler Service. > The status is stopped. But when i try and start it i get the following error > message "Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified" > > This is very frustrating...does anyone know how i can fix this problem? > > Thanks in advance
Guest LouG86 Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 RE: Printer Spooler Issue's I've still got this problem. I did what you suggested I should and it hasn't fixed it. A friend has tried to send me the spoolsv.exe file but it never works as windows see's it as being an unsafe file and blocks it. Very Stumped. "ju.c" wrote: > I am not sure if this will fix your problem but it could. > > 1. Search for "spoolsv.exe" It should be here: "C:\WINDOWS\system32 > \spoolsv.exe" > 2. If not found, search for it online or I can upload it for you. > 3. Probably in the Registry. Copy between the lines and paste into Notepad. > Save- > as Spool.reg > ==================================================== > Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 > > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler] > "DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,50,00,43,00,53,00,53,00,00,00,00,00 > "Description"="Loads files to memory for later printing." > "DisplayName"="Print Spooler" > "ErrorControl"=dword:00000001 > "FailureActions"=hex:80,51,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,e8,47,0c,\ > 00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00 > "Group"="SpoolerGroup" > "ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\ > 74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\ > 00,70,00,6f,00,6f,00,6c,00,73,00,76,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,00,00 > "ObjectName"="LocalSystem" > "Start"=dword:00000002 > "Type"=dword:00000110 > > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler\Parameters] > > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler\Performance] > "Close"="PerfClose" > "Collect"="PerfCollect" > "Collect Timeout"=dword:000007d0 > "Library"="winspool.drv" > "Object List"="1450" > "Open"="PerfOpen" > "Open Timeout"=dword:00000fa0 > "WbemAdapFileSignature"=hex:77,7e,b2,9d,01,35,d8,1a,d9,82,8a,2b,05,44,34,96 > "WbemAdapFileTime"=hex:20,c7,c3,a2,ee,7f,c4,01 > "WbemAdapFileSize"=dword:00023c00 > "WbemAdapStatus"=dword:00000000 > "Disable Performance Counters"=dword:00000000 > > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler\Security] > "Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\ > 00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\ > 00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\ > 05,0b,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,9d,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\ > 23,02,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,20,\ > 02,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,\ > 00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00 > > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler\Enum] > "0"="Root\\LEGACY_SPOOLER\\0000" > "Count"=dword:00000001 > "NextInstance"=dword:00000001 > ==================================================== > 4. Right-click or double-click Spool.reg then reboot. > 5. Fixed? Hope so. Good luck! > > -- > Help me help others, ju.c. > > > "LouG86" wrote: > > > When I try to install a printer i get the following error message "operation > > could not be completed". > > > > When i go to file and check server properties i get the following error > > message "Server properties cannot be viewed. The print spooler service is not > > running". > > > > I've tried a few things such as cleaning up the printer drivers but it > > hasn't helped. > > > > After reading advice on here I went to Start, Run and typed in Services.MSC > > and checked the Spooler Service. > > The status is stopped. But when i try and start it i get the following error > > message "Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified" > > > > This is very frustrating...does anyone know how i can fix this problem? > > > > Thanks in advance
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