"Byte" <Byte@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Start Printer Spooler
> http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20Nine.htm
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> XP - WNP
> Today is the first day of the
> rest of your life.
>
>
> "bearman" wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm having a problem with my print spooler service. The exact message is:
>> "Operation could not be completed. The print spooler service is not
>> running." I Googled the message and tried some of the "fixes" to no
>> avail.
>> Some of them require me to reinstall the drivers to the printers but I
>> can't
>> do that because the printers are not available. I've gone into Admin
>> Tools
>> and then Services and tried to restart the spooler but that lasts about
>> two
>> seconds and then it stops.
>>
>> I'm using XPSP2 with up-to-date updates.
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>> --
>> Bearman
>> If it's got tits, tires, tubes, or transistors, it's trouble.
>>
>>
>>
>>

Thanks. I forgot to say in my OP that I had tried net start spooler and it
didn't work.

Bearman