See:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;324757
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"andy05" <andy05@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2D6DF7BF-80F8-446A-8944-1500811CC14D@microsoft.com...
> I'm getting the meassage print spooler not running and spooler subsystem
> app
> has encountered a problem and needs to close. Any idea how to fix that?
>
> Thanks
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Further up that same page, Bruce wll explain how to use the CleanSpooler.
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>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Printing & Imaging
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>> "Timothy Daniels" <TDaniels@NoSpamDot.com> wrote in message
>> news:yrKdnTs5nK5NdKneRVn-qg@comcast.com...
>> > Cari - Do you know how to flush the printer spool file?
>> > The Brother tech rep said that I can't flush print jobs
>> > using the printer dialog box because the printer driver
>> > has already handed the job off to the spooler, and if
>> > the spooler doesn't understand the file, it will cause
>> > the printer to print dozens or hundreds of pages with
>> > just one line of gibberish.
>> >
>> > *TimDaniels*
>> >
>> > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>> >> See steps 15 thru 17 at:
>> >> http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
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>> >> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> >> Printing & Imaging
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>> >>
>> >> "Terry" <redmunds (remove this)@optonline.net> wrote in message
>> >> news:%23pZERYEwFHA.2232@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> >>>A while back I had a problem with my frequent pop ups on my Dell
>> >>>computer, went through tech support (in India), and the rep had change
>> >>>something. It worked fine since then, but I am now trying to add a
>> >>>Lexmark printer and download drivers, and I keep getting "Print
>> >>>Spooler
>> >>>Service not running". It will not let me download drivers. I'm using
>> >>>Windows XP.
>> >>> Please help!
>> >>>
>> >>
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