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.

Start Printer Spooler
http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20Nine.htm
--
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.
>
>
>
>

"Byte" <Byte@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1D421A62-CF82-4A53-9269-4C91F69B223E@microsoft.com...
> Start Printer Spooler
> http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article%20Nine.htm
> --
> 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

"bearman" <noyb@home.com> wrote in message
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>
> 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.
>
>
>

I fixed my problem by uninstalling and reinstalling the printer drivers and
not using the Add Printer program. Also uninstalled and reinstalled my
scanner drivers.

Thanks to Byte for his response and to any others who were considering
answering.

Bearman