ERROR!!! "Spooler Subsystem App Stopped Working And Was Closed"

[christis73]

"christis73" - I have a Windows Vista Home Premium Computer and I use my
computer for printing pictures ALL DAY, EVERYDAY! (I'm a mom of 3 little
angels)
Well now I'm getting "SPOOLER SUBSYSTEM APP STOPPED WORKING AND WAS CLOSED"
-WHAT??- It also says "microsoft visual C++ Runtime Library" AND "Program
C:/windows/system32/spoolsv.exe" Can anyone out there help me fix this or
have any advice on how to fix this because Christmas is here and I know that
I'll be taking over 100 pictures of the family. Thanks, Christi

 

[Alan Morris [MSFT]]

Restart the Print Spooler service

What type of printer do you have? I've seen the runtime error with some HP
drivers trying to do something in the wrong session context.

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Windows Printing Team
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[Charles Blackburn]

well unfortunately, i have the same problem... it's only just started
happening after I installed an MS update today (12/27/07)...

the print spooler keeps trying to restart and then bumming out with the same
error message (c++ runtime error in spoolsv.exe)...

Here is a copy from the logs

Log Name: System
Source: Service Control Manager
Date: 12/27/2007 18:15:08
Event ID: 7034
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: SuperLappy
Description:
The Print Spooler service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 3
time(s).
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Service Control Manager"
Guid="{555908D1-A6D7-4695-8E1E-26931D2012F4}" EventSourceName="Service
Control Manager" />
<EventID Qualifiers="49152">7034</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2007-12-27T23:15:08.000Z" />
<EventRecordID>11759</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>SuperLappy</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="param1">Print Spooler</Data>
<Data Name="param2">3</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

The funny thing.... the only printer I have is a network printer that I use
at work (via WiFI) and that's very rare.