Dropped Printers

[Guest]

Windows XP Pro running on a Dell Inspiron--Sometimes, way to often, my
printers become disabled for no apparent reason and the printer control panel
will not open. If I reboot 5 or 6 times the printer control panel will work
and windows has made copies of exsisting printers that function, but the
originally installed printers are disabled (greyed out). This happens with
printers directly connected to the computer and network printers. Any ideas
will be apprecitated

Thank you
Steve

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Print Spooler appears to be stopping.
http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article Nine.htm