Error: Print Spooler Not Running. Net Start says it is.

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I have a printer on one machine that I have been accessing from
another computer using a wireless router. For some reason, this has
stooped working. The printer appears in the remote computer's network
places but it cannot be found to add it. If I try to do anything with
this printer on the remote computer, I get the message "print spooler
not running." Yet, I did net start spooler and the command "net start"
shows that it is running. So which is lying, net start or the printing
menu that says I can't look at this printer's properties because the
print spooler is not running. I can't connect to it, even though the
remote system seems able to see it some places, but not in the add
printer dialog. This is becoming critical. Thanks for any advice. I
searched the KB but it seems to say that I can just start the spooler.
Doing what it says, however, does not fix this problem.
 
I have a printer on one machine that I have been accessing from
another computer using a wireless router. For some reason, this has
stooped working. The printer appears in the remote computer's network
places but it cannot be found to add it. If I try to do anything with
this printer on the remote computer, I get the message "print spooler
not running." Yet, I did net start spooler and the command "net start"
shows that it is running. So which is lying, net start or the printing
menu that says I can't look at this printer's properties because the
print spooler is not running. I can't connect to it, even though the
remote system seems able to see it some places, but not in the add
printer dialog. This is becoming critical. Thanks for any advice. I
searched the KB but it seems to say that I can just start the spooler.
Doing what it says, however, does not fix this problem.
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Make sure the printer is on, and shared, on the host computer.

On the other PC, Click Start, Settings, Printers and Faxes, delete the old network printer,
double-click "Add Printer", and use the Add Printer Wizard to install a new network printer.
 
Unk said:
Make sure the printer is on, and shared, on the host computer.

On the other PC, Click Start, Settings, Printers and Faxes, delete the old network printer,
double-click "Add Printer", and use the Add Printer Wizard to install a new network printer.
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Thanks. I tried this but Windows can't find the printer when I try to
add it. It only seems to find the MS Network. Now what?

Ken
 
Thanks. I tried this but Windows can't find the printer when I try to
add it. It only seems to find the MS Network. Now what?

Ken
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Did you click the MS Network to view all that's attached to it?
 
Unk said:
Did you click the MS Network to view all that's attached to it?
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Yes. It knows about a local printer that is directly connected to the
remote PC but I don't want to share that one. It doesn't show anything
else.

Ken
 
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