Print spooler problems

[Guest]

I had to have a new motherboard and CPU installed. Now I can no longer print.
In Control Panel | Printers I have no printers listed (I used to). I click
Add Printer and get:

Operation could not be completed the print spooler service is not running.

So I try to start the service and get:

Could not start the Print Spooler service on Local Computer. Error 1068: The
dependancy service or group failed to start.

Now what?

Jon

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Ah, another Lexmark owner (or a Dell which is a re-badged Lexmark).... the
solution is to remove the dependency. See Steps 15-17 at
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm

 

[Guest]

Ah, you nailed it. I have a Lexmark printer I don't use much and a Samsung I
use all the time. When I saw the Lexmark service was disabled, I figured that
was what the spooler service was depending on, so I re-enabled it and made it
start automatically. Now my printers show and my documents print.

Why the change in motherboard disabled the Lexmark service, I don't know.
But now it works.

Thanks.
Jon