Print Spooler Will Not Keep Running

[Guest]

Looks like I have a similar problem to a number of other people. Since an
upgrade of XP my Print Spooler will not stay running. I've tried everything
here that people have suggested but still not good. I have removed all
Printers and Drivers and the Print Spooler will still not stay running. I can
start it but them it stops again with a few minutes.

Please, if anyone can help I would be very grateful.

Mick

 

[Dieter]

Hi Mick,

if you have any entries in

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\PostSPUpgrade]

delete or move them and try again

Dieter

 

[Guest]

Hi Dieter,

Thanks for the response but I don't have that directory and so don't have
any files there. Any other thoughts?

Thanks

Mick

Hi Mick,

if you have any entries in

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\PostSPUpgrade]

delete or move them and try again

Dieter

Looks like I have a similar problem to a number of other people. Since an
upgrade of XP my Print Spooler will not stay running. I've tried
everything
here that people have suggested but still not good. I have removed all
Printers and Drivers and the Print Spooler will still not stay running. I
can
start it but them it stops again with a few minutes.

Please, if anyone can help I would be very grateful.

Mick

 

[Dieter]

Hi Mick,
sorry, the answer was not clear enough.
Check the registry key not a directory. In another case windows update saved
some entries under that registry key.
After a few minutes the spooler crashed. After deleting all keys below
PostSPUpgrade everything worked fine.
The wrong entry was "unidrv.dll" in "UpgradedDrivers".
Dieter

Hi Dieter,

Thanks for the response but I don't have that directory and so don't have
any files there. Any other thoughts?

Thanks

Mick

Hi Mick,

if you have any entries in

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\PostSPUpgrade]

delete or move them and try again

Dieter

Looks like I have a similar problem to a number of other people. Since
an
upgrade of XP my Print Spooler will not stay running. I've tried
everything
here that people have suggested but still not good. I have removed all
Printers and Drivers and the Print Spooler will still not stay running.
I
can
start it but them it stops again with a few minutes.

Please, if anyone can help I would be very grateful.

Mick

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

What make and model of printer(s) do you have?

 

[Guest]

I have an OKI C5250n printer.

What make and model of printer(s) do you have?

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

Let's try once more..... disconnect the printer from the PC and follow the
instructions at Bruce Sanderson's website to completely blitz all remnants
of the drivers.

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm

Download a new set of drivers from the Oki UK website at
http://www.oki.co.uk/binaryData/9432/724mlkw2kGB.exe

Install the software and do not connect the printer until the software tells
you to do so.

 

[Guest]

Hi Dieter,

Sorry, been away for a couple of days.

Yes, I did check the registry and that is not there. Print spooler still not
working. I'm now going to look at the other posts in this tread.

Thanks

Mick

Hi Mick,
sorry, the answer was not clear enough.
Check the registry key not a directory. In another case windows update saved
some entries under that registry key.
After a few minutes the spooler crashed. After deleting all keys below
PostSPUpgrade everything worked fine.
The wrong entry was "unidrv.dll" in "UpgradedDrivers".
Dieter

Hi Dieter,

Thanks for the response but I don't have that directory and so don't have
any files there. Any other thoughts?

Thanks

Mick

Hi Mick,

if you have any entries in

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\PostSPUpgrade]

delete or move them and try again

Dieter
Newsbeitrag Looks like I have a similar problem to a number of other people. Since
an
upgrade of XP my Print Spooler will not stay running. I've tried
everything
here that people have suggested but still not good. I have removed all
Printers and Drivers and the Print Spooler will still not stay running.
I
can
start it but them it stops again with a few minutes.

Please, if anyone can help I would be very grateful.

Mick

 

[Guest]

Cari,

I have 2 printers and removed them both and am currently trying with just 1
of them, a HP Laserjet 2100. This was all working fine untill recently.

I'm now going to look at the other posts in this tread.

Thanks

Mick