print spooler

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mannyb

am receiving following messgae: "Printer properties
cannot be displayed. The print spooler service is not
running" when i try to print to my network printer.
knowledge base search did not yield any solution. any
leads?
 
If you receive this error and do not have LanTastic installed, one of th
system DLLs that are needed for the Add Printer Wizard to work may b
missing or have been replaced by another file. You will need to restore th
old file

1. Open the command lin
2. Click on Start, then Run and type "cmd" and press enter or click "OK"
3. At the "C:\>" prompt, type "sfc /scannow" to run the system fil
protection scanner. This may prompt you for the Windows CD to restore th
original file versions
 
This usually means that the print spooler service is not running. Try this
command from a command prompt:

net start spooler

If the print spooler fails to start or stops, this is most often an
indication of a printer driver problem. See
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm.

If this doesn't help, knowing what make and model of printer you have may
help in diagnosing the problem.
 
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