Windows XP Print Spoolererror 1058:The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled

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When trying to start the print spoo er service:

Error 1058:The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.

This is NOT a new computer, NOT a new copy of Windows, and NOT a new printer. RPC IS started.

The service had previously been on automatic. Now it was disabled. I set it back to automatic and tried to start it, and got the above error.

Trying to "expand" the spoolsv.exe and spools.dll files from D:\i386 through cmd both get the same error: A file cannot be expanded onto itself."

Please help.
 

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