I am not sure if this will fix your problem but it could.
1. Search for "spoolsv.exe" It should be here: "C:\WINDOWS\system32
\spoolsv.exe"
2. If not found, search for it online or I can upload it for you.
3. Probably in the Registry. Copy between the lines and paste into Notepad.
Save-
as Spool.reg
====================================================
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler]
"DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,50,00,43,00,53,00,53,00,00,00,00,00
"Description"="Loads files to memory for later printing."
"DisplayName"="Print Spooler"
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"FailureActions"=hex:80,51,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,03,00,00,00,e8,47,0c,\
00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,01,00,00,00,60,ea,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
"Group"="SpoolerGroup"
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
00,70,00,6f,00,6f,00,6c,00,73,00,76,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,00,00
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"Start"=dword:00000002
"Type"=dword:00000110
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler\Parameters]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler\Performance]
"Close"="PerfClose"
"Collect"="PerfCollect"
"Collect Timeout"=dword:000007d0
"Library"="winspool.drv"
"Object List"="1450"
"Open"="PerfOpen"
"Open Timeout"=dword:00000fa0
"WbemAdapFileSignature"=hex:77,7e,b2,9d,01,35,d8,1a,d9,82,8a,2b,05,44,34,96
"WbemAdapFileTime"=hex:20,c7,c3,a2,ee,7f,c4,01
"WbemAdapFileSize"=dword:00023c00
"WbemAdapStatus"=dword:00000000
"Disable Performance Counters"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler\Security]
"Security"=hex:01,00,14,80,90,00,00,00,9c,00,00,00,14,00,00,00,30,00,00,00,02,\
00,1c,00,01,00,00,00,02,80,14,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,01,00,00,\
00,00,02,00,60,00,04,00,00,00,00,00,14,00,8d,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,\
05,0b,00,00,00,00,00,18,00,9d,01,02,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,\
23,02,00,00,00,00,18,00,ff,01,0f,00,01,02,00,00,00,00,00,05,20,00,00,00,20,\
02,00,00,00,00,14,00,fd,01,02,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,\
00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00,01,01,00,00,00,00,00,05,12,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler\Enum]
"0"="Root\\LEGACY_SPOOLER\\0000"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001
====================================================
4. Right-click or double-click Spool.reg then reboot.
5. Fixed? Hope so. Good luck!
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Help me help others, ju.c.
LouG86 said:
When I try to install a printer i get the following error message "operation
could not be completed".
When i go to file and check server properties i get the following error
message "Server properties cannot be viewed. The print spooler service is not
running".
I've tried a few things such as cleaning up the printer drivers but it
hasn't helped.
After reading advice on here I went to Start, Run and typed in Services.MSC
and checked the Spooler Service.
The status is stopped. But when i try and start it i get the following error
message "Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified"
This is very frustrating...does anyone know how i can fix this problem?
Thanks in advance
