Printer Spooler

[Scooter]

I'm trying to install my Printer Driver for Canon Pixma printer.
When I run the executable to install the driver, it come back with
"Printer Spooler is not running, Restart Printer Spooler. So I re-start
Printer Spooler under Admin. Tools. Then I try to run the executable
again. And again the Printer Spooler is stopped.

It seems the executable stops the Printer Spooler?? Help!!! I'm just trying
to
access my printer.

Thanks

 

[Esteban]

Trying to install Epson Printer, having same issues as below

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

From the command prompt, type

net start spooler

 

[Scooter]

That's the same as starting the Printer Spooler from Admin Tools.

To make a long story short, Microsoft Tech support said the driver was
corrupted.
When I originally wrote the problem, it was the fourth time I had downloaded
the driver, and purged it from the Registry.

I bought a new Canon. Problem solved. But why should I have to buy new
hardware? After I installed new Canon the system would Blue screen alot.

I started from scratch, reloaded everything, installed Service pack 1. As I
sit here
writing this it could Blue Screen. It happens from time to time.

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

The spooler service stopping is usually a result of corrupted drivers. The
correct way to uninstall a driver (and reinstall) is:

http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_One.htm

Omitting Step 4 is the usual problem... all you end up doing if you omit
Step 4 is reinstalling the older (and possibly corrupted) driver.