SPOOLSV.EXE error message

[Dr. John]

Recently, whenever I boot my computer, I get the following
error message: "SPOOLSV.EXE has generated errors and will
be closed by windows. You will need to restart the
program."
I am running windows 2000 Professional on a 2.4 GHZ
machine with 1.5 GB of ram. I am NOT hooked up to the
internet (I have another machine for that). I have had
this machine since Jan 1, 2003 and this problem first
showed itself last Sunday.
Can I repair or replace the SPOOLSV.EXE file without re-
installing the entire operating system?

 

[Chris Stoermer]

Chances are if it was working before Sunday, something happened after that
to cause the problem. Have you changed video drivers, or added hardward
that might be contributing to this problem?

--Chris

 

[Steve Parry [MVP]]

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Recently, whenever I boot my computer, I get the following
error message: "SPOOLSV.EXE has generated errors and will
be closed by windows. You will need to restart the
program."
I am running windows 2000 Professional on a 2.4 GHZ
machine with 1.5 GB of ram. I am NOT hooked up to the
internet (I have another machine for that). I have had
this machine since Jan 1, 2003 and this problem first
showed itself last Sunday.
Can I repair or replace the SPOOLSV.EXE file without re-
installing the entire operating system?

try altering the location of the spooler

create a folder in the root called spooler (or preferably another
drive if you have more than one in your machine)

Control Panel
Printers Folder
File
Server Properties
advanced tab
enter the path to the spooler folder (you may want to note the
original path which may be something like
C:\WINNT\System32\spool\PRINTERS

click Apply

goto
Start
Run
type
CMD
click OK

type
net stop spooler
press enter

type
net start spooler
press enter