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Windows Vista Printers all gone, can't do "Add Printer" bc no spoo
Hi,
I have a Vista Home edition. One day, I try to print a document, the popup screen have no printer for me to select. I go to Control Panel and click the printer icon, All my printer driver are gone. So I click the "Add Printer" button to add new driver, but then it pop up a warning message saying that my printer spooler is disable and tell me to reboot the computer. I reboot it and try to "add printer" again, but same message pop up. I went to Administrative Tools and Service, I can't find the Printer Spooler service. What should I do? |
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Windows Vista Printers all gone, can't do "Add Printer" bc no spoo
Look for
Print Spooler then start it. If it's not there, I have no clue what application would have removed this default service. -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base he http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1 This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Kai" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a Vista Home edition. One day, I try to print a document, the popup screen have no printer for me to select. I go to Control Panel and click the printer icon, All my printer driver are gone. So I click the "Add Printer" button to add new driver, but then it pop up a warning message saying that my printer spooler is disable and tell me to reboot the computer. I reboot it and try to "add printer" again, but same message pop up. I went to Administrative Tools and Service, I can't find the Printer Spooler service. What should I do? |
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Windows Vista Printers all gone, can't do "Add Printer" bc no
Do you think you can help me to diagnose what cause that? And maybe give me a
way to reinstall or repair the Print Spooler service? "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote: Look for Print Spooler then start it. If it's not there, I have no clue what application would have removed this default service. -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base he http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1 This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Kai" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a Vista Home edition. One day, I try to print a document, the popup screen have no printer for me to select. I go to Control Panel and click the printer icon, All my printer driver are gone. So I click the "Add Printer" button to add new driver, but then it pop up a warning message saying that my printer spooler is disable and tell me to reboot the computer. I reboot it and try to "add printer" again, but same message pop up. I went to Administrative Tools and Service, I can't find the Printer Spooler service. What should I do? |
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Windows Vista Printers all gone, can't do "Add Printer" bc no
Someone else will need to step in here, I've never done this.
To diagnose, check the system eventlog first. If the service was removed with the Service Control Manager, I'm sure there would be an event for this. sc.exe is the command which manipulates services sc /? You would need to run this with elevated privilege -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base he http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1 This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Kai" wrote in message ... Do you think you can help me to diagnose what cause that? And maybe give me a way to reinstall or repair the Print Spooler service? "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote: Look for Print Spooler then start it. If it's not there, I have no clue what application would have removed this default service. -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base he http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1 This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Kai" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a Vista Home edition. One day, I try to print a document, the popup screen have no printer for me to select. I go to Control Panel and click the printer icon, All my printer driver are gone. So I click the "Add Printer" button to add new driver, but then it pop up a warning message saying that my printer spooler is disable and tell me to reboot the computer. I reboot it and try to "add printer" again, but same message pop up. I went to Administrative Tools and Service, I can't find the Printer Spooler service. What should I do? |
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Windows Vista Printers all gone, can't do "Add Printer" bc no spoo
Navigate to Control Panel Administrative tools Services.
Examine the list and locate Print Spooler. The status should be Started. The Startup Type should be Automatic. If the service is not started, check the list for Remote Procedure Call (RPC). The Status should be Started. The Startup Type should be Automatic. In my experience, the commonest cause of a failure of the spooler to start, or for it to start and then fail, is faulty or corrupt printer drivers. If the presently-installed driver were working once and are not now, it would be worth removing them and then reinstalling a new copy of the drivers. First, remove the present drivers. Check the printer maker's site for recent drivers. Also check for any utility to remove or clean up after driver removal. Also, this site might be useful. http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm Install the new driver according to the instructions. Let us know. -- Tom MSMVP 1998-2007 "Kai" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a Vista Home edition. One day, I try to print a document, the popup screen have no printer for me to select. I go to Control Panel and click the printer icon, All my printer driver are gone. So I click the "Add Printer" button to add new driver, but then it pop up a warning message saying that my printer spooler is disable and tell me to reboot the computer. I reboot it and try to "add printer" again, but same message pop up. I went to Administrative Tools and Service, I can't find the Printer Spooler service. What should I do? |
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Windows Vista Printers all gone, can't do "Add Printer" bc no
What is the message returned if you try:
http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_Nine.htm If the Spooler Service really has been deleted, then you will need to reinstall Vista. -- Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging www.coribright.com/windows "Kai" wrote in message ... Do you think you can help me to diagnose what cause that? And maybe give me a way to reinstall or repair the Print Spooler service? "Alan Morris [MSFT]" wrote: Look for Print Spooler then start it. If it's not there, I have no clue what application would have removed this default service. -- Alan Morris Windows Printing Team Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base he http://support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1 This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Kai" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a Vista Home edition. One day, I try to print a document, the popup screen have no printer for me to select. I go to Control Panel and click the printer icon, All my printer driver are gone. So I click the "Add Printer" button to add new driver, but then it pop up a warning message saying that my printer spooler is disable and tell me to reboot the computer. I reboot it and try to "add printer" again, but same message pop up. I went to Administrative Tools and Service, I can't find the Printer Spooler service. What should I do? |
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Windows Vista Printers all gone, can't do "Add Printer" bc no spoo
Hey, going to Control Panel, Admin Tool / Services worked great! I thought I lost all my printers. Thanks for the post. -- formalized ------------------------------------------------------------------------ formalized's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/157570.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/vista-print-fax/1009065.htm http://forums.techarena.in |