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More info?)
Use Bruce Sanderson's article to completely blitz the current drivers...
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm
Printer Spooler stalling can usually be diagnosed to corrupt drivers. Do
you have SP2 installed? If so, failure of the Print Spooler is logged with
the cause.
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
"JL III" <JL III@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ECC5F399-EF64-442A-A6C8-AC437459B76F@microsoft.com...
> I've attempted the everything put forth in the instructions from the link
> -http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324757 - and I
> still
> have the same problem of printers disappearing or printing to the PC's
> default printer rather than the network printer. Has anyone else continued
> to
> have problems after they have attempted these "fixes"???
>
> We are running a business where we are constantly printing invoices to
> give
> to our walk-in customer, and over the last couple months we've constantly
> had
> this problem and can't deal with it anymore - it's costing us time and
> money!
>
> I would at least like to know if anyone continues to have these problems,
> even after attempting the suggested fix, and if so have you discovered
> anything else to correct it? Thanks...
>
> John
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> See:
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324757
>>
>> The icons don't appear in Printers & Faxes because the Print Spooler is
>> stopped. Follow the instructions at the KB article to get everything
>> working again.
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Printing & Imaging
>>
>>
>>
>> "Saks" <Saks@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:151A6590-38AF-496A-A3FC-596692825824@microsoft.com...
>> >I get this error message on start up and it keeps on bugging "Spooler
>> > Subsystem App Error" until i disable print spooler in services section.
>> > Can
>> > anyone help remove this error.
>> >
>> > Also the printer icons dosent appear in the 'printer n faxes' section
>> > of
>> > control panel. Would apprecite quick advice. Thanks
>> >
>> > Saks
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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