problems with printer spooler

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?)

What is the exact error message when you try to start the Print Spooler
(from the command prompt, type:

net start spooler


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Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging



"tarniadi" <tarniadi.1sh2ua@news.xpbanter.com> wrote in message
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>
> Hi all!
>
> I have printed some strange cdr file, and the printer spooler have
> gave an error, and proposed me to close it.
> At each restart of the Windows XP, I have the same problem, thus being
> in the imposibility to print anything.
> All printers dissapeared, and cannot reinstall them.
> Can someone help, in order to fix or reinstall only the print spooler?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Adrian
>
>
> --
> tarniadi

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?)

Before starting the spooler, delete the *.spl and *.shd files in
"%systemroot%\system32\spool\printers"-path. If they are in use,
set the printer-spooler-Service to manual starting and delete them after
rebooting.
The spooler want's to print all jobs after starting.

Dieter

"tarniadi" <tarniadi.1sh2ua@news.xpbanter.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:tarniadi.1sh2ua@news.xpbanter.com...
>
> Hi all!
>
> I have printed some strange cdr file, and the printer spooler have
> gave an error, and proposed me to close it.
> At each restart of the Windows XP, I have the same problem, thus being
> in the imposibility to print anything.
> All printers dissapeared, and cannot reinstall them.
> Can someone help, in order to fix or reinstall only the print spooler?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Adrian
>
>
> --
> tarniadi