Printer spool not running - cannot restart; System Error 23

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Kishore <Kishore@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote on Thu, 15 Sep 2005:

>Hi
>My windows XP gateway machine ran into a problem where I cannot print. When
>I tried to
>locate/add the printer I got the message "Cannot add...print spooler not
>running".
>I browsed thru the msgs and I found that I could restart the spooler by
>going thru
>Admistrative Tools->Services->,, but the spooler would not start.
>
>I even tried starting from cmd prompt
>> net stop spooler
>> net start spooler
>
>and I get the message:
>
>Cannot start print spooler System Error 23 (Cyclic Redundancy Check)
>
>The printer is a Samsung ML-1210 laser printer connected directly to the PC.
>
>Can someone please help?


Hi Kishore

Try reinstalling your printer driver, then the spooler service.

--
Nightowl

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

Hi Nightowl
Thanks for the tip..unfortunately that did not work.
One thing I noticed is that my system restore is not working either,
there are no backups from previous dates and my system restore
is set to be active.

thx,
Kishore


"Nightowl" wrote:

> Nightowl <owl@[127.0.0.1]> wrote on Fri, 16 Sep 2005:
>
> >Hi Kishore
> >
> >Try reinstalling your printer driver, then the spooler service.
>
> Oops, I meant to say: ". . . then starting the spooler service."
>
> --
> Nightowl
>