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Error 3 cannot find specified path for print spooler!! Cant start Print Spooler.

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I cannot force the start of print spooler in services or msconfig on WXP, so I cannot install my software for my printer. I have gone to Microsoft and nothing to help out to force the spooler to start.
Any ideas? Registry?
 
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I get the error that is in the title of the post. I think it is a failure of the registry. I even just plugged in the printer and everything went fine on the Wizard till it said RPC was unavailable. I restrted RPC. Nothing. Microsoft has you go through the registry. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324757and this doesnt work. It all started today with a spoolsv.exe alert on my Nortons. then everything went capooey.
 
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Steve,

Have you searched your PC for the spoolsv.exe file?

Also, what name/make/model printer are you using? Is this a brand new printer or a printer that you have had for a while that just quit working?

Of what little info I can find about faulty print spoolers much if that is centered around Lexmark printers. It does seem to be a registry issue though. I'm trying to find the right key to check/edit.

Lydokane
 
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