I am trying to reinstall my printer, but i can't as everytime i try, i get this message up @the print spooler service cannot be started on local computer'.
It also says that the RPC server is unavailable. I have tried to rectify these problems, but i am unable to turn on the print spooler!!
Or try and open services.msc is the the Run Command
Look for Print Spooler
Double click on it for its Properties.
Click the Startup type: set to Automatic
Click on Start.
if Start is grayed out.
then click on Stop. Then click on Start.
the path is C:\Windows\system32\spoolsv.exe
Check in that path if the spoolsv.exe if there,
if it is not you can copy it from another XP machine. Or from the C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386 dircetory
or search for it on your PC
I am trying to reinstall my printer, but i can't as everytime i try, i get this message up @the print spooler service cannot be started on local computer'.
It also says that the RPC server is unavailable. I have tried to rectify these problems, but i am unable to turn on the print spooler!!
Are you running XP home or XP pro?
Go Start>Settings>Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Services. In the "Services (local)" frame, find "Remote Procedure Call (RPC)" Double click on that item. Set it to "Automatic", and if it's stopped, try starting it.
cheers, but i tried that and it wont work!any other suggestions??
Thanks, bmfenner
Sarge said:
Are you running XP home or XP pro?
Go Start>Settings>Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Services. In the "Services (local)" frame, find "Remote Procedure Call (RPC)" Double click on that item. Set it to "Automatic", and if it's stopped, try starting it.
Hi! I don't know if this is of help but here goes!
When I couldn't print and it couldn't start the spooler service, I found I had a programme running in the background called NewDotNet (check in task manager). It downloads itself without you knowing from sites like Kazaa and Neonapster. As soon as I uninstalled it my printer worked perfectly again!!
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