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How do I fix a Spooler subsystem app error?

Fixed spooler problem and still cannot print?

  • I am having a problem with my job printer (its not networked). Last week I could not open any docs or get on internet. I kept getting an error message saying "Spooler subsystem app has encountered a problem." I came onto Yahoo Answers and got advice on restarting the printer spooler. It is restarted and still I could not print. So I deleted my printer and re-installed it today. I can now open up docs and get on internet with no problem, but I still cannot print. The spooler is running. I don't know what to do now. My OS is Windows XP. My printer is an HP 1022 LaserJet printer. Please help! Thank you.

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    There are several ways to resolve printer spooler error, probably because there are many variations of this error. The error caused by faulty software can be resolved by deleting all the information found in the directory. Thereafter, navigate to the Control Panel, click on Administrative Tools and then services icon. Find the service labeled Print Spooler, highlight it and restart the process. If that doesn’t work, the program might be corrupted. Click on start, then Run. Search for the document labeled services.msc, and this will trigger the opening of another window. On this window, scroll down and click “Print Spooler”. Check its setting and turn on automatic mode. Click Okay, and restart the machine. If you’re lucky, this might be all you have to do. Still doesn’t work? Navigate to the Add/Remove Programs screen of the Control Panel. Find the all the software responsible for making the printer run including the drivers, and uninstall them. Be sure to be thorough about it, or the problem may not be solved. Download the latest copy of your printer’s software from the manufacturer and reinstall it.

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start>right click on my computer>manage>services>scroll down to print spooler and hit restart.

That happened to me once. Restarting the spooler service did not work. I had to uninstall my printer and it's drivers. Then I reinstalled the printer using the disk and it worked.

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