Print Spooler Shuts Down Frequently

[lonnier]

I have a brand new Dell computer with Vista Business and the print spooler constantly is shutting down. I have tried uninstalling all the printers associated with this computer which is on a Windows 2003 Small Business Server and the print spooler will still shut down. This is very annoying and I can't find a solution on Microsoft's tech pages. Anyone have a fix for this?

 

[linney]

See if there is any clues in this lot?

Stopping of the Print Spooler
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XP Printing Issues
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XP SP2 Print Spooler Problem
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How to clean up printer drivers

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm

If it has ever worked correctly and you have System Restore points then using that may be an option.

You could try the System File Checker program.

How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program generates in Windows Vista

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928228

Installing and reinstalling Windows

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/e77344fa-e978-464c-953e-eba44f0522671033.mspx

 

[lonnier]

I gave up trying to find the problem, I just re-installed Vista Business and now it seems to work fine. This came from Dell with the problem already installed. I just wonder sometimes. Thanks for you response.