Printer Spooler Error in Windows XP

Printer is a peripheral device which produces a hard copy of documents stored in electronic form, usually on physical print media like paper or transparencies. Printers can directly interface to electronic media like memory sticks or memory cards, or to image capture devices like digital cameras, scanners. Some printers are combined with a scanners and/or fax machines in a single unit, as well as can function as photocopiers. A lot of users have experienced printer spooler error in Microsoft Windows XP. Here we will know how to resolve the printer issues in Windows XP through following these steps:–

Symptoms:–

1. Spooler subsystem app has encountered a problem and needs to close.

2. When you click Start, as well as then click Printers and Faxes to attempt to watch your printers, no printers appear. This issue may occur even if you have a printer installed.

3. Operation could not be completed.

The Reason:–

Generally this type of issue occurs if a third-party printer driver or a third-party service thats installed, prevents you from adding printers, or if the third-party printer driver or the third-party service affects the functionality of a newly installed printer.

Troubleshooting Steps:–

Step 1:– Turn off Lexmark print service

If the Lexmark print service is installed on your computer, turn off the LexBce Server service. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, as well as then click Manage.

2. Expand Services and Applications, as well as then click Services.

3. In the specifics pane, right-click LexBce Server, as well as then click Properties.

4. On the General tab in the Startup type list, click Disabled.

5. Under Service status, click Stop, as well as then click OK.

6. Right-click the Print Spooler service, as well as then click Start (if it is stopped).

7. Exit Computer Management.

Step 2:–Start the computer in safe mode

Start the computer in safe type so which you can remove spool files. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Restart your computer and start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard. On a computer thats configured to start multiple operating systems, you can press the F8 key when the Boot menu appears.

2. Select Safe Mode when the Windows Advanced Options menus appear, as well as then press ENTER.

3. If the Boot menu appears again and you are prompted to select the Microsoft operating method on the computer, use the arrow keys to select the operating system, as well as then press ENTER.

Step 3:– Now delete spool printer and driver files

In safe mode, delete the spool printer and driver files. To do this, start Microsoft Windows Explorer, as well as then delete all the files and the folders in the following two folders:–

1. C:WindowsSystem32SpoolPrinters

2. C:WindowsSystem32SpoolDriversw32x86

Step 4:– Remove registry entries for printer drivers

Remove the potentially problematic printer driver subkeys, which may be interfering with the printer you want to use. These may have been installed through third-party printer setup programs. Use the following steps to keep the printer driver and registry entries that came with Windows on your computer and remove all others that may be causing issues.

Step 5:– Third, remove registry entries for default print monitors

Remove the potentially problematic print monitor sub keys, which may be interfering with the printer you want to use. These may have been installed through third-party printer setup programs. Use the following steps to keep the print monitors and registry entries that came with Windows and remove all others that may be causing issues. If you have a printer attached to the computer, disconnect the printer cable from the computer, as well as then restart the computer.

Step 6:– Now verify that the print spooler service is running

1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, as well as then click Manage.

2. Expand Services and Applications, as well as then click Services.

3. In the specifics pane, right-click the Print Spooler service, as well as then click Start (if it is stopped).

4. Exit Computer Management.

Step 7:– Finally, add a printer and print a test page

If you have a printer attached, reconnect the printer cable to the computer, install the printer through adding it to the computer through the Add Printer Wizard, as well as then attempt to print a test page. To install the printer you want, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, as well as then click Printers and Faxes.

2. Click Add a printer. The Add Printer Wizard starts.

3. Print a test page to make sure which you can print.