When you add a printer or use a printer, the system error "Print Spooler service is not running", typically occurs on Windows 2k, XP, 2003 of these NT kernel systems, and this behavior is due to system instability that causes the system to support printer services that cannot be enabled. The "Print Spooler service", which is the "Printing Spooler" service, WINDOWS2K, XP, and 2003 systems support the printer's services, all of which are required for printer-related operations within the system.
1, when adding a printer or using a printer, the system error "Print Spooler service is not running":
2, right click on the desktop "My Computer", select the "Management" command:
3. In the Administration window, select the Services option under the Services and Applications extension project:
4, on the right side of the list of system services found in the "Print Spooler" service: Double-click:
5, in the "Print Spooler" Service Settings window, the "Start type" set to "Automatic", click the "Stop" button, then the "Stop" button will become a "start" button, you can then click the "Start" button:
6, if not yet, you need to delete the print folder. First cancels the read-only property of the print background file, and then deletes the file location under "C:windowssystem32spoolprinters":
7, and if there is such a mistake in the Win7, in addition to the service is not open, the driver is very likely: