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The common problem with Windows 7 and printer drivers is usually the opposite - ie, spooler service stopped. In my experience it's due to a wrong printer driver (eg, 32-bit installed instead of 64-bit). But this may be helpful - So if uninstalling the print and document services in programs and features\Turn windows features on-off applet and rebooting and then adding the feature back in does not work. There may be a dependancy in the Spooler registry setting that is pointing at a printer driver or service that is not available. look at the HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler registry key. Looking for "Dependant on service" reg_Value My Win7 uses RPCSS and http by default. Look for your drivers service name there if so, Remove it and leave only the default. Review 1. removing and then adding the print and document services feature in affect reinstalls the spooler components and reg values. 2. verifying the spooler service is not dependant on a non existant or broken applications service entry and return the spooler registry values to default. - left verbatim as answered. (I had seen reference to this sort of thing before, but had to search and read a few answers to refresh my recollection). As I read it, the registry entry he's talking about causes a restart of the spooler, via the service that the printer-specific service uses. This would point to comparing your problem machine with another that is hooked to the same network printer, comparing the registry settings. Worth a try? _____ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia _____ From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Greg Low (GregLow.com) Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 11:07 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: Weird spooler error on Windows 7 Hi Folks, I'm having a weird spooler issue on one of our Windows 7 machines. If I leave the spooler service running, it constantly sends the same file again and again to one of the network printers (a big Kyocera box). I even removed the printer (logical printer) from the devices list and no other printer has that IP address. Still every time I restart the spooler, it starts sending the file again. I even stopped the spooler service, then went into the C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS folder and nuked everything in there. Any thoughts? I'm keen to stop the killing the trees. Regards, Greg Dr Greg Low CEO and Principal Mentor SQL Down Under SQL Server MVP and Microsoft Regional Director 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 fax Web: <http://www.sqldownunder.com/> www.sqldownunder.com
