Re: print spooler service

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99 times out of 100 this is directly related to bad print drivers. You need to figure out (have fun) which drivers are causing the spooler to fail and replace them/remap them.

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tim123 wrote:
Hey guys I need some help.

For some reason the print spooler service is stopping. This is a server 2003 r2 box with terminal services. I have 5 remote offices that connect to this box on a daily basis and this is causing quite a headache for them. I multiple errors in the system log event id 7034 stating that the service is terminating unexpectedly. Does anyone know a fix for this?

Thanks

Tim


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  • Re: PRINT SUBSYSTEM UNAVAILABLE
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  • Re: Print Spooler service terminated unexpectedly
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  • Re: PRINT SUBSYSTEM UNAVAILABLE
    ... >Look for spl and shd files in \windows\system32 ... >now attempt to start the spooler service. ... in the print driver ... >involved and the spl,shd file that is causing the failure. ...
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