Print spooler is a service that is very important for your printer. This service provides good connection between the PC and the printer in order to print any documents upon users’ requests. If there is any malfunction of the print spooler service, then it is impossible to try to print anything. There many different print spooler problems that can be faced nowadays. Usually system freeze, high CPU usage and the print queue that does not let you to print anything or to clear it are the main symptoms of all print spooler problems.
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Speaking about reasons of print spooler problems, I should say that usually it is the corruption of the spooler service due to some causes. More rarely it is the corrupted registry entries or a virus.
If you see the error massage on your screen that states that your printer will not print anything because of any reasons, then it is high time to perform some actions in order to make it work. If you face with the error for the first time, then you should turn off your printer, turn off your PC, then turn it all on, but you should wait for the Windows to load before you will switch on your printer. If these common instructions did not help you to eliminate the problem, then you should use some other tips. You should check printer drivers, going to driver’s properties from the Printing and Faxing window and send a test page. If it does not help, then you should do the following:
- Click Start, then click Control Panel, then open Administrative tools, then select Services.
- Find the Print Spooler service, you should check if this service is started. If it is not, then you should start it manually, you should right-click on it and set it to Automatic.
If these instructions do not work, then you are welcome to use the following:
- Open any available document and click print. You will see a check box next to the print file. What this will do is spool out the document but then save it to the hard drive instead of sending it to the printer (it will ask you to name the file and give you a chance to save it to where you want). If this works with no errors then the issue is likely the printer.
- Then you should check your printer: try to use different cable. May be you should upgrade the firmware.
- If the first item does not work, then you should reinstall the drivers for you printer.
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