printer subsystem is unavailable

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I have received this error message today. After a little
research I see that this is a common error. On the
microsoft knowledge base it suggests to type net start
spooler at a command prompt. I did this and received the
message the dependency service or group failed to start.
What do I do now?
 
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From: <[email protected]>
Subject: printer subsystem is unavailable
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 19:34:05 -0800
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.printing

I have received this error message today. After a little
research I see that this is a common error. On the
microsoft knowledge base it suggests to type net start
spooler at a command prompt. I did this and received the
message the dependency service or group failed to start.
What do I do now?
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The only dependency that I know of for the Print Spooler service is the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service. I would right
click on My Computer, click on Manage, branch out Services and Applications, click on Services and then make sure the
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service is Started. If it is not started we want to try to start it, you can do this by right clicking it
and selecting Start from the context menu.

Bill Peele
Microsoft Enterprise Support

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I'm having the same issue....I select start...seems to
start normally (Print Subsystem) and the select Add
Printer and Wizard starts with first screen....select Next
returns "operation could not be completed, print subsystem
unavailable" checking services print subsys has stopped....

-----Original Message-----
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From: <[email protected]>
Subject: printer subsystem is unavailable
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 19:34:05 -0800
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.win2000.printing

I have received this error message today. After a little
research I see that this is a common error. On the
microsoft knowledge base it suggests to type net start
spooler at a command prompt. I did this and received the
message the dependency service or group failed to start.
What do I do now?
Click to expand...
service is the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service. I
would right
click on My Computer, click on Manage, branch out
Click to expand...
Services and Applications, click on Services and then make
sure the
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service is Started. If it is
Click to expand...
not started we want to try to start it, you can do this by
right clicking it
and selecting Start from the context menu.

Bill Peele
Microsoft Enterprise Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
Click to expand...
confers no rights. Use of included script samples are
subject to the
terms specified at http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm

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Click to expand...
responses to this message are best directed to the
newsgroup/thread
 
My wife is having the same problem at her office, except under service
there is no path (C:\Winnt\system32\spoolsv.exe) defined for the prin
spooler. Obviously with no path there is no way the service is runnin
or can be started. I even tried walking her through trying to use th
Repair option booting off of Windows 2000 Professional thinkin
something must have gotten corrupted


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smokerin
 
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