The print spooler service is not running

This morning, all my printer drivers are gone. If I try to add a printer I
get this message "Operation could not be completed. The print spooler
service is not running".

If I go into my "services", I don't see my TCP/IP Printer service anymore.
I try to add it with "add/Remove program", but each time, the installation
crashes, with this error "System stand-alone Optional component manager has
encountered a problem and needs to close"

Any ideas?

What happens when you start the spooler?

http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_Nine.htm
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows

"Sergio" <Sergio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3C018B5C-4ED1-4F08-B2EF-ADE0BECA837A@microsoft.com...
> This morning, all my printer drivers are gone. If I try to add a printer
> I
> get this message "Operation could not be completed. The print spooler
> service is not running".
>
> If I go into my "services", I don't see my TCP/IP Printer service anymore.
> I try to add it with "add/Remove program", but each time, the installation
> crashes, with this error "System stand-alone Optional component manager
> has
> encountered a problem and needs to close"
>
> Any ideas?

At the CMD prompt i get this error:

C:\Documents and Settings\serge.REG6>net start spooler
The service name is invalid.

And If I check the services, I don't see it anywhere.

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> What happens when you start the spooler?
>
> http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_Nine.htm
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>
> "Sergio" <Sergio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3C018B5C-4ED1-4F08-B2EF-ADE0BECA837A@microsoft.com...
> > This morning, all my printer drivers are gone. If I try to add a printer
> > I
> > get this message "Operation could not be completed. The print spooler
> > service is not running".
> >
> > If I go into my "services", I don't see my TCP/IP Printer service anymore.
> > I try to add it with "add/Remove program", but each time, the installation
> > crashes, with this error "System stand-alone Optional component manager
> > has
> > encountered a problem and needs to close"
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
>

If the print spooler service has been deleted, you'll need to Repair Install
to get it back.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows

"Sergio" <Sergio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5A160D12-573B-4B1C-8204-5766F73823E1@microsoft.com...
> At the CMD prompt i get this error:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\serge.REG6>net start spooler
> The service name is invalid.
>
> And If I check the services, I don't see it anywhere.
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> What happens when you start the spooler?
>>
>> http://www.coribright.com/windows/Article_Nine.htm
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
>> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>>
>> "Sergio" <Sergio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3C018B5C-4ED1-4F08-B2EF-ADE0BECA837A@microsoft.com...
>> > This morning, all my printer drivers are gone. If I try to add a
>> > printer
>> > I
>> > get this message "Operation could not be completed. The print spooler
>> > service is not running".
>> >
>> > If I go into my "services", I don't see my TCP/IP Printer service
>> > anymore.
>> > I try to add it with "add/Remove program", but each time, the
>> > installation
>> > crashes, with this error "System stand-alone Optional component manager
>> > has
>> > encountered a problem and needs to close"
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>>
>>