Showing posts with label Printer Error. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Printer Error. Show all posts

Friday, May 11, 2007

Cannot add printer. Unable to spool in windows xp

Suddenly yesterday all the printers in my windows xp professional disappeared and when I tried to add the printer it prompts the error:


Cannot Add Printer. Unable to Spool.

As usual I tried to find out a soultion in search engine. A lot of people suggested different kind of solutions. But for me only one worked. First I checked the services whether Print Spooler service is running or not. No its not running. So I started it manually and made the startup type to automatic.

Then I went to c:\windows\system32\spool\Printers Folder and deleted all files. Hurrah Now I can able to see all printers and also can add printer.

Those who dono how to check the services. Please follow the steps:

1. Click Start Button and Click Run as shown below.


2. You can see the windows below.


3. Type services.msc and press ok.
4. Now you can see the services window.