Printer Spooler Error 3 Windows 7
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3 in Windows When you open Devices and Printers applet, none of your printers may be listed. Running the Printer Troubleshooter may show that the Print Spooler service isn't running, and
Print Spooler Service Is Not Running
attempts to start the Print Spooler service manually via Services MMC windows 10 print spooler not running or using the Microsoft Printer Troubleshooter Fix-It may turn out to be futile, showing up one of print spooler service not running windows 10 the following errors:Windows could not start the Print Spooler service on Local Computer.Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.-or-Windows could not start the Print Spooler service http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/error-3-windows-7-cant-start-print-spooler-system/66087547-7cfb-4442-9664-85af34bb7e67 on Local Computer.Error 3: The system cannot find the path specified. Obviously the first thing the user did was to run the Printer Troubleshooter Fix-It, and it did determine Spooler service wasn't running, but was unable to fix it.There could be two possible causes for this error. 1) Spooler service registry settings are incorrect and/or 2) Some http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/print-spooler-service-error-2-error-3-windows-7/ spooler modules missing (which SFC /Scannow could fix). First I had the user send me the Spooler service registry settings, and it showed:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Spooler
DisplayName REG_SZ @%systemroot%\system32\spoolsv.exe,-1Group REG_SZ SpoolerGroupDescription REG_SZ @%systemroot%\system32\spoolsv.exe,-2ObjectName REG_SZ LocalSystemErrorControl REG_DWORD 0x1Start REG_DWORD 0x2Type REG_DWORD 0x110DependOnService REG_MULTI_SZ RPCSSServiceSidType REG_DWORD 0x1RequiredPrivileges REG_MULTI_SZ SeTcbPrivilege\0SeImpersonatePrivilege\0SeAuditPrivilege\0SeChangeNotifyPrivilege\0SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege\0SeLoadDriverPrivilegeFailureActions REG_BINARY 80510100000000000000000003000000140000000100000060EA00000100000060EA00000000000000000000The ImagePath value was missing, which caused "Error 3: The system cannot find the path specified.". In case the ImagePath value exists but contains incorrect data (pointing to a non-existent file), it results in "Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified." when starting the Spooler service.The problem was resolved by creating a value named ImagePath (of type REG_EXPAND_SZ) and setting it the following value data:%SystemRoot%\System32\spoolsv.exeRegistry Fix for Print Spooler serviceIf you prefer running a REG fix rather than editing the registry manually, then download W7_Spooler_Svc.zip. Unzip and run the enclosed REG file. This restores the default registry settings for the Print Spooler service in Windows 7, 8 and 8.1. For Windows 10, download the registry file W10_Spooler_Svc.zip.Share this article on: FacebookTwitterRedditWhathis Article Home » Categories » Computers and Electronics » Hardware » External Components » Printers ArticleEditDiscuss Edit ArticlewikiHow to Fix a Print Spooler Three Methods:Changing Print Spooler PropertiesRestoring Default Printer StateScanning System FilesCommunity Q&A The print spooler helps your Windows computer interact with the printer, and orders the print jobs in your queue. If you see any error message about the print spooler, this tool has been corrupted or is failing to interact correctly with other software. You may need to try more than one method to fix the spooler. Steps Method 1 Changing Print Spooler Properties 1 Open your printer spooler properties. You can't solve all print spooler issues just by changing the options, but this is a quick and safe place to start. These methods should work on any version of Windows from XP onward (and may work on an earlier OS): Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. Type services.msc and press ↵ Enter. Double-click Print Spooler. Alternatively, click Start → Control Panel → Administrative Tools → Services → Print Spooler 2 Stop and start the spooler. The Stop and Start buttons are located in the Print Spooler Properties window you just opened, on the General tab. Some errors are fixed by stopping, then starting the print spooler again. Leave the window open, as we have a couple other changes to make. 3 Set the Spooler to start up automatically. Select the drop-down menu following "Startup type." Select Automatic to ensure the spooler starts up each time your computer does, so it doesn't miss any incoming print jobs. Press Apply in the lower right to save your changes.[1] 4 Change the recovery options. Next, click on the Recovery tab. This controls how the spooler responds to its own errors. A few adjustments will maximize the chance of the spooler solving its own issues, and minimize the chance of it causing a crash. Change the settings to match the following:[2] First failure: Restart the Service Second failure: Restart the Service Subsequent failures: Take No Action Reset fail count after: 1 days Restart service after: 1 minutes When you're finished, click Apply. 5 Forbid interaction with desktop. Click the Log On tab. If the box next to "Allow interaction with desktop" is checked, uncheck it.[3] Keep