Printer Spooler System Error 2
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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 attempts to start the Print Spooler service manually via Services MMC or using the Microsoft Printer Troubleshooter Fix-It may turn out to be futile, showing up one of the following errors:Windows could not start the Print Spooler service on Local Computer.Error 2: The system cannot find the https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/186dc55d-b423-4624-808c-07f1f177fb83/printer-spooler-error-2the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified?forum=itprovistahardware file specified.-or-Windows could not start the Print Spooler service 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 http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/print-spooler-service-error-2-error-3-windows-7/ causes for this error. 1) Spooler service registry settings are incorrect and/or 2) Some 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 restorPalm Beach Palm Beach Palm Beach Gardens Riviera Beach Stuart West Palm Beach Portfolio Blog Erase Data Recycle SEO Site Contact Us Fixed: Could not start the Print Spooler service on Local Computer. http://www.soflanetworking.com/computer-repair/fixed-could-not-start-the-print-spooler-service-on-local-computer-error-2-the-system-cannot-find-the-file-specified/ Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified Posted on April 15, 2013 by Thomas Strubinger in Computer Repair When attempting to print or access printers all of them were missing. Trying to start print spooler from services.msc and get the following error "Could not start the Print Spooler service on Local Computer. Error 2: printer spooler The system cannot find the file specified." The Fix for: Could not start the Print Spooler service on Local Computer. Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified on a similar version of windows go to C:\WINDOWS\system32\ and copy SPOOLSV.exe on to a flash drive (You can also retrieve this file from the original CD) printer spooler system on the computer that has the issue paste this file in to the same place. Restart computer or start print spooler from services.msc The reason this happens usually this happens because some malware infested the file and then the anti-virus deletes due to infection. While this is a critical file for printing it will not affect the ability for your computer to boot. This could also be caused by someone intentionally deleting the file, regardless the error states the file no longer exisit in the place the OS is looking for it. replacing the file will correct the issue. If you found this helpful, please leave a comment below. this has just worked for me, if you have this problem, give this a try: on the windows cd, copy SPOOLSV.EXE to C:\WINDOWS\system32. make sure the extension is exe (you might have to left click the file and add the last e), double click it. right click my computer, click manage, on the left click services