Could Not Start The Printer Spooler Service Error 2
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have recently come across a problem with my computer so that every time I try to install a printer driver on my computer i receive the
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error message: Windows could not start the Spooler service on Local Computer Error 2:The system cannot find the specified file Thisoccurredabout a month ago and I have not been able to print since. I had a Canon MP780 printer already installed but the printer portion of it stopped working, though the scanning portion printer spooler service is not running in xp of it still works. I tried to install the Windows 7 drivers for HP Photosmart C4400 but the keep telling me that there is an error with my printer spooler. I have gone into the spooler properties and everything looks set up right but when I try to manually start it I receive the same message. I am just looking for a fix so that I can print. I don't care how the fix occurs or if I use another program as long as it doesn't effect the rest of my computer and I don't have to pay an arm and leg for a simple fix like Dell and Microsoft want me to do. Tuesday, January 19, 2010 7:30 PM Reply | Quote All replies 1 Sign in to vote Hi, you may want to try this. If not work ask again. Open an elevated command prompt. To do this, click Start, click All Programs, click Access
and Error 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 printer spooler service not running windows 8 the Print Spooler service manually via Services MMC or using the Microsoft printer spooler service is not running windows 7 Printer Troubleshooter Fix-It may turn out to be futile, showing up one of the following errors:Windows could hp printer spooler service 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 on Local Computer.Error 3: The system 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 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 spooler modules missing (which SFC /Scannow could fix). http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/print-spooler-service-error-2-error-3-windows-7/ 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: FacebookTwitterRedditWhatsAppGoogle+BufferLinkedInPin It Categories WindowsPost navigationHow to Clear Obsolete Windows Updates Using Windows Update Cleanup Option inPalm 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. Error 2: The system cannot 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/ find the file specified Posted on April 15, 2013 by Thomas Strubinger https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/printer-spooler-stopped-508919/ 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: The system cannot find the file specified." The Fix for: spooler service 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) on the computer that has the issue paste this file in to the same place. printer spooler service 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 and applications, click services. on the right side, look for print spooler, double left click on it, select start, close the system services window. this should fix that problem.
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