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Anonymous
2010-04-09T17:03:09+00:00

Operation Could not be completed (error 0x000006ba). The local print spooler service is not running. Please restart the spooler or restart the machine.

Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit. Intel i5 CPU. 8 Gigs of ram. Windows 2003 domain. Machine is logged into domain as domain admin as well as enterprise admin.

Can not install printers because of this error. Operation Could not be completed (error 0x000006ba). The local print spooler service is not running. Please restart the spooler or restart the machine.

Went in and restarted the service but when I went to install a printer the services is off again. Service will not say started.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-04-09T18:53:11+00:00

    Most likely the installed print drivers are corrupting the memory of the spooler process

    launch printmanagement.mcs

    start the spooler service

    Drivers

    Refresh

    Select the drivers, right Driver Isolation, Isolated

    this will move the print drivers into a different process.

    Alan Morris Windows Printing Team; Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base here: http://support.microsoft.com/search/Default.aspx?adv=1

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-05-03T02:30:51+00:00

    Hi Patricia, maybe is too late for an answer but...

    You need logging as an Administrator and then remove every printer (except windows ones), after that remove all drivers from the Print Server Properties > Drivers. Some of the drivers you will not be allowed to remove, dont worry about them!

    Go back to user account and the print spooler is going to be started, so now remove all printers and drivers restart the computer and install the printer again.

    ;)

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-04-27T03:34:03+00:00

    i launch printmanagement.mcs (at RUN).. .. a new window appear but my problem is how to

    start the "spooler service" @_@

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-04-09T19:09:48+00:00

    how do you launch printmanagement.mcs?

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