Microsoft Feeds Synchronization...I get the following about every 2 to 3 minutes...

Is that all the error message says?  Looking at my XP machine, it seems the only dependence is the RPC service, so make sure that "Remote Procedure Call" is running. But it should have to be, because so much of the system depends upon it to work.

But check this conversation, where an answer is posted about the same thing, and several users have replied that it helped them:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-system/print-spooler-will-not-start/60dda17a-f4f9-418c-8f13-d51cabc7426a

I would try this to disable the feed synchronization engine.

Open Command Prompt

Type msfeedssync disable and then press Enter*

If that doesn't work, you can also try this:  Go to Internet Explorer Tools | Internet Options

Content tab

Settings button under Feeds

Uncheck the Automatically check feeds for updates

*That actually worked...it got rid of the annoying pop up...it is such a relief to be able to be on my computer with out it...Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does anyone happen to know a way to start the spooler service...I've gone to the services as administrator and it won't start...it says that it can't contact the dependencies...?

Thank you for all the suggestions...I am going to try the msfeedssync   disable to take care of the problem...Also, Today, I'm going to Micro Center to buy a long over due new computer that is running windows 8.1 in a 64 bit format...and I will be busy transferring files over to the new system and saying good bye to this 9 year old computer that is running windows XP home edition...My wife and I are buying identical systems in about 3 hours from now...I think that shall turn out to be my new default salvation to this problem...but only 'cause I can...now if I could only get a mechanic to come out and fix the transmission in my van then I could go to work today too...but that's a whole other story...after all, that new problem only stranded me in St. Paul last night for about an hour prior to getting someone to give me a push so I could coast the rest of the way home...

Stop the contrarian "corrections".  System Restore doesn't maintain a list of feeds, but it does maintain backups of the the libraries, DLLs, and system files that make it work.  System Restore is still a variable solution to solve the issue, if it would run for the OP.

So are the options that I listed about Internet Explorer's Feed Sync checkbox and the ability to stop the feeds entirely from the command line.

Are you even using feeds?

If you are using feeds, have they ever worked before and if so, what do you think might have changed since the last time feeds worked properly?

Most people don't even know what a feed is so if you are not using feeds, just disable them or if you are using feeds once of them may be afflicted so you can just whack it or whack all of them and resubscribe to the feed.

Let me assure you with 100% certainty that System Restore does not know or care about any of your feeds.  How do I know this?  I enabled some feeds, verified they were working, created a new Restore Point, deleted all my feeds and then did a System Restore.  No feeds were restored.

If your SR is not restoring properly, you have another problem that you can probably fix but not without more information - unless you want guesses and wild goose chases.

If you are using feeds, one or more of them could be afflicted.  MS feeds are run from a Scheduled Task so you can temporarily disable feeds, reboot and see how things look.  If you are using feeds, sometimes just disabling them, rebooting and then enabling them again will straighten things out.

To disable feeds, click Start, Run and in the box enter:

cmd

Click OK to open a Command Prompt window and in the Command Prompt window enter the following command:

msfeedssync   disable

Press Enter and you will not see anything about what happened...  reboot and see how things look.

To enable feeds enter this command:

msfeedssync   enable

To see if any of your feeds might be afflicted, you can enter this command:

schtasks   /query   |   findstr  /i   "user_feed"

You may see something like this indicating one good feed and one afflicted feed:

User_Feed_Synchronization-{B70B1824-595E-4 11/28/2013 02:24:00  Ready

User_Feed_Synchronization-{C73963F9-62BB-4 11/28/2013 02:45:00  Could not start

If you wish to continue troubleshooting, you need to do this:

Unfortunately, the MS Answers forums implementation does not prompt for any system information when a new question is asked, so we know absolutely nothing about your system.

Not knowing fundamental information about a problem prolongs the frustration and agony of resolving these issues but that is the way they choose to run things here.

Thank you MS Answers owners, for continuing to make the resolution of simple problems as frustrating and time consuming as possible.

Please answer the following questions as best you can:

What is your system make and model?

If you have a Dell computer, what is the Service Tag Number?

What is your XP Version and Service Pack?

What is your Internet Explorer version?

Describe your current antivirus and anti malware situation:  Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE), McAfee, Symantec, Norton, Spybot, AVG, Avira!,  avast!. Panda, Trend Micro, CA, Defender, ZoneAlarm, PC Tools, Comodo, etc.

Does the afflicted system have a working CD/DVD drive (internal or external)?

Do you have a genuine bootable XP installation CD that is the same Service Pack as your installed Service Pack (this is not the same as any Recovery CDs that came with your system)?

Have you recently reinstalled, updated, or repaired XP or Internet Explorer and then started having this issue?

If the system used to work properly, what do you think might have changed since the last time it did work properly?