spoolsv.exe in windows xp not starting

Follow the steps in this Microsoft article to check and restart the Spooler Service:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314876

To quote from the link given below:

If the Print Spooler service fails when printing, when Windows starts or it can not be restarted, the usual reason is that one or more printer drivers is defective.

This page has some very good advice on how to clean up installed printer drivers so that you can reinstall the printer and hopefully correct your problem:

http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm

Tried both suggestions without success the error I'm getting when I try to start the spooler through the command prompt window is "error 2 system cannot find the file specified" but the spoolsv.exe is in the system32 directory-any ideas?

See if the instructions in this thread are of any help:

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware/browse_thread/thread/f42185d2934acced/c21573dccee1a912%23c21573dccee1a912
System cannot find Print Spooler service

The servive path was corrupted-edited the path-VICTORY!

Start>run>regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler
the value for ImagePath, what is it?

Sorry. Meant to add the solution to my Knowledgebase.

Thief!!

Just kidding...

:^)

Glad it is fixed now!!