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spooler problem

Hi i have an sbs 2003 server. The spooler service keeps stopping and i cant print at all any ideas?

very important
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Is there free disk space? Any errors in the event log?
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loads of disk space.

The Print Spooler service terminated unexpectedly.  It has done this 8 time(s).  The following corrective action will be taken in 60000 milliseconds: Restart the service.

The server service was unable to map error code 1722.

if you can help me that would be great
armstrongwar,

Did you check the size of the print buffer?

Also, change the printer setting from RAW to LPR and try enable print spooling.

Marakush

Any recent service pack or hotfix installs? Any new printer driver installs?  Recent software additions?  Or did this just start out of the blue?
out of the blue. being install some hotfixes but they were after the problem started

printing down all day
how to i check the print buffer size
i also cant do anything with the printers as they disappear when the service is not running
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That worked when i deleted that. Thanks a million. Why was that not on the web anywhere? also any idea of an explanation
Armstrongwar,

Well I used to have that problem with a citrix box, so i always had to recreate printers cause the spool dir got hosed. The explanation... Hmmm... Its a Microsoft product :) Just kidding... I think that the spool only specifies a certian amout of space, then there is a size mismatch and the old crap dosen't get flushed like its suspose to.

Marakush
I think there is some kind of windows update for that error, maybe try looking on the microsoft website for this problem
:) Sounds good to me...

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