Windows 7 print spooler won't start at reboot

Can you stop and start it from an elevated cmd prompt?

net stop spooler
net start spooler

just tried and yes I can

Try manually clearing out the print queue:

1. Open a command prompt with full admin privileges:  click on the Start button, enter cmd in the Search field, right-click on the command prompt icon and select Run as administrator

2. Within the command prompt enter net stop spooler

3. Use Windows Explorer to navigate to %systemdrive%\Windows\System32\spool\printers\ and delete all of the files within that folder

4. Return to your elevated command prompt and enter net start spooler

Are you good now or still having an issue?

print que was empty

I'm doing @Run5k suggestion.  I'll post soon

I can remove all but one.  it states it is in use

1.

Check to make sure the service is set to Automatic (automatically start on system restart)

2.

Be careful of deleting files in \Windows\System32\spool > You should be able to delete .spl files, but there are drivers here too

3.

Remove old printers you are no longer using

4.

Remove old Drivers you are no longer using - Printers, Server, drivers

5.

Delete Temp/Temporary Internet Files

6.

Run Chkdsk to be sure you don't have crosslinked files out there
HTH,

Kent

Just found something.  if I log on as the domain administrator, the spooler is running, if I switch to the other user it isn't.

I don't quite understand... you say,

> It shows started in services.  I can stop it and restart it

So, what indication are you getting that it's not actually started?

In the Services snap-in, when you look at Print Spooler service's Properties, on the Dependencies tab, does it look like this?


I  mean, if you expand the branches.

@darr247.  the service is not running when the user logs on

This worked as well as deleting the users profile.

Thanks