If you have an install CD, you can process the command "sfc /scannow" at
the command prompt. This command will check for corrupted system files.
It will prompt for the install CD.
Dragonfly
Gregg wrote:
>
> WinXP Home computer never had a printer, trying to add a network
> printer on a print server. I get message:
> Error---
> Cannot complete operation. Print spooler server is not running.
>
>; One place I found says to open Computer Management and Component
> Services and start print spooler manually, even though it is set to
> start automatically on boot. Tried that, and got Error 1068 about a
> dependency service fails to start.
> I researched at Microsoft Help and other places on the Internet. Only
>; relevant idea is that the C:windowssystem32spoolsv.exe file is
> corrupted. Instructions say to expand the archive file spoolsv.ex_
> from the installation CD and replace the corrupted one. Tried that,
> and it made no difference.
> I have contacted two people about this. One builds computers for
> company networks. One programs and maintains home networks. After 60
> years total experience among the three of us with Microsoft stuff, none
>; have ever heard of this. Have you?
>;
>
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