Spooler SubSystem App Stopped Working And Was Closed

[Dorin Brandusa]

Event viewer:

Faulting application spoolsv.exe, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp
0x4549b734, faulting module localspl.dll, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp
0x4549bcf7, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x00070a15, process id
0x5e8, application start time 0x01c753cf82366c15.

I have HP Photosmart 8250 Printer. Windows Vista has its own drivers, after
initial install of OS everything was fine, only 2 weeks back it just stopped
working. I've uninstalled every application and windows updates. I'm back to
square one, I still get error everytime I enable the Printer Spooler service.
Can anyone tell me what i'm missing, i've deleted all printers, cached files,
etc.

The only thing I haven't done is re-install the OS.

[Richard G. Harper]

Have you checked for driver updates from HP?
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Post by Dorin Brandusa
Faulting application spoolsv.exe, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp
0x4549b734, faulting module localspl.dll, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp
0x4549bcf7, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x00070a15, process id
0x5e8, application start time 0x01c753cf82366c15.
I have HP Photosmart 8250 Printer. Windows Vista has its own drivers, after
initial install of OS everything was fine, only 2 weeks back it just stopped
working. I've uninstalled every application and windows updates. I'm back to
square one, I still get error everytime I enable the Printer Spooler service.
Can anyone tell me what i'm missing, i've deleted all printers, cached files,
etc.
The only thing I haven't done is re-install the OS.

[Bill Bray]

I'm getting the same thing. As we near a large rollout of Vista I have
started to notice this problem on my own workstation. I have has the same
configuration for quite some time now and this comes out of the blue?
Bill

Post by Dorin Brandusa
Faulting application spoolsv.exe, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp
0x4549b734, faulting module localspl.dll, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp
0x4549bcf7, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x00070a15, process id
0x5e8, application start time 0x01c753cf82366c15.
I have HP Photosmart 8250 Printer. Windows Vista has its own drivers, after
initial install of OS everything was fine, only 2 weeks back it just stopped
working. I've uninstalled every application and windows updates. I'm back to
square one, I still get error everytime I enable the Printer Spooler service.
Can anyone tell me what i'm missing, i've deleted all printers, cached files,
etc.
The only thing I haven't done is re-install the OS.

[Problem Solved]

I finally found the problem, the registry key for the printer pointing to the
drivers got corrupted:

Start -> Run - Regedit -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SYSTEM -> ControlSet001 ->
Control -> Print -> Environments -> Windows NT x86 -> Version -3 -> Remove
All Printers From Here (Delete HP First See If that resolves the problem)

That should fix all issues to the SubSystem App crashing, after you delete
the registry entry, start the printer spooler and reinstall the printer
drivers, most likely Vista will have these drivers built in.

Post by Bill Bray
I'm getting the same thing. As we near a large rollout of Vista I have
started to notice this problem on my own workstation. I have has the same
configuration for quite some time now and this comes out of the blue?
Bill

Post by Dorin Brandusa
Faulting application spoolsv.exe, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp
0x4549b734, faulting module localspl.dll, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp
0x4549bcf7, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x00070a15, process id
0x5e8, application start time 0x01c753cf82366c15.
I have HP Photosmart 8250 Printer. Windows Vista has its own drivers, after
initial install of OS everything was fine, only 2 weeks back it just stopped
working. I've uninstalled every application and windows updates. I'm back to
square one, I still get error everytime I enable the Printer Spooler service.
Can anyone tell me what i'm missing, i've deleted all printers, cached files,
etc.
The only thing I haven't done is re-install the OS.

[Bill Bray]

You guys are right...it was printer drivers. I found the problem with a
Xerox Workcentre so it's likely with others as well. Thanks:)
Bill

Post by Problem Solved
I finally found the problem, the registry key for the printer pointing to the
Start -> Run - Regedit -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SYSTEM -> ControlSet001 ->
Control -> Print -> Environments -> Windows NT x86 -> Version -3 -> Remove
All Printers From Here (Delete HP First See If that resolves the problem)
That should fix all issues to the SubSystem App crashing, after you delete
the registry entry, start the printer spooler and reinstall the printer
drivers, most likely Vista will have these drivers built in.

Post by Bill Bray
I'm getting the same thing. As we near a large rollout of Vista I have
started to notice this problem on my own workstation. I have has the same
configuration for quite some time now and this comes out of the blue?
Bill

Post by Dorin Brandusa
Faulting application spoolsv.exe, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp
0x4549b734, faulting module localspl.dll, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp
0x4549bcf7, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x00070a15, process id
0x5e8, application start time 0x01c753cf82366c15.
I have HP Photosmart 8250 Printer. Windows Vista has its own drivers, after
initial install of OS everything was fine, only 2 weeks back it just stopped
working. I've uninstalled every application and windows updates. I'm back to
square one, I still get error everytime I enable the Printer Spooler service.
Can anyone tell me what i'm missing, i've deleted all printers, cached files,
etc.
The only thing I haven't done is re-install the OS.

[larrynipon]

corrected the problem by deleting the printer entries in the registry a
per this thread. However, Visata will not now automatically recogniz
the HP LJ1022 usb printer. Can't seem to get it to autoinstall

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[C.B.]

corrected the problem by deleting the printer entries in the registry as
per this thread. However, Visata will not now automatically recognize
the HP LJ1022 usb printer. Can't seem to get it to autoinstall.
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larrynipon,

Go into the Properties of your printer and see which port it is
assigned to. Is it assigned to a USB port or a LPT port?

C.B.

[nestorcophi]

I had tried it with a customer, we checked *Printer Properties*, under
*Advanced*, choose *Print directly to the printer* go

There might just be some drawback since its not being spooled, but
normally you would print document at a time so I think this should do
it.

[b***@gmail.com]

Post by Problem Solved
I finally found the problem, the registry key for the printer pointing to the
Start -> Run - Regedit -> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SYSTEM -> ControlSet001 ->
Control -> Print -> Environments -> Windows NT x86 -> Version -3 -> Remove
All Printers From Here (Delete HP First See If that resolves the problem)
That should fix all issues to the SubSystem App crashing, after you delete
the registry entry, start the printer spooler and reinstall the printer
drivers, most likely Vista will have these drivers built in.

Post by Bill Bray
I'm getting the same thing. As we near a large rollout of Vista I have
started to notice this problem on my own workstation. I have has the same
configuration for quite some time now and this comes out of the blue?
Bill

Post by Dorin Brandusa
Faulting application spoolsv.exe, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp
0x4549b734, faulting module localspl.dll, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp
0x4549bcf7, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x00070a15, process id
0x5e8, application start time 0x01c753cf82366c15.
I have HP Photosmart 8250 Printer. Windows Vista has its own drivers, after
initial install of OS everything was fine, only 2 weeks back it just stopped
working. I've uninstalled every application and windows updates. I'm back to
square one, I still get error everytime I enable the Printer Spooler service.
Can anyone tell me what i'm missing, i've deleted all printers, cached files,
etc.
The only thing I haven't done is re-install the OS.

[dschick1969]

I'm having the same problem. I had deleted the printer but now can'
get it to reinstall because when I add the printer (network printer) i
gives me an error that says "Error loading the tcp Mib library". Ther
is a Microsoft kb article about that error regarding dlls in th
%systemroot% directory but I confirmed I don't have that problem.
can't get the printer installed! Any suggestions? By the way, I ca
print to the same printer on the same network from another laptop

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[earlc32]

Had the same problem in Vista after printing directly from digita
camera to printer, using pictbridge. After reading these forums, I di
a system restore and all seems to be corrected

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[mari_76]

hello, i have problem with installing printer OKI Data B2200, i m with
Windows Vista 32Bit, when i tried to install printer this message
appears "Spooler SubSystem App Stopped Working And Was Closed" and also
something like this: "windows detected problem installing driver", and
everything stopped.
Can someone help me.

[jwterry]

Post by Dorin Brandusa
Faulting application spoolsv.exe, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp
0x4549b734, faulting module localspl.dll, version 6.0.6000.16386, time stamp
0x4549bcf7, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x00070a15, process id
0x5e8, application start time 0x01c753cf82366c15.
I have HP Photosmart 8250 Printer. Windows Vista has its own drivers, after
initial install of OS everything was fine, only 2 weeks back it just stopped
working. I've uninstalled every application and windows updates. I'm back to
square one, I still get error everytime I enable the Printer Spooler service.
Can anyone tell me what i'm missing, i've deleted all printers, cached files,
etc.
The only thing I haven't done is re-install the OS.

******************
I finally solved it via a HP web site utility. google "HP print
diagnostic utility". I downloaded it and it solved it. For the first
few weeks, I would occasionally get a repeat of the problem and rerun it
and again ok. I haven't had a repeat for quite a while now.

[Leonidas300]

People,

I got this same spooler problem and after three days I finally go
someone that fixed it and I did the same. I went t
*C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS* and deleted the content (not th
folder itself). Then I started the printer spooler and voila! It work
now. This forum is cool.

Thanks

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[kimoldie]

If I do what you did, how do I "start the printer spooler?" My husband's
printer gives him a message that the Spooler SybSystem App is not working and
needs to be closed, and we don't know how else to fix it. It keeps spitting
out the same two pages it printed a week ago (apparently willy-nilly) and
won't print anything else.

This has become URGENT! He can't really function without the printer...

Post by Leonidas300
People,
I got this same spooler problem and after three days I finally got
someone that fixed it and I did the same. I went to
*C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS* and deleted the content (not the
folder itself). Then I started the printer spooler and voila! It works
now. This forum is cool.
Thanks!
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[myoungbl]

kimoldie,

To restart the print spooler service, go into the control panel and
open the Administrative Tools. There you will find Services. Open that
and then search the list for the Print Spooler service, right-click it
and select start. That's it!

[cavdude]

spooler problems i went to microsoft fix it go there and they will do
the rest worked great

[Joshua Rey]

This is a great thread - thanks to all who contributed. I found
deleting everything in C:\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS and restarting
the spooler did it.

BUT... I often get this problem when printing big files... finally had
to break one graphics heavy pdf into chunks and print one by one, to
stop the problem recurring.

I wonder if there's a memory allocation problem - do I need to
reallocate more memory to the spooler?? And if so... how???

Warm wishes

JR