Printer spooler service stop running when sent print job

Posted by Hanan N. on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Hanan N.
Published on 2011-12-02T08:32:06Z Indexed on 2012/09/27 3:40 UTC
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Every time i am sending a print job to the printer, i am don't get any response from the printer, and at the printer job list at the status of the job, i see that there was an Error, but it don't give me any clue on what could be the problem. After some investigation i found that every time that i send the print job to the printer the printer spooler service stops to run, then after a second or two it start again (i think that this behavior is related to the printer spooler settings to rerun it self after it stops).

Things that i have tried so far:

  • Remove and Install again the Driver.
  • After removing the driver, i have removed the unnecessary registry keys according to this article from Microsoft, these are:

    Rename all files and folders in:

    c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86

    Remove anything but Drivers Print and Processors:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environment\Windows NT x86

    Remove anything in here:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors

    but:

    • BJ Language Monitor

    • Local Port

    • Microsoft Document Imaging Writer Monitor

    • Microsoft Shared Fax Monitor

    • Standard TCP/IP Port

    • USB Monitor

    • WSD Port

  • Disconnect and Reconnect the Printer.

  • Clean the computer from Viruses & Spywares.

Currently i am stuck, i have no more things to try, if anybody know about any kind of solution please let me know about it.

Since i am want to keep this post as general problem that relate to the printer spooler, and not just my particular problem, i didn't included inside the windows version & the printer model, they are (although i think that it isn't relate just for that particular model):

Windows 7 32bit, HP Officejet 4500 G510g-m (connect to the computer via USB).

Thanks.

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