How do I fix a printer spooler problem? -

I have a canon pixma printer. After printing one sheet of a document, the printer stops working and a window pops up saying there s a problem with the printer spooler. The printer doesn t work after that. How can I solve this?

You can try stopping and restarting the spooler service (Start, Control Panel, Administrative tools, services) but you may want to uninstall/delete the printer, then install a fresh copy of the drivers from the Canon website.

To take care of spool issues go to http://www.printerproblemsolver.com and download their utility! Their software works with many makes and models of printers (Even Lexmark) and with a few clicks of your mouse it gets rid of the problem fast! No messy dos stuff or opening up a bunch of windows! Report Abuse

heres a link for an automatic fix for this: http://www.out-of-warranty.com/print-diagnostic-utility-for-hp-lexmark-canon-dell-xerox-and-everything-else Report Abuse

Disconnect the USB cable from the computer. gt; Press windows logo key and R key simultaneously from the keyboard gt; It will open run window gt; In the run box type control printers and press OK. gt; It will open printers folder ( printers and faxes folder in xp) gt; Double click on the printer icon and try to delete the pending jobs. gt; Now press windows logo key and R key simultaneously from the keyboard gt; It will open run window gt; In the run box type Net Stop Spooler and press OK. Again in the run box type Net Start Spooler and press Ok. Now connect the USB cable and try to print. gt;Still if you are facing difficulty gt; Right click on the printer icon gt; properties gt; Advanced tab gt; check print directly to printer gt; Click on apply and OK. Now try to print.