Print Spooler is AWOL

Hi I am not sure this is the right forum but here goes.

I am running Vista Home Premium. I have had to re-install Vista thre
times since I got my computer about three years ago (the 1st time Vist
just crashed, 2nd time I had a virus, and last November I kept havin
problems with my print spooler and the technician suggested that to fi
this we would have to reinstall Vista yet again). I also had a simila
problem with the print spooler back in the summer of '09. That proble
was fixed by my computer technician and every thing seemed fine.

I run three printers off a hub all connected using USB. I have a Cano
Pixma IP4200, HP Laserjet 1012, and a HP Color Laserjet CP1215. Th
technician who repaired my problem reinstalled all the newest driver
from the manufacturers websites after reinstalling Vista.

On January 1st we used all three printers a number of times. When
went to use the printers on January 2nd, the computer informed m
basically I had no printers installed and did I want to install one.
went to Services, thinking I had to restart the print spooler. When
scrolled down I found that the print spooler file had *vanished*. Ther
was no spooler file.

I have tried going online and following all the fixes offered by other
but to no avail. I even went to Microsoft's site and installed and ra
their "Fix it" program, I have tried using system restore, again n
luck. I have tried going to RUN and "cmd >sc query spooler" and got a
error code 1060 -"The specified service does not exist as an installe
service" I tried RUN>CMD>sfc /scannow (and put your vista disk insid
the drive) and again no luck.

One common thing I did discover however, is that my print spoole
problems always seemed to occur right after a Microsoft automati
update. I tried deleting these updates but again to no avail.

After more than 30 hours of research and trying fixes I am very clos
to giving up and going down to buy an iMac. I hope someone out there ha
a solution. I do not want to reinstall Vista again! I do not want t
spend any more money. One technician has suggested I switch to Window
7. That means more dollars spent for a new operating system, dat
backup, and my time. My patience is wearing very thin. Hopefully someon
has an answer

 

No, because I do not know how to do that let alone how to find it.

 

Start by saving that file to your desktop and double clicking it.