Comments on: No Printers Found? Windows can’t open Add Printer. The local print spooler service is not running.

By: David Ceballos

David Ceballos — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:08:38 +0000

Microsoft did nothing after all hours of searching, digging through files, and diagnostics this finally worked THANKS!

By: Andrew Duncan-Jones

Andrew Duncan-Jones — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:40:40 +0000

Hi, wish I had found you before. However, Microsoft’s automated troubleshooter seems to have learnt at last how to fix this problem – mind you, you have to go to Troubleshooting Printers from Control Panel, it’s no use just going to Devices and Printers and trying troubleshooting there. Still I’ll keep this page noted as well, you never know, Microshit will probably delete this reference (http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/windows-cant-open-add-printer-the-local-print/41f98aad-3a9c-47a6-978b-7c20e3ce9e0b) or the facility one day. Thanks again, Andrew

By: Randy Walker

Randy Walker — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:24:47 +0000

Thank you, thank you. You are right. What a worthless post on the Microsoft site.

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:24:42 +0000

You are my hero! Thank you so much. I spent two hours screwing around with microsoft last night. Your fix took me 30 seconds.

By: James

James — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:33:16 +0000

I have re-started my print spooler numerous times as you have directed. It restarts for about a second and the stops. Over and over again, restarted and still no printers in the file. Can you really help?

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:00:35 +0000

Press Windows Key + R to open the run box and type in net start server

Save yourself a few button clicks!

By: virginia jansen

virginia jansen — Sat, 21 May 2011 04:33:41 +0000

Thank you. I think I would have to kiss you for your help. I have been fighting this for local printer spooler..thing for 2 days.. what caused it to happen in the first place and I certianly don’t want to do it again.

Thank you a hundred times

Vrginia

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:00:55 +0000

My printers weren’t gone in the first place. I restarted the print spooler but my Google Chrome still gives the ‘no printers found, please install printer’ message.
Please help!

By: Lulu

Lulu — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:16:52 +0000

when i get to step one.. and click on Print Spoolers, it wont give me the option to even click start. all the options in each menu bar, are completely grey so i cant click em. :( any suggestions on how to fix that , or why it may be happening in the first place?

By: Keith Dsouza

Keith Dsouza — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:23:50 +0000

@BTA – There might be some issues with the drivers or old printers you have added. One thing I would suggest you to do is to delete all the old printers you have set up and then trying to start the spooler, once you have done then reinstall the current printer drivers to see if it fixes your problem. If this does not work, leave a comment here and I will try to find you other methods to fix the issue of Print spooler always stopping.