Printer Spooler Services Stopping

The client has 'pulled' them over from the Server.
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"Kevin Gal" <KevinGal DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> There are no printer drivers installed, the printer is on the SBS Server
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> The print spooler failing is almost always due to corrupted printer
>> drivers.
>> Uninstall and reinstall.....
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
>> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>>
>> "Kevin Gal" <KevinGal DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F68E93A2-7631-46E9-8645-C31DF10BD24F@microsoft.com...
>> > My Printer Spooler Service stops for no reason, this machine is a
>> > client
>> > on a
>> > SBS 2003 Premium server any ideas??? Kevin
>>
>>

Yes, they must be Vista compatible on the SBS Server as well as the Vista
client.
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"Kevin Gal" <KevinGal RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9C20C1E0-0487-43DD-9C7B-A5944D1F85EB@microsoft.com...
> So if I am understanding this point; the printer drivers on our SBS2003
> Server must be Vista compatible as well? Or do get a vista one for the
> vista
> machine only?
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> The client has 'pulled' them over from the Server.
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
>> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>>
>> "Kevin Gal" <KevinGal RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8D476D21-19EE-4155-A700-51E297D98235@microsoft.com...
>> > There are no printer drivers installed, the printer is on the SBS
>> > Server
>> >
>> > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>> >
>> >> The print spooler failing is almost always due to corrupted printer
>> >> drivers.
>> >> Uninstall and reinstall.....
>> >> --
>> >> Cari (MS-MVP)
>> >> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
>> >> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>> >>
>> >> "Kevin Gal" <KevinGal RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:F68E93A2-7631-46E9-8645-C31DF10BD24F@microsoft.com...
>> >> > My Printer Spooler Service stops for no reason, this machine is a
>> >> > client
>> >> > on a
>> >> > SBS 2003 Premium server any ideas??? Kevin
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>

HP has some drivers that check the OS version and crash when the OS version
is 6. This failure takes out the spooler on the client machine.

What model is the printer you have?

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"Cari (MS-MVP)" <NewsGroups.DeleteThis@coribright.com> wrote in message
news:%23XAcMzwfHHA.4552@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Yes, they must be Vista compatible on the SBS Server as well as the Vista
> client.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>
> "Kevin Gal" <KevinGal.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9C20C1E0-0487-43DD-9C7B-A5944D1F85EB@microsoft.com...
>> So if I am understanding this point; the printer drivers on our SBS2003
>> Server must be Vista compatible as well? Or do get a vista one for the
>> vista
>> machine only?
>>
>> "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>>
>>> The client has 'pulled' them over from the Server.
>>> --
>>> Cari (MS-MVP)
>>> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
>>> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>>>
>>> "Kevin Gal" <KevinGal.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:8D476D21-19EE-4155-A700-51E297D98235@microsoft.com...
>>> > There are no printer drivers installed, the printer is on the SBS
>>> > Server
>>> >
>>> > "Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> The print spooler failing is almost always due to corrupted printer
>>> >> drivers.
>>> >> Uninstall and reinstall.....
>>> >> --
>>> >> Cari (MS-MVP)
>>> >> Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
>>> >> http://www.coribright.com/windows
>>> >>
>>> >> "Kevin Gal" <KevinGal.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> >> news:F68E93A2-7631-46E9-8645-C31DF10BD24F@microsoft.com...
>>> >> > My Printer Spooler Service stops for no reason, this machine is a
>>> >> > client
>>> >> > on a
>>> >> > SBS 2003 Premium server any ideas??? Kevin
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>>
>>>
>