Kevin, perhaps a silly question; did you check that the printer driver is compatible with Vista? You can check the printer manufacturers website for updates.


>I checked it. It's running. Same problem
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>>>I have a printer installed on a WinXP Home Edition PC.
>>>
>>>I'm trying to install the printer in a Vista PC. I'm getting the error:
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>>>"Windows can't open Add Printer. The local print spooler service is not
>>>running. Please restart the spooler or restart the machine."
>>>
>>>Amyone know how to install this printer?
>>>
>>>TIA
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>>Kevin,
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>>Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services.
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>>Check that the Print Spooler service is running and set to start Automatic. Start it if it is not running.