somehow I have lost print spooler in windows xp sp2.
It will not START manually so I have no idea what to do. it does not list as running in task manager and I can find nowhere in the registry that it starts.
Running it from the COMMAND line neither starts it nor produces any error message.

any hintsRight click My Computer and open Manage. Than look at the bottom of the window for Services and Applications and click on it. When its open look for Services and click on it. A list will show up in the right side of the window. Look for the print spooler there and double click it. You WANT to change it to automatic and than click the button to start it. You should SEE the status change to started when you are done.

Thanks. when I found the AREA you spoke off the print spooler was set for auto, the fix was in the list of dependencies, at some point in history I have thrown away an old lexmark printer. in my enthusiasm to tidy up I disables lexbce.... apparently that was a mistake..

Thanks again.Glad I could help....