"Operation Could Not Be Completed" Error Message
When You Use the Add Printer Wizard
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314876/en-us

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| any way of just replacing print spooler without reloading xp all over (which
| just looses all my desktop settings and cfg files
david jones - 31 Dec 2005 00:06 GMT
> "Operation Could Not Be Completed" Error Message
> When You Use the Add Printer Wizard
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314876/en-us
>
> | any way of just replacing print spooler without reloading xp all over (which
> | just looses all my desktop settings and cfg files
A Repair Installation.
Is it missing or stopped?

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> any way of just replacing print spooler without reloading xp all over
> (which
> just looses all my desktop settings and cfg files
The spooler is corupt
> any way of just replacing print spooler without reloading xp all over (which
> just looses all my desktop settings and cfg files
Cari (MS-MVP) - 31 Dec 2005 02:40 GMT
The Spooler isn't corrupt (or shouldn't be) the drivers certainly can be.
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders/CleanPrinterDrivers.htm

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> The spooler is corupt
>
>> any way of just replacing print spooler without reloading xp all over
>> (which
>> just looses all my desktop settings and cfg files