Print Spooler wont start windows 7 error 1053

Anonymous
2009-11-12T00:12:07+00:00

I am trying to install a printer on windows 7 but the print spooler wont start so i can't install

I have accessed the services.msc menu and tried to manually restart the spooler it is at this point that it i get the error msg:

 Error 1053 Did not respond in timely manner etc . I have tried a computer restart but to no avail.

What should I do as i have no printing capacity but i do have scanning??

Joe

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Anonymous
2009-11-13T01:02:45+00:00

The registry key seems OK.

Can you run the system file checker to check for system file corruption - follow Option 1 in the folliwng link:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

A system restore will not work in this situation as the printer never worked.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-01-19T16:01:32+00:00

    Thanks. This worked perfectly well. I am so happy.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-01-05T14:21:10+00:00

    If like me you have tried all the answers on here to repair the print spooler. Here is the fix,

    if you have microsoft office installed open control panel, open program and features select microsoft office at the top of the page select change and select repair office.

    When it completes Restart your computer and it should now be fixed.

    Hope this helps

    Styl3r

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-01-02T21:29:35+00:00

    I had this same problem. Out of no where my printer would not work; I think it was after installing a game and DX11 was updated, IDK either way it was broken. After tracing the problem it ended up being that the "spooler" would not start and a constant "ERROR: 1053". After trying everything on all the forum boards and Windows help websites, nothing worked. So I uninstalled the printer and its drivers, renamed the "SPOOL" file to "spool.old";

    path=(computer>Local Disk (C:)>Windows>System32> spool), rename this to "spool.old",

    then I ran the "sfc /scannow" command as a administrator; it found problems and repaired them, then a PC restart, finally I reinstalled the printer and, /cross-fingers. HOORAY!, it worked, the spooler was able to start allowing proper installation of my printer; FINALLY! I think the problem is in the spools registry, IDK it worked for me I hope it works for you.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-12-26T06:58:08+00:00

    My son came across this 1053 Printer Spool error on the Windows service when attempting to upgrade to iTunes 11. I tried the sfc /scannow command mentioned on other blogs but the scan came out clean. The solution for me was the following:

    1. empty out all files from C:\Windows\System32\Spool\PRINTERS
    2. download and install CCleaner (free)
    3. ran the CCleaner registry cleanup (took 3 passes to get a clean scan - runs quickly)

    Once I did this and rebooted, the Printer Spooler service started with the reboot and I was able to print. Spent a few hours on this issue, let me know if this helps anyone.

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