Printer spooler windows 8 Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start.

Anonymous
2012-11-20T14:33:41+00:00

Just upgraded to Win 8 ENT x64 from Win 7 ENT x64.

I thought, maybe I need to restart the service. Go into Services, look up print spooler and select restart.

But I get an error: 

"Windows Could not start the Print Spooler Service on local computer"

Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start.

Okay, so I go into properties and see what the dependencies are"

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RPC is running, however, FAX isnt.

Go to Fax and start that. I get the 1068 error

Look into the dependencies there.

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Im lost at the moment. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have run sfc/scannow and found no issues.

Please advise.

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Anonymous
2012-12-21T17:36:53+00:00

i found this somewhere else and this fixed my issue

I had the same issue and I created a batch file that I run as administrator:

CMD /K SC CONFIG SPOOLER DEPEND= RPCSS

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-04-16T15:42:31+00:00

    i found this somewhere else and this fixed my issue

    I had the same issue and I created a batch file that I run as administrator:

    CMD /K SC CONFIG SPOOLER DEPEND= RPCSS

    I try using this and it says that access denied. please help

    Says open service FAILED 5:     ??? no idea

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-04-16T15:40:56+00:00

    i found this somewhere else and this fixed my issue

    I had the same issue and I created a batch file that I run as administrator:

    CMD /K SC CONFIG SPOOLER DEPEND= RPCSS

    WOW! Easy as pie, just pasted to the Command Prompt. Thank You so much!!!!

    Are there spaces or something i am missing?  It says access denied and i am the administrator?? HELP

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-04-16T15:39:03+00:00

    i found this somewhere else and this fixed my issue

    I had the same issue and I created a batch file that I run as administrator:

    CMD /K SC CONFIG SPOOLER DEPEND= RPCSS

    I try using this and it says that access denied. please help

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-04-13T15:33:02+00:00

    IN RESPONSE TO timoconnell's post on 21/12/2012

    I had the following error:

    "Windows Could not start the Print Spooler Service on local computer"

    Error 1068: The dependency service or group failed to start.

    I tried other's suggestions which did not work, then I used your method and it worked - thanks a million.

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