hello all,
First of all, I'd like to apologize if I'm in the wrong forum. It was a choice of either this one or OTHER... didn't know which, for sure. OK, prepare for a long story.
(Computer stats: win 98se, 1GHZ duron, 1/2 gig ram)
Many moons ago, out of the clear blue sky, my printer stopped being able to print and would shoot me a spool32 error. This printer is an apollo p-2150U and is a USB printer and an HP-based printer. I didn't panic, de-installed and re-installed the printer software... no change. This is where I started trying everything under the sun... and I know I'll forget to mention something, but here goes. I've tried every combination with my memory dimms to make sure they are fine(they are), I've re-installed windows multiple times... crap, I just can't remember all I did back then, but it was a lot. Many hours wasted. So, in desperation I hooked up my DOT MATRIX(you heard me) printer... and it worked! No spool error EVER with the dot matrix.
I gave up, until recently to try and get my ink jet to work... but my wife has the need to print color stuff and a dot matrix just ain't gunna hack it. So I recently tried to install the ink jet software. Now I get the spool32 error during installation. What's worse... even with the printer software off the computer, my internet shoots off the spool32 error when it connects. HUH? Why should I get a spool32 error connecting to the internet? So, on the off chance it was the printer that's the problem, I gave it to my brother-in-law to use... and he gets no spool32 error. Crap. So I purchase an HP psc 1300 hoping a new printer might break the curse. It shoots me the same spool32 error during installation.
I've searched the net all over and all spool32 error documentation deals with an installed printer having hissy-fits, NOT getting the spool32 error during installation. My computer is somehow hosed with USB printers and I don't know why.
I've recently downloaded free registry cleanup software, but it won't clean everything (have to pony up $40-50) and I'm not sure that's the problem (but I do have some 180ish outstanding registry errors needing to be cleaned). I also downloaded (and removed after it was done) some sort of debug software to look for obvious errors on my system. It found none.
The actual spool error text is as follows:
SPOOL32 caused an invalid page fault in
module <unknown> at 0000:014d7460.
Registers:
EAX=7fab0000 CS=017f EIP=014d7460 EFLGS=00010206
EBX=819b9e50 SS=0187 ESP=0086fb70 EBP=0086fd50
ECX=c16bb670 DS=0187 ESI=7fab0000 FS=5997
EDX=bffc9490 ES=0187 EDI=014d7460 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
Stack dump:
7fe43f05 7fab0000 7fe455b4 00000000 7fe40000 7fe41641 7fe40000 bff7ddd6 7fe40000 00000001 00000000 00000000 7fe40000 819b9e50 819bad0c 819bace4
I cannot engage the absolute sure way of fixing this, which is re-formatting the hard drive and starting from scratch. Any and all help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks for reading.
sweettooth
