Originally Posted by
Dodge DeBoulet
Besides spoolsv.exe, there should also be a spoolss.dll file in system32, and a spool directory with a number of subdirectories and files. You should also have a "Print Spooler" service in XP's list of Services (run services.msc at the command prompt, or just type "net start" to see if "Print Spooler" is an available service).
Checked all that first.
spoolsv.exe and spoolss.dll are where they're supposed to be. The spool directory is empty (since the spooler was never started). The Print Spooler Service does not exist.
I tried executing spoolsv.exe directly, but nothing happened.
In the Advanced tab of System Properties (Advanced->Performance->Data Execution Prevention) I added spoolsv.exe after turning on all programs. It still will not start.
Curiouser and curiouser.