Print spooler first when i try to print something itsays "before you can perform print related tasks such as page setup or printing a document,you need to install a printer. then i try to install the printer and it says " operation could not be completed print spooler is not running. & i tried going to run>then type service.msc>then look for print spooler & press where it says "Start the service" But then it says:Could not start the print spooler service on local computer. Error 1068: The dependecy service or group failed to start. CAN Y0U HElP ME

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Print spooler is a service (part of OS) which basically sorts out the info to be sent to the printer to perform the printing task.

To turn on in XP go to Control Panel/Admin Too;s/Services (in classic view) or Control Panel/Performance & Mainainance/Admin Tools/Services.

Scroll down to Print spooler and double click. In the box that opens start up type should be automatic. You can also start the service from this box.

I preume Vista will be something similar.

Hi,

Windows XP Operating System
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Restart the Print Spooler device

1. Open Administrative Tools.
2. On the Windows taskbar, click Start , and then click Control Panel .
3. Click Performance and Maintenance . NOTE: This step is not necessary in XP Classic View.
4. Click Administrative Tools .
5. Double-click Services .
6. Click Print Spooler .
7. Click Stop to stop the Print Spooler.
8. Click Start to restart the Print Spooler.
9. Click OK .
10. Restart the computer.
11. Try the print job again.

Manually clear the print queue

1. Return to the Printers and Faxes folder that you opened in the previous steps.
2. Right-click the name of the product, and then click Open .
3. Click Printer , and then click Cancel All Documents .
4. Click Yes to confirm the action.
5. If documents remain in the print queue, restart the computer.
6. Try printing again.

Windows Vista Operating System
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Manually clear the print queue

1. Return to the Printers folder that you opened earlier in this document.
2. Right-click the name of the product, and then click Open .
3. Click Printer , and then click Cancel All Documents .
4. Click Yes to confirm the action.
5. If documents remain in the print queue, restart the computer.
6. Try printing again.

If the issue continues, proceed to the next step. Restart the Print Spooler device

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Windows icon ( ), click Control Panel , and then click Administrative Tools .
2. Double-click Services .
3. On the User Account Control window, click Continue .
4. Click Print Spooler .
5. Click Stop to stop the Print Spooler.
6. Click Start to restart the Print Spooler.
7. Click OK .
8. Restart the computer.
9. Try the print job again.

i wanna add my printer hplaserjet 1018

hi... did you install your printer? if so, then you have to uninstall that.. go to menu/all programs/control panel/add or remove programs/... then reinstall that.. and pls you have to enable the twain driver of your printer...thank you very much..

Open task manager,(Ctrl +Alt +delete) and end task on print spooler,delete the file.print spooler will restart automatically.

This works best if you have the que window open first.

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Hi Flame,

Please click on the web link given below and perform the steps as provided in the web page to fix the installation issue.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00625472&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=441115

Make sure that you have completed all the steps perfectly and carefully.

Please perform this additional step.

click on start >> Run
In Run box type services.msc /s and press enter.
You will see a services page.
Search for print spooler
Double click on print spooler.
Make sure that start up type is "AUTOMATIC"
CLick on stop and then start the service.
Then start installing the printer software, this should fix the issue.

Have a great day!

has this been resolved?

1. Go to Start > Run and type in services.msc then press Enter. 2. In the window that opens find "Print Spooler" on the right 3. Right-click "Print Spooler" and select "Properties". 4. Click on the "Recovery" tab and change all 3 drop-down boxes to "Restart The Service". 5. Make sure the 2 text boxes underneath say "1" in them. 6. Click Ok until you are back at the Services window, close it and you're good to go. 7. Go back into the properties of the "Print Spooler" tab and be sure to click Start to restart the Print Spooler service and it will restart the service immediately.

Try this FixYa for Error 1068.

Let me know how it goes.