How to fix the Print Spool-service?

Question

I was trying to print a file and all of a sudden got the message:

Which basically says that he can't start the Print Spooler-service.

Any heads up on how to fix this?

I'm running Windows 7 with a Epson SX100 USB printer.

Answer 1

So here we go.

Go to start menu > run, and type in "services.msc" (or if you can't find "run" on the start menu, try pressing R while holding down the "Windows key"). When the services console appears, scroll down to "Print Spooler" and click the "Start Service" button on the toolbar (the one that looks like a "play" button from a media player).

Alternatively, you can start the task manager, switch to the "Services" tab, scroll down to "Spooler", right click on it, and click "Start service".

Answer 2

It's easy: open an elevated command prompt and type:

net start spooler