Microsoft KB Archive/159873

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Err Msg: SPOOL32 Caused a Stack Fault in Module SPOOLSS.DLL...

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Q159873

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95

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SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to print to a network printer in Windows 95, the following error message may be displayed

SPOOL32 caused a stack fault in module SPOOLSS.DLL at 

where  is series of hexadecimal digits representing the code segment and actual address in which the stack fault occurred.

CAUSE
This problem can occur when the print provider on your computer and the print provider on the computer that the network printer is connected to are unable to properly communicate with each other. The problem is most likely to occur when the Microsoft Client for Microsoft Networks and the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks are both installed on your computer, although the problem is not network-related.

RESOLUTION
This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95 and OSR2, and later versions of this file:

  SPOOLSS.DLL  version 4.00.951  dated 10/23/96  86,528 bytes

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 and OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2). An update to address this problem is now available, but is not fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft does not recommend implementing this update at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for additional information about the availability of this update.

This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.

MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about issues resolved by updates to this component, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q167775 Spool32.exe Error When Printing on a Network"

For additional information about Windows 95 updates, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q161020 Implementing Windows 95 Updates"

Additional query words:

Keywords : kberrmsg kbnetwork kbprint win95

Issue type : kbprb

Technology : kbWin95search kbWin95