Microsoft KB Archive/243222

= Spooler Does Not Start Immediately After Being Stopped =

Article ID: 243222

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q243222



SYMPTOMS
If you start the Spooler service immediately after stopping it (for example, by typing net stop spooler and then immediately typing net start spooler ), you may receive the following error message:

The Spooler service could not be started.

A system error has occurred.

System error 12 has occurred.

The access code is invalid.



Windows NT 4.0
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English-language version of this fix for Windows NT Server should have the following file attributes or later:   Date      Time                Size    File name     Platform 09/29/99 08:53p              39,184  Spoolss.exe   x86 09/29/99 08:52p              65,808  Spoolss.exe   Alpha

Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack



Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0.

Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6.

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix KB243222

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