re: Printer Drivers Disappearing Monday, January 24, 2005 at 3:56 pm Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Marc (25 messages posted) I'm not sure whats causing it, but: "Printer operation cannot continue due to lack of resources. The print system is unavailable." <-- sounds like the spool service has stopped running, which would cause the printers to "disappear". You can restart the spooler service by right clicking 'My Computer' --> Manage --> Services and Applications --> services' finding the 'Print Spooler' service, right click it, and choose 'Restart' I'm at a loss to say why its stopping, but you need to at least get the most recent drivers for the printer before continuing. Is it a local printer or a network one? Marc. On Monday, January 24, 2005 at 7:45 am, Ann wrote: >Over the last few months the printers I have installed on my system have disappeared. > Randomly, they will not be there. I can print one instant, and the next all the >drivers are gone. Sometimes when I turn the computer back on they have returned, >but more often than not I am required to re-install them before I can print again. > This has happened several times but recently, even that is not a possibility since >when I try to install a printer it gives me the message "Printer operation cannot >continue due to lack of resources. The print system is unavailable." If anyone >could help me with this I would be greatly appreciative. Written in response to: Printer Drivers Disappearing (Ann: Monday, January 24, 2005 at 7:45 am) Responses to this message: re: Printer Drivers Disappearing (DEX: Monday, January 24, 2005 at 4:29 pm) re: Printer Drivers Disappearing (Ann: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 5:16 am) re: Printer Drivers Disappearing (Ann: Monday, February 14, 2005 at 8:31 am) All messages in this thread [show all] Printer Drivers Disappearing (Ann: Mon, Jan 24, 2005, 7:45 am) re: Printer Drivers Disappearing (DEX: Mon, Jan 24, 2005, 8:29 am) re: Printer Drivers Disappearing (Marc: Mon, Jan 24, 2005, 3:56 pm) re: Printer Drivers Disappearing (DEX: Mon, Jan 24, 2005, 4:29 pm) re: Printer Drivers Disappearing (Ann: Tue, Jan 25, 2005, 5:16 am) re: Printer Drivers Disappearing (Marc: Tue, Jan 25, 2005, 4:29 pm) re: Printer Drivers Disappearing (Ann: Tue, Jan 25, 2005, 6:03 pm) re: Printer Drivers Disappearing (Crash Override: Wed, Jan 26, 2005, 8:39 am) re: Printer Drivers Disappearing (DaveW: Fri, Feb 4, 2005, 12:59 am) re: Printer Drivers Disappearing (Crash Override: Fri, Feb 4, 2005, 5:19 am) re: Printer Drivers Disappearing (Ann: Mon, Feb 14, 2005, 8:31 am) re: Printer Drivers Disappearing (Thet Khine: Mon, Feb 7, 2005, 3:49 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 2000 Discussion Forum