Print subsystem unavailable in Windows 2000. Spooler service won't stay running. Friday, March 28, 2008 at 1:10 pm Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Jim Pruitt (4 messages posted) I am running Windows 2000 SP4. Earlier this week I tried to install a new HP CP3503 network printer. Something happened and now I have no printers at all (even though they are all still listed in the registry in the correct place). When I try to add a new printer I get the error that the system is out of resources and "Printer operation cannot continue due to lack of resources. The print subsystem is unavailable". The print spooler is not started but going to services and restarting it does nothing. Now I not print and can not add any printers and have no printers in the list. It does not matter what profile I log in under. I tried copying spooler files from the Windows 2000 CD to C:\Winnt\system32 but that makes no difference. Short of upgrading to XP how can I fix this without destroying the existing system? Responses to this message: re: Print subsystem unavailable in Windows 2000. Spooler service won't stay running. (C K: Friday, March 28, 2008 at 3:29 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] Print subsystem unavailable in Windows 2000. Spooler service won't stay running. (Jim Pruitt: Fri, Mar 28, 2008, 1:10 pm) re: Print subsystem unavailable in Windows 2000. Spooler service won't stay running. (C K: Fri, Mar 28, 2008, 3:29 pm) re: Print subsystem unavailable in Windows 2000. Spooler service won't stay running. (Jim Pruitt: Tue, Apr 1, 2008, 8:45 am) 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