i have updated my windows 2000 professional from microsoft live update website. it has installed all the patches released from microsoft till yet. after updating my windows 2k pro. i am getting the following error every time i start my windows or try to install anything. ---------------- spoolsv.exe has generated errors and will be closed by windows. You will need to restart the program. An error log is being created. ---------------- can somebody tell me in detail what why this error exists in my updated windows 2000. and how to remove this error. waiting for some prompt replies.. BEST WISHES ZeejDeej

I found this problem today, but it was related to printing. Use the following information I acquired from the net to solve it...................................... 4900 » Spoolsv.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows? When you open the Printers window on your Windows 2000 Professional Start menu, or when you try to print, you receive the subject error message or one of the following: Printer operation cannot continue due to lack of resources. Subsystem unavailable. These errors are indicative of a damaged printer driver. To fix the problem: 1. Right-click each printer in the Printers window and press Delete. Press Yes when prompted. 2. Right-click Printers and press Open. 3. In the File menu, press Server Properties. 4. Select the Drivers tab and Remove all the drivers, pressing Yes when prompted. 5. For safe-keeping, use Regedit to export: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print 6. Delete any sub-keys, if they exists, from: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-2 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-3 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-2 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-3 6. Delete any non-default sub-keys from: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Monitors The default monitors are: AppleTalk Printing Devices Local Port PJL Language Monitor Standard TCP/IP Port USB Monitor Windows NT Fax Monitor 7. Delete any sub-keys from: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Print\Printers 8. Exit the Registry Editor and shutdown / Restart your computer. 9. Install any necessary printers. Microsoft reports in Q257859 that the installation of BitWare for Windows can cause the problem in W2K and XP. If you have the problem and are a BitWare user, you could uninstall it to see if it is the basis of your problems BitWare Causes Spoolsv.exe Program Error in Windows SYMPTOMS You may receive the following error message when you boot your computer, try to use a printer, or start a program that interacts with a printer: Spoolsv.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You will need to restart the program. An error log is being created. The Spooler service then stops, but can be restarted. While the spooler is stopped, the following error message is generated: Printer operation cannot continue due to lack of resources. CAUSE This situation can occur if BitWare for Windows is installed. The current versions of BitWare are 3.30 and 7.0, which are not fully compatible with the versions of Windows that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article. To check to see if BitWare is running, look for instances of Bwagent.exe or Bwprnmon.exe in Task Manager. RESOLUTION WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. Uninstalling the BitWare software is the best course of action, but is not available for all versions. If uninstalling is not available, you can delete all registry entries and drivers that refer to BitWare manually: 1. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe). 2. Locate references to BitWare in the following keys in the registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers\Version-2 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers 3. On the Edit menu, click Delete for each BitWare subtree. 4. Quit Registry Editor. 5. Delete all BitWare drivers from the %SystemRoot%\System32\Spool\Drivers\W32x86 folder. 6. Restart Windows.

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