I was having trouble with spool 32 errors on a station and I downloaded a file (i believe from the microsoft site)(can't remember if it was a dll or a exe)that corrected my problem. Does anyone know of any such file. I am sorry for being so vague. Thanks, for all your help.

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000373.htm

I recall a W98 problem with certain printers that is cured by using a later spoolss.dll There are a number of hits in Google against this file. Perhaps it would be best though if you posted this on the Windows 2000 forum.

Spool32.exe just a printer quence (sp?) (write to printer while large data hold in the ram for next printing lines)

Solution: Windows 95 Update the SPOOLSS.DLL file in the \Windows\System directory. For Windows 95 the original version should be 4.00.950, it should be replaced with 4.03.1212 or higher. This file is available from Microsoft support and is also included with later releases of Windows 95. You may have this file on another Windows 95 system. Check the file version of the SPOOLSS.DLL file by right clicking on it, select properties and then selecting the version tab. Windows 98 Update the SPOOLSS.DLL file in the \Windows\System directory. Microsoft has not released an updated DLL for Windows 98. However we (Network Associates) have tested the SPOOLSS.DLL file from Windows Millennium Edition (version 4.90.0.3000) on Windows 98 (and 98SE) and found that is file not only functions properly but also resolves nearly all Spool32 invalid page fault errors. The WINSPOOL.DRV from Windows ME can also be used on both Windows 95 and 98 in addtion to updating the SPOOLSS.DLL. Additional troubleshooting for all Windows 9x 1. Exclude the following in the on access scanner 1. C: \windows\spool directory (often hidden, be sure to show all hidden files in explorer) 2. C:\Windows\System\SPOOL32.exe and SPOOLSS.DLL. 2. Printer drivers 1. Remove all printer drivers, and add the printer driver for your printer (i.e. remove unused drivers) 2. Use the drive provided with Microsoft Windows when ever possible. 3. Place SPOOL32.exe on the Load= line of WIN.INI 4. If using Hewlett Packard printers: HP printer drivers often opens and closes some files more than 250 times when printing. Most of the time, the files the driver accesses are INI or DLL files. Since INI & DLL files are scanned by VirusScan, the on-access portion of VirusScan, this can cause performance issues. To test if this is the cause, set the default printer to the generic text-only printer driver and see if the performance increases. You can try and exclude the drivers form being scanned by the on-access monitor and/or try excluding the any other system files that HP installs. Also exclude the install directory for HP. This issue will often occur with other anti-virus software when using HP printer drivers due to the number of times the driver will access some files. Please insure you have the latest version of your HP printer driver if you experience this issue. Warning: Excluding all DLL files is not recommended, since these files can be primary infection files by viruses or malicious software. Related Information: Troubleshooting of printing for Windows 9x, refer to http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q128/3/45.asp Troubleshooting spool32 errors for Windows 9x, http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q191/9/49.asp