Originally Posted by
Saab Dastard
You can check the System event log to see if there's anything there, also check the services to see if the Print Spooler service (C

WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe) has started, and if the service it is dependent on (RPC) has also started.
Thanks already !
XP for dummies... How do I check the system event log, and how do I check the services...?
Nothing in the C

WINDOWS\system32\spool\PRINTERS folder.
Using a totally basic command line command > lpt1 works, but I expect that bypasses the spooler.
CJ