See if the following helps, although written for XP, should be the same for
Vista.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;324757
After this, uninstall BOTH printers.
The latest drivers for the 2575 can be found at:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s... 1240&lang=en
and for the 1020 at:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s... 9320&lang=en
After that, ensure your PDF software is up to date - you don't state which
application you were using for opening/reading PDFs. The spooler failing is
almost always due to corrupted printer drivers.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows
"miken" <miken@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9CF9FE19-C3F4-4B4C-90EF-8B036E4F76DE@microsoft.com...
> After successfully installing and using HP 2575 and HP 1020 printers for
> two
> months, the complete printing software on my Dell Laptop (using Vista Home
> Premium) totally collapsed (perhaps co-incidentally) when attempting to
> print
> a pdf email. Messages state that 'the printer spool service is not
> running'
> and 'Spooler Subsystem App stopped working and was closed' . Have seen
> several Community comments stating similar but not identical problems.
> None
> appear to have been positively solved and I have tried a couple of them.
> Could anyone please advise an effective solution that is not too
> technically
> risky to install, as I am far from an expert.
> --
> historyman
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