Solve : Can't Set Up Print Spooler Path?

1.	Solve : Can't Set Up Print Spooler Path?
Answer» I somehow GOT the very nasty White Smoke virus on my XP Desktop last Friday. I was able to clean it out with Kaspersky, however now I cannot get my Print Spooler RUNNING. The Spoolsv.exe file was missing from WINDOWS\system32, and the ImagePath was missing from Spooler in registry. I have copied Spoolsv from my XP LAPTOP, and added ImagePath (Type = REG_EXPAND_SZ & ValueData = %SystemRoot%\system32\spoolsv.exe) to my registry. I have went over and over this and still cannot get the Print Spooler started, as there is still no Path To Executable listed. Any Suggestions? Thanks much!Maybe you already try this: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/help/printer-problems-in-windows If you already did that, what errors did you find? EDIT: The spoolsv files from Microsoft are: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolss.dll Quote Virus Precaution: We've been able to find several viruses that run as spoolsv to trick you. http://process.networktechs.com/Spoolsv.exe.php Thanks for your REPLY! I can't re-install any print drivers because the Print Spooler Path (Services - Print Spooler - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe) is BLANK. I can't get C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe in the Path To Executable. Everything seems to be set correctly.

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I somehow GOT the very nasty White Smoke virus on my XP Desktop last Friday. I was able to clean it out with Kaspersky, however now I cannot get my Print Spooler RUNNING.

The Spoolsv.exe file was missing from WINDOWS\system32, and the ImagePath was missing from Spooler in registry. I have copied Spoolsv from my XP LAPTOP, and added ImagePath (Type = REG_EXPAND_SZ & ValueData = %SystemRoot%\system32\spoolsv.exe) to my registry.

I have went over and over this and still cannot get the Print Spooler started, as there is still no Path To Executable listed. Any Suggestions?

Thanks much!Maybe you already try this:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/help/printer-problems-in-windows
If you already did that, what errors did you find?

EDIT:
The spoolsv files from Microsoft are:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolss.dll
Quote

Virus Precaution:
We've been able to find several viruses that run as spoolsv to trick you.
http://process.networktechs.com/Spoolsv.exe.php

Thanks for your REPLY! I can't re-install any print drivers because the Print Spooler Path (Services - Print Spooler - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe) is BLANK. I can't get C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe in the Path To Executable. Everything seems to be set correctly.

Solve : Can't Set Up Print Spooler Path?

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