"SPOOL32 caused a stack fault in module SPOOLSS.DLL" error message when you try to print to a network printer in Windows 95
Article ID: 159873
Article Last Modified on 6/6/2007
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This article was previously published under Q159873
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to print to a network printer in Windows 95, the
following error message may be displayed
SPOOL32 caused a stack fault in module SPOOLSS.DLL at <xxxx:xxxxxxxx>
where <xxxx:xxxxxxxx> is series of hexadecimal digits representing the
code segment and actual address in which the stack fault occurred.
CAUSE
This problem can occur when the print provider on your computer and the
print provider on the computer that the network printer is connected to
are unable to properly communicate with each other. The problem is most
likely to occur when the Microsoft Client for Microsoft Networks and the
Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks are both installed on your computer,
although the problem is not network-related.
RESOLUTION
STATUS
This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of Windows, visit
http://www.microsoft.com/windows.
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Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kberrmsg kbnetwork kbprb kbprint KB159873