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You printer is not working. Also, no printers are listed in Control
Panel. In addition, we cannot add new printers and the
"Windows\system32\spooler" folder cannot be accessed.

This issue can be caused by corrupt printer components. Based on the
current situation, I suggest we perform the following steps to troubleshoot
the issue.

Step 1:
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1. Restart your computer and start pressing the F8 key on your keyboard. On
a computer that is configured for booting to multiple operating systems,
you can press the F8 key when you see the boot menu.

2. When the Windows Advanced Options menu appears, select Safe Mode, and
then press Enter.

3. Log onto Windows by using the Administrator account or any user account
with the Administrator privileges.

NOTE: In Safe Mode, your system display and Desktop will look and perform
differently than in Normal Mode. This is only temporary. To return the
system back to Normal Mode, we can simply restart the computer.

4. Go to Control Panel\Programs and Features, uninstall all printer related
software

Step 2
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Start Windows Explorer, and then rename all files and folders in the
following two folders:

c:\windows\system32\spool\printers
c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\w32x86

To rename a file, we can right click the file and select Rename.

Step 3
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1. Click Start, type REGEDIT in the Start Search Bar, and then press ENTER.
2. Navigate to and then click the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environment\Window
s NT x86

View the list of subkeys. There should be only the following subkeys:

Drivers
Print Processors

If there are any keys other than those listed above, follow these steps:

a. On the File menu, click Export.
b. In the File Name box, type a descriptive name for this key -- for
example, type WindowsNTx86regkey -- and then click Save to save it to your
local Desktop.

We can use this backup of the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environment\Window
s NT x86 registry key to restore the key if you experience any problems
after you complete this procedure.

c. Delete all keys other than Drivers and Print Processors.

Step 4
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Navigate to and click the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors registry
key. View the list of subkeys. There should be only the following subkeys:

BJ Language Monitor
Local Port
Microsoft Document Imaging Writer Monitor
Microsoft Shared Fax Monitor
Standard TCP/IP Port
USB Monitor
WSD Port

If there are any keys other than those listed in above, follow these steps
to delete them:

a. On the File menu, click Export.
b. In the File Name box, type a descriptive name for this key -- for
example, type Monitorsregkey -- and then click Save to save it to your
local Desktop.

We can use this backup of the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors registry
key to restore the key if you experience any problems after you complete
this procedure.

c. Delete all keys other than the 5 listed above.

Step 5. Disconnect the printer cable from the computer, and then restart
the computer.

Step 6. Reconnect the printer cable to the computer, install the printer
according to the manufacturer's installation instructions, and then check
if the issue persists.