I cannot for some reason install drivers for my Epson R285. I'm on XP 64-Bit. Tried just adding a printer and got " Operation could not be completed. The printer spooler service is not running".

I have tried...

1
Admin tools>services>print spooler right click on it and
select properties set to automatic (RPC) Remote

2
Go to Start > Run and type
net start spooler

3
start>control panel>administrative Tools>Services>scroll down to print spooler>right click it>click properties>make sure you are on the general tab>go down to startup type and make sure its on automatic>then hit apply>then click the start button under the service status>apply again>hit OK. now exit all of the services and administrative tools and go to where your printer and faxes are located and now try to install a printer or try to print.

4
Go to System Properties>Advanced
Select Performance>Settings
Select Data Execution Prevention
Select Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select
Click Add
Paste this in to the file name box of the window that opens:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
Select Open
Select OK when you receive the warning
Select Apply
*** got error: "You can not set DEP attributes on 64-Bit executables" ***




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