Windows XP Crashing Print Spooler

Short version is that it requires deleting registry keys and reinstalling printers:

1. Left-click the Start button, and then click Run.
2. In the Open: box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. In the Registry Editor window, locate the following registry key, then left-click to highlight it:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Environments\Windows NT x86\Drivers
    Note: The registry entries for the printer drivers that are installed on the computer are stored in the Version-x subkeys, where x is a number.
4. Right-click each printer driver subkey, and then click to select the Delete option.
5. In the Confirm Deletion window, click Yes when prompted to confirm the deletion.
6. Locate the following registry key, then left-click to highlight it: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors
7. Verify that the following five subkeys exist for the default print monitors:
       a. BJ Language Monitor
       b. Local Port
       c. PJL Language Monitor
       d. Standard TCP/IP Port
       e. USB Monitor
8. Right-click each printer driver not listed in the subkey listing above, and then click to select the Delete option.
9. In the Confirm Deletion window, click Yes when prompted to confirm the deletion.
10. Close the Registry Editor window.